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
0701306100	PLANT ACAROLOGY	Compulsory	3	6	3

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

Objective of this course, description, biology, damage and their control of important mite species in fruit, vine, cereal, vegetable, forage and industrial plant in Turkey are teach.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Yrd. Doç.Dr. Celalettin GÖZÜAÇIK

Learning Outcomes

1	To evaluate of the concepts, idea and data in the Plant Protection by using scientific methods, and improve the recommendations solving the problems in this discipline.
2	Producing a solution assuming responsibility in complex unexpected situations of plant protection applications.
3	To gain skill on the data collection, analyzing of the results and their evaluation in the plant production area.
4	Planning and directing of the activities on professional development of employees working under his/her responsibility in plant protection and related sectors.
5	Access to information and resources for this purpose to do research, and gain the ability to use databases and other information resources.

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Description, biology, damage and their control of important mite species in fruit, vine, cereal, vegetable, forage and industrial plant in Turkey

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Introduction
2	General characteristic of acari
3	Systematics of Acarina
4	Living environments of acari – Parasitic forms
5	Living environments of acari – free
6	Tetranychidae
7	Tenuipalpidae
8	Penthaleidae
9	Eriophyidae
10	Eriophyidae
11	Nalepellidae, Tarsonemidae
12	Acaridae
13	Natural enemies of acari
14	Dispersal of acari
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Recommended or Required Reading

Marjorie, A., Hoy., 2011. Agricultural Acarology. Taylor and Francis 393p.

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	5	70
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	5	5
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	10	10
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			88

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