Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
170500106103ORGANIC FARMING COURSES - IICompulsory365
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
It is aimed to show how the theoretical knowledge of organic plant, livestock and aquaculture can be done in practice by providing information about fertilization, crop rotation, irrigation, agricultural warfare, harvesting and other agricultural methods in organic agriculture.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Mine KÖKTÜRK
Learning Outcomes
1Have knowledge about fertilization, crop rotation, irrigation, agricultural warfare, harvesting and other farming methods and their differences in organic agriculture.
2Have the ability to practice organic farming.
3Makes business planning in organic farming businesses
4Makes organic animal and aquaculture practices
5Makes organic plant cultivation practices
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
There is no prerequisite for this course.
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Organic fertilizers and their importance
2Compost, tillage and crop rotation applications in organic agricultureCompost, tillage and crop rotation applications in organic agriculture
3Irrigation, mechanization and agricultural warfare practices in organic agricultureIrrigation, mechanization and agricultural warfare practices in organic agriculture
4Business planning in organic agriculture
5Harvesting and preparing to market practices of organic productsHarvesting and preparing to market practices of organic products
6Comparison of organic farming with other farming methods
7Midterm Exam
8Organic sheep and goat farming practicesOrganic sheep and goat farming practices
9Organic apiculture practicesOrganic apiculture practices
10Organic meat and dairy cattle farming practicesOrganic meat and dairy cattle farming practices
11Poultry farming practices in organic animal production
12Organic fish farming (Sea fish) practices
13Organic medicinal and aromatic plant cultivation practicesOrganic medicinal and aromatic plant cultivation practices
14Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Attending Lectures14456
Self Study14342
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11010
Individual Study for Final Examination12020
Homework21020
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)148
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