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
9900001002	HORTICULTURE SCIENCE	Compulsory	2	4	5

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

Introduce the horticulture crops included fruits,vegetables,viticulture and ornemental plants species and comprehend basic information about growing horticulture crops

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1	The students able to know the importance of horticulture for economy of the country and human nutrion.
2	The students able to know the classification of horticultural plants
3	The students able to know the biological characteristics of horticultural crops
4	The students able to know the ecological requirements of horticultural crops
5	The students able to know the propogation and cultural practices in horticultural crops

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Description, importance and historical development of horticulture growing Morphological and biological features of horticultural plants Ecological requirements of horticultural plants

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	The definition of horticulture
2	The history and current situation of horticulture in Turkey and World
3	The importance of horticulture in economy of the country and human nutrion
4	The distrubition of horticultural production in geographical region of Turkey
5	Botanical classification of horticultural crops
6	Pomological classification of horticultural crops
7	The classification of horticultural crops according to their ecological requirements
8	Midterm exam
9	The biological characterics of horticultural crops
10	The climatic ruquirements of horticultural crops
11	The soil requirement of horticultural crops
12	The propagation of horticultural crops (generative propagation)
13	The propagation of horticultural crops (vegetative propagation)
14	The arm estabilishments
15	The cultural practicies in horticulture
16	Final Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

1. Ağaoğlu, Y.S., Çelik, H. , Çelik, M., Fidan, Y., Gülşen, Y., Günay, A., Halloran, N., Köksal, İ., ve Yanmaz, R., 2001. Genel Bahçe Bitkileri. Ankara Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Eğitim, Araştırma ve Geliştirme Vakfı Yayınları No:4, Ankara. 2. Bahçe Bitkileri, A. Eriş, V. Şeniz, Uludağ Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi, Ders Notları No. 28, Bursa–1991

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
LO1						1
LO2			1
LO3					2
LO4		3
LO5				4

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