| 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) Explain the good agricultural practice, sustainability and traceability of agriculture.
2) Soil management, usage of fertilizer, irrigation and plant protection.
3) Management of sewage and pollutants, contribution of Good agricultural practice to agriculture, organic agriculture and legislations.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | None |
| COURSE DEFINITION | Good agricultural practices, organic farming systems, and their importance in terms of living and nonliving beings (environment) will be taught in this course |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | 1 Definition of good agricultural practice and history | | 2nd Week | 2 Sustainability and traceability of agriculture I | | 3rd Week | 3 Sustainability and traceability of agriculture II | | 4th Week | 4 Soil and crop environment management I | | 5th Week | 5 Soil and crop environment management II | | 6th Week | 6 Fertilizer usage, irrigation and plant protection I | | 7th Week | 7 Fertilizer usage, irrigation and plant protection II | | 8th Week | 8 Midterm | | 9th Week | 9 Sewage and pollutant management | | 10th Week | 10 Contribution of good agriculture practice to agriculture | | 11th Week | 11 Introduction to organic agriculture | | 12th Week | 12 Control mechanisms in organic agriculture | | 13th Week | 13 Committees on Organic Agriculture and organic agriculture legislation | | 14th Week | 14 Organic agricultural practices | | 15th Week | |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Zengin, M., 2010. Uygulamalı Organik Bitkisel Üretim Ders Notları. S.Ü. Ziraat Fak. Toprak Bil. ve Bitki Besl. Böl., Konya |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Yüz yüze |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 30 | | Quiz | 1 | 10 | | Total(%) | | 40 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 40 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 60 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Preparation for Quiz | 1 | 14 | 14 | | Individual or group work | 1 | 29 | 29 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 65 | 65 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 55 | 55 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 3 | 3 | | Homework | 2 | 45 | 90 | | 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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