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
0701506102	ÇAYIR - MERA	Compulsory	3	6	4

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

1. To increase the students’ knowledge levels about grass-pasture 2. To gain experience how meadows-ranges have an important role from the point of our country 3. To gain experience how meadows-ranges have an important situation in terms of soil erosion prevention and the animal breeding 4. To gain the correct usage experience of meadow-pasture areas by teaching meadows-range management techniques 5. To gain experience how meadows-ranges have an important role in the ecological system 6. To produce practical methods and to gain skills for the problem solving 7. To improve their necessary levels of infrastructure in scientific studies.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1	Students gain the basic competencies related to the topic.
2	Students gain the practicing skill related to the topic.
3	Students dominate the terminology of the study field.
4	Students gain the adequacy of thinking among other branches of science.
5	Students create awareness the mistakes performed in management works carried out meadows and ranges.
6	Students practice how to prepare herbariums.
7	Students gain the diagnosing skilful to species in meadows and ranges
8	Students critically gain the thinking ability.
9	Students find self-criticism opportunity.

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

The course aim is to create awareness to be important differences between meadow and range management by being taught properly grass-pasture terms and concepts, contribute to understand role of grazing lands and meadows with respect to animal production and sustainable use of natural resources.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Course presentation, overview and reason.	Principles of range management and development of vegetation Discussion and question-answer about topics
2	Current situation and Classifying of pasture-meadow	Explain range plant and plant cover properties Discussion and question-answer about topics
3	İssues and İmportanceof pasture-meadow	Vegetation sampling I Discussion and question-answer about topics
4	Range plant physiology	Vegetation sampling II Discussion and question-answer about topics
5	Growth and development of range plants and plant-animal interactions	Field survey
6	Rangeland ecology	Field survey
7	Development of natural range plant cover (succession)	Field survey
8	Midterm Exam
9	Grazing capacity and grazing management	Analysis of range survey data II Discussion and question-answer about topics
10	Grazin season and critical periods	Analysis of range survey data II Discussion and question-answer about topics
11	Uniform grazing practices	Definition range sites Discussion and question-answer about topics
12	Principles of animal selection for rangeland types	Range condition determination I Discussion and question-answer about topics
13	Grazing systems	Range condition determination II Discussion and question-answer about topics
14	General principles of meadow management	Determination of grazing capacity I Discussion and question-answer about topics
15	Harvesting, drying and stocking of hay	Determination of grazing capacity II Discussion and question-answer about topics
16	Final Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

Text Book: 1. Altın, M., Gökkuş, A. ve Koç, A. 2011. Çayır ve Mera Yönetimi. T.C. Tarım ve Köyişleri Bakanlığı Tarımsal Üretim ve Geliştirme Genel Müdürlüğü. Ankara. 2. Gökkuş, A., Koç, A. ve B. Çomaklı, 2000. Çayır - Mer’a Uygulama Kılavuzu. Atatürk Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları No : 142, 139 s., Erzurum. Suggested References: 1. Mera Kanunu Eğitim ve Uygulama El Kitabı, 1999. Çayır-Mera Amenajmanı ve Islahı.Çayır_Mera Yembitkileri ve Havza Geliştirme Daire Başkanlığı, Ankara. 2. Tükel, T. ve R. Hatipoğlu, 1997. Çayır - Mer’a Amenajmanı. Çukurova Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Genel Yayın No : 191, Ders Kitapları Yayın No : A-59,152 s., Adana. 3. Gökkuş, A. ve Koç, A. 2001. Mera ve Çayır Yönetimi. Atatürk Üniv. Ziraat Fak. Ders Yay. No: 228, Erzurum.

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)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	2	2
Attending Lectures	12	4	48
Practice	12	1	12
Problem Solving	6	1	6
Discussion	6	1	6
Question-Answer	3	1	3
Demonstration	3	1	3
Field Work	3	2	6
Self Study	12	1	12
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	10	10
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	10	10
Laboratory Examination	1	1	1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			120

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7
LO1			4
LO2						3
LO3				3
LO4		3
LO5					2
LO6
LO7			2
LO8
LO9

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