Iğdır University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
9900001036	CLIMATOLOGY	Compulsory	1	1	3

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

• To describe basic meteorology parameters and relationships between these parameters • To explain main principles of agricultural meteorology • To teach meteorological data handling methods

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1	To learn agricultural meteorology components and relationships between them
2	To learn importance of meteorological components in agriculture
3	To understand the direct and indirect effects of meteorological components on agricultural production
4	To learn handling and evaluating texhniques of meteorological data
5	To learn methods of meteorological data used in agricultural research
6	To learn methods of installation and operating standarts of observatory parks with observation

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Introduction, brief description of course and examinations
2	Description of meteorology and sub branches of meteorology
3	Composition and layers of atmosphere I
4	Composition and layers of atmosphere II
5	The Earth’s movements, light, energy, heat, temperature
6	Energy, heat, temperature
7	Relationship between air, soil, plant and temperature
8	Atmospheric moisture, air humidity measurement
9	Evaporation, evaporation processes, evaporation measurements
10	MIDTERM EXAM
11	Clouds and Cloudiness
12	Precipitation I
13	Precipitation II
14	Air Pressure, air pressure measurements, changes in air pressure within time, air movement generation (wind)
15
16

Recommended or Required Reading

Okuroğlu,M., Yağanoğlu, A.V., Yardımcı, N., 1997. Meteoroloji-I, Atatürk Üniversitesi Yayınları: 833, Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları: 328, Ders Kitapları Serisi: 76 Erzurum Lutgens, F. K., Tarbuck, E. J., Tasa, D.,2009. The Atmosphere: An Introduction to Meteorology, Hardcover

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	2	2
Self Study	14	5	70
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	5	5
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	5	5
Homework	1	7	7
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			90

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10	PO 11	PO 12	PO 13	PO 14	PO 15	PO 16	PO 17	PO 18	PO 19	PO 20
LO1	2	4	5		4	4
LO2	3	5	4		4	5
LO3	1	2	3		5	3
LO4	5	5	4		4	4
LO5	1	4	5		4	2
LO6	2	4	5		3	4

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High