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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
PRECISE AGRICULTURE PRACTICES STG529 - 3 + 0 10

TYPE OF COURSE UNITElective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITMaster's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY-
SEMESTER-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) Have knowledge about precision agriculture and its applications.
2) Have knowledge about precision agricultural machinery.
3) Learn the concepts of GPS and GIS and its relationship with precision agriculture.
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTnone
COURSE DEFINITIONIn this course, the students will learn precise agriculture technologies and strategies that are a new approach to agricultural production
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week 1 Basic concepts in precision agriculture applications
2nd Week 2 Precision farming advantages and disadvantages
3rd Week 3 Precision farming in developed countries
4th Week 4 Precision farming practices in Turkey
5th Week 5 Global positioning system (GPS)
6th Week 6 Geographic information systems (GIS)
7th Week 7 Yield mapping in precision farming applications
8th Week 8 Midterm
9th Week 9 Fertilizer applications in precision agriculture
10th Week 10 Precision technologies in agricultural machinery
11th Week 11 Economic and environmental assessment I
12th Week 12 Economic and environmental assessment II
13th Week 13 The relationship between precision agriculture and quality
14th Week 14 The future of precision agriculture
15th Week
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READINGHassas Uygulamalı Tarım Teknolojisi, Prof. Dr. Vahit KİRİŞÇİ, Nobel Yayınları
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSYüz yüze
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term140
Total(%)40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)60
Total(%)100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities Number Hours Workload
Midterm exam122
Preparation for Quiz11515
Individual or group work12525
Preparation for Final exam18080
Course hours14342
Preparation for Midterm exam16565
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam133
Homework11818
Presentation (including preperation)15050
Total Workload300
Total Workload / 3010
ECTS Credits of the Course10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONTurkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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