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
170500106103	ORGANIC FARMING COURSES - II	Compulsory	3	6	5

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

1	Have knowledge about fertilization, crop rotation, irrigation, agricultural warfare, harvesting and other farming methods and their differences in organic agriculture.
2	Have knowledge about fertilization, crop rotation, irrigation, agricultural warfare, harvesting and other farming methods and their differences in organic agriculture.
3	Have the ability to practice organic farming.
4	Have the ability to practice organic farming.
5	Makes business planning in organic farming businesses
6	Makes business planning in organic farming businesses
7	Makes organic animal and aquaculture practices
8	Makes organic animal and aquaculture practices
9	Makes organic plant cultivation practices
10	Makes 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

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Organic fertilizers and their importance
2	Compost, tillage and crop rotation applications in organic agriculture	Compost, tillage and crop rotation applications in organic agriculture
3	Irrigation, mechanization and agricultural warfare practices in organic agriculture	Irrigation, mechanization and agricultural warfare practices in organic agriculture
4	Business planning in organic agriculture
5	Harvesting and preparing to market practices of organic products	Harvesting and preparing to market practices of organic products
6	Comparison of organic farming with other farming methods
7	Midterm Exam
8	Organic sheep and goat farming practices	Organic sheep and goat farming practices
9	Organic apiculture practices	Organic apiculture practices
10	Organic meat and dairy cattle farming practices	Organic meat and dairy cattle farming practices
11	Poultry farming practices in organic animal production
12	Organic fish farming (Sea fish) practices
13	Organic medicinal and aromatic plant cultivation practices	Organic medicinal and aromatic plant cultivation practices
14	Final Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

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)

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Attending Lectures	14	4	56
Self Study	14	3	42
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	10	10
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	20	20
Homework	2	10	20
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			148

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	5	5	3	4	2	5	4	2	3	4	3	2	2	3	5
LO2	5	5	3	5	3	4	3	3	3	4	2	2	2	2	5
LO3	5	5	4	5	4	5	3	3	3	4	3	3	2	3	4
LO4	4	5	2	4	2	5	3	5	2	4	3	2	2	3	5
LO5	4	5	2	4	2	5	3	3	2	4	3	2	2	3	5
LO6
LO7
LO8
LO9
LO10

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