Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
9900001066AGRICULTURAL STRUCTURES AND IRRIGATIONCompulsory234
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To inform about planning of farm structures, calculation of irrigation water requirements, irrigation methods, irrigation systems, establishment of irrigation systems, irrigation water quality and drainage systems.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1Gives information on water resources and irrigation management.
2Gains knowledge about agricultural hydrology.
3 The gives information about soil plant water relationships
4Gains information about irrigation structures.
5ain knowledge and problem solving skills about evapotranspiration.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Rural Settlements, Infrastructure Issues, Land Consolidation, Construction and Planning of Agricultural Structures, Environmental Conditions in Agricultural Buildings, Structures of Animal Production, Crop Production Structures, Irrigation Definition and Application Areas, Water Resources and Irrigation Management, Soil Plant Water Relations, Irrigation Systems, Irrigation methods-surface irrigation methods, irrigation methods-Pressure Irrigation methods, Hydraulics and Hydrology, agricultural drainage, importance, benefits, problems, drainage methods, problematic Soils and Irrigation Water Quality
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Water Resource Engineering, the importance water resource development in agricultural production
2soil-plant-water interactions
3evepotranspitarion and irrigation water requirement
4surface irrigation methods
5pressurize irrigation methods
6irrigation water quality
7drainage
8business center
9environmental audit
10ventilation systems
11animal production buildings
12animal production buildings
13animal production buildings
14rural setlements
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16
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)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures14684
Self Study428
Individual Study for Mid term Examination5210
Individual Study for Final Examination5315
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)120
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LO5   3    3  3      
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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