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
170500104104	AGRICULTURAL ECOLOGY	Compulsory	2	4	4

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

This course can contribute to understand the role of environmental factors on agricultural production. Thus, this course can be considered as a prerequested course for agronomy major.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Doç. Dr. Özcan ÇAĞLAR

Learning Outcomes

1	1.Student taken this course; can learn the role of environmental factors on agricultural production.
2	2. can understand more easly the course related to plant and animal prodution in the advance class.
3	3. can aware environmental limist which restrict crop diversity
4	4. can have a sense to protect environment and livings in it.
5	5. can understand the importance of sustainable resource use
6	6. can understand the relations among organism

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Description of ecology and classification of ecology, fundamental principles of ecology, light, temperature, water, atmosphere, geographic and topographic factors, soil, fire, ecosystems, relation among organism in ecosystem, nutrient cycle in ecosystem, energy flow

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Description of ecology and fundamental principles of ecology
2	Description of light and its related environmental factors
3	Description of the role of light on plant and animal production
4	Description of temperature and its related environmental factors
5	Description of the role of temperature on plant and animal production
6	Description of water and its related environmental factors
7	Description of the role of water on plant and animal production
8	MID-TERM EXAMİNATION
9	Description of atmospheric factor and its role on agricultural production Description of geographic and topographic factors and theirs role on agricultural production
10	Description of soil factors and its role on agricultural production
11	Description of fire and its role on natural and agricultural ecosystems
12	Description of ecosystems and principles of community ecology
13	Description of relation among organism and theirs role in ecosystem
14	Description of energy flow and nutrient cycle in ecosystem
15	General Evaluation
16	FINAL EXAMINATION

Recommended or Required Reading

Unpublished course notes Andiç, C. 2002. Tarımsal Ekoloji. Atatürk Üniv Yay. no: 106 Kılınç, M. ve H.G. Kutbay, 2004. Bitki Ekolojisi.Palme yay. Özkütük K., Hayvan Ekolojisi. Çukurova Univ. Ders Kit. no: C-79 Gliessman, S.R., 2007. Agroecology, The Ecology of Sustainable Food Systems: CRC Press

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

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	2	2
Attending Lectures	14	3	42
Seminar	1	3	3
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	14	3	42
Individual Study for Final Examination	6	4	24
Homework	1	1	1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			115

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
LO1				2		3	5
LO2				3		3	4
LO3				2		3	4
LO4				3		3	4
LO5				3		4	4
LO6				3		4	5

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