| 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 |
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| 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 | 1.Student taken this course; can learn the role of environmental factors on agricultural production. | | 3 | 2. can understand more easly the course related to plant and animal
prodution in the advance class.
| | 4 | 2. can understand more easly the course related to plant and animal
prodution in the advance class.
| | 5 | 3. can aware environmental limist which restrict crop diversity | | 6 | 3. can aware environmental limist which restrict crop diversity | | 7 | 4. can have a sense to protect environment and livings in it. | | 8 | 4. can have a sense to protect environment and livings in it. | | 9 | 5. can understand the importance of sustainable resource use | | 10 | 5. can understand the importance of sustainable resource use | | 11 | 6. can understand the relations among organism | | 12 | 6. can understand the relations among organism |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | | |
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| 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
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| 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 |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| 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 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | | | | 2 | | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | LO2 | | | | 3 | | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | LO3 | | | | 2 | | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | LO4 | | | | 3 | | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | LO5 | | | | 3 | | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | LO6 | | | | 3 | | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | LO7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LO8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LO9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LO10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LO11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LO12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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