| 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) Having information about sustainable management strategies for controlling agricultural pests.
2) Gains knowledge about different methods of pest control.
3) Having knowledge about the properties, toxicology and ecotoxicology of chemical groups of plant protection products.
4) Gain information about the importance of biodiversity and the European Union Green Deal.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | |
| COURSE DEFINITION | |
| COURSE CONTENTS | Gains knowledge on the development and evaluation of sustainable control strategies against pests in agricultural production, the protection of biodiversity in harmony with the environment and the European Union Green Consensus.
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Robert C. King, William D. Stansfield, Pamela K. Mulligan - Biological and Biotechnological Control of Insect Pests-CRC Press (1999).
Global pesticide rersistance in arthropods / edited by M.E. Whalon, D.Mota-Sanchez, R.M. Hollingworth. CAB International (2008).
Chapter 20 Integrated Pest Management and Introduction to IPM Case Studies
Integrated pest management : principles and practice / [edited by] Dharam P. Abrol and Uma S. CABI (2012). |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Questions/Answers,Discussion,Problem Solving,Project,Presentation |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 30 | | Assignment | 1 | 10 | | Presentation of Article | 1 | 10 | | 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 | 1 | 15 | 15 | | Individual or group work | 14 | 6 | 84 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 70 | 70 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 59 | 59 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 3 | 3 | | Homework | 1 | 10 | 10 | | Presentation (including preperation) | 1 | 15 | 15 | | 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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