| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Elective Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Master's Degree With Thesis |
| YEAR OF STUDY | - |
| SEMESTER | - |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 10 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | -
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Learn the factors affecting animal life and livestock,
2) Have information about sustainable livestock.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | None |
| COURSE DEFINITION | In this course, students will learn the general principles of animal husbandry in ecological farming, the importance of domestic gene resources in ecological farming, control and certification in ecological farming, feeds and nutrition in ecological farming. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | 1 Fundamental Concepts | | 2nd Week | 2 Rural Areas and Characteristics | | 3rd Week | 3 Animal Production | | 4th Week | 4 Livestock and Socio-Economics | | 5th Week | 5 Environmental Factors Affecting Livestock | | 6th Week | 6 Human Factor in Livestock | | 7th Week | 7 Genetic Resources | | 8th Week | 8 Midterm | | 9th Week | 9 Sustainability of Animal Gene Resources I | | 10th Week | 10 Sustainability of Animal Gene Resources II | | 11th Week | 11 Alternative Production Methods in Livestock | | 12th Week | 12 Organic Agriculture - Livestock Relationship | | 13th Week | 13 Sustainable Food Sources | | 14th Week | 14 Animal Shelters | | 15th Week | |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Aksoy U. Altındişli A. (1998) Ekolojik (Organik, biyolojik ) Tarım ETO Yayınları, İzmir
Dilip Nandwani, Organic Farming for Sustainable Agriculture, Springer, 2016, Switzerland.
Miguel A. Altieri, Agroecology: The Science of Sustainable Agriculture, CRC Press, 2018, NW.
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| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Yüz yüze |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 45 | | Total(%) | | 45 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 45 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 55 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Preparation for Quiz | 1 | 15 | 15 | | Individual or group work | 1 | 25 | 25 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 70 | 70 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 37 | 37 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 3 | 3 | | Homework | 1 | 14 | 14 | | Presentation (including preperation) | 2 | 46 | 92 | | Total Workload | | | 300 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 10 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 10 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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