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
9900001086	EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN	Compulsory	2	4	5

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to give the students the ability to design experiments, collect data and understand the approaches in data analysis, and interpret the results in horticulture.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1	The ability to design experiments in horticultural production and breeding.
2	The ability to collect data with the necessary precision.
3	The ability to analyze collected data
4	The ability to interpret the analysis results.

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Precision and accuracy of data, normal distribution, establishment of hypothesis and testing, planning of experiments, analysis of variance, mean comparison tests, Simple and multifactorial experimental designs.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Designing experiments in horticulture, and important principles
2	Hypotheses testing
3	Analysis of Variance
4	The Completely Randomized Design
5	Multiple comparison tests: LSD
6	Multiple comparison tests: Duncan
7	Mid-term exam
8	Orthogonal copmarisons
9	The Randomized Complete Block Design
10	The Latin Square Design
11	Factorial Experiments
12	Simple Factorial Design: The Completely Randomized Design
13	Simple Factorial Design: The Randomized Complete Block Design
14	Split Plot Design
15	Repeated Experiments
16	Final exam

Recommended or Required Reading

1. Püskülcü, H., İkiz, F., Eren, Ş. 2006. İstatistiğe Giriş. Barış Yayınları, Fakülteler Kitabevi, İzmir. 2. Düzgüneş, O.; Kesici, T.; Kavuncu, O.; Gürbüz, F. 1987. Araştırma ve Deneme Metotları. Ankara Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları: 1021, Ders Kitabı: 295, Ankara. 3. Little, T.M.; Hills, F.J., 1972. Statistical Methods in Agricultural Research. University of California. 4. Bek, Y., Efe, E., 1989. Araştırma ve Deneme Metodları. Çukurova Üniversitesi, Ziraat Fakültesi Ders Kitabı, No: 71, Adana.

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	8	112
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	15	15
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	20	20
Homework	1	10	10
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			160

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8
LO1	2
LO2		4
LO3			3				3
LO4					5

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