| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | 9900001036 | CLIMATOLOGY | Compulsory | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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| First Cycle |
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| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | To learn agricultural meteorology components and relationships between them | | 2 | To learn importance of meteorological components in agriculture. | | 3 | To understand the direct and indirect effects of meteorological components on agricultural production | | 4 | To learn handling and evaluating techniques of meteorological data. | | 5 | To learn methods of meteorological data used in agricultural research | | 6 | To learn methods of installation and operating standards for observatory parks with observation. |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Daytime Class |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| None |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| None |
| Course Contents |
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| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Introduction, brief description of course and examinations
| | | | 2 | Description of meteorology and sub branches of meteorology
| | | | 3 | Composition and layers of atmosphere I
| | | | 4 | Composition and layers of atmosphere II
| | | | 5 | The Earth’s movements, light, energy, heat, temperature
| | | | 6 | Energy, heat, temperature
| | | | 7 | Relationship between air, soil, plant and temperature
| | | | 8 | Atmospheric moisture, air humidity measurement
| | | | 9 | Evaporation, evaporation processes, evaporation measurements
| | | | 10 | MIDTERM EXAM
| | | | 11 | Clouds and Cloudiness
| | | | 12 | Precipitation I
| | | | 13 | Precipitation II
| | | | 14 | Air Pressure, air pressure measurements, changes in air pressure within time, air movement generation (wind)
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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 | | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Self Study | 14 | 6 | 84 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Homework | 1 | 10 | 10 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | | LO2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | LO3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | | LO4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | | LO5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | | LO6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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