| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Elective Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Associate Degree |
| YEAR OF STUDY | - |
| SEMESTER | - |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 5 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | -
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Have knowledge about precision agriculture and its applications and precision agricultural machinery,
2) Learn the concepts of GPS and GIS and its relationship with precision agriculture.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | No |
| COURSE DEFINITION | |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Fundamental Concepts | | 2nd Week | Advantages and Disadvantages of Precision Agriculture | | 3rd Week | Precision Agriculture in Developed Countries | | 4th Week | Applicability of Precision Agriculture in Turkey | | 5th Week | Global Positioning System (GPS) | | 6th Week | Geographical Information Systems (GIS) | | 7th Week | Mid-term | | 8th Week | Yield Mapping | | 9th Week | Innovative Fertilizer Applications in Precision Agriculture | | 10th Week | Precision Technologies in Agricultural Machinery | | 11th Week | Economic and Environmental Assessment | | 12th Week | Precision Agriculture - Quality Relationship | | 13th Week | The Future of Precision Agriculture | | 14th Week | General Evaluation | | 15th Week | Final Exam |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Kirişci, V., Keskin, M., Say, S.M., Keskin, S.G., Hassas Uygulamalı Tarım Teknolojisi, Nobel Kitabevi. 1999. |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 50 | | Total(%) | | 50 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 50 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 50 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Preparation for Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Individual or group work | 14 | 5 | 70 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 24 | 24 | | Course hours | 14 | 2 | 28 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 12 | 12 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Final exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Homework | 1 | 12 | 12 | | Total Workload | | | 150 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 5 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 5 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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