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
9900001120	FIELD CROPS	Compulsory	2	3	5

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

To the students who receive bachelor education, it is aimed to give general principles of agronomy,to teach them field cropss (grain, edible legumes, industral plants, foodder plants) to introduce and to learn the principles of growness and to have knowledge about this and is to express the importance of it in our country and world.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1	The students, who are succesful in the course, will have knowledge about general principles and methods of field crops
2	The students, who are succesful in the course, will have knowledge about general principles and methods of field crops
3	The students will know the importace and place of field cultivation
4	The students will know the importace and place of field cultivation
5	To learn the botanics,ecologgy, physiology and biochemistry of field crops
6	To learn the botanics,ecologgy, physiology and biochemistry of field crops
7	To learn industrial crops and food legumes.
8	To learn industrial crops and food legumes.
9	To have knowledge on cereals, pastures and fodder plants
10	To have knowledge on cereals, pastures and fodder plants
11	They can discuss problems and solutions of field crops productions
12	They can discuss problems and solutions of field crops productions

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

The lesson covers the history, importance, utilization practices of field crops and their production practices, producer issues, suggestions for the issues

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	The importtance of growth fieid crops and the history of field crops cultivation
2	The context of the agriculture. Genetic centers of culture plants
3	Classification of field plants and botanic, reproduction type of field plants
4	Seedling and agricultural systems
5	The processes applied in field cultivation (Preparation of soil)
6	The processes applied in field cultivation (Rotation, sowing and planting)
7	The processes applied in plant cultivation (maintenance and prevention)
8	Midterm Examination
9	Grains (Cool climate Grains)
10	Grains (Hot climate Grains)
11	Edible legumes
12	Industrail plants (Cotton, Potato, Sugerbeet)
13	Industrail plants (Sunflower, Brasica, Soya and Tobacco)
14	Forage Crops (Leguminous Forage Crops)
15	Forage Crops(Grass Forage Crops)
16	Final Examination

Recommended or Required Reading

1. KARA, Kemalettin (2010) Field Crops, 2. GÖKKUŞ, A., KARADOĞAN, T. KANTAR, F., KOÇ, A. (1998)TField Crops Akçin, A. 1981. Food Grain Legumes Lecture Notes. Ataturk Univ. Faculty of Agriculture. Publications, Erzurum.. Baysal, İ. 1975. General Principles of Agriculture. Erzurum Ceylan, A., 1988. Fied Agriculture. Ege Universty. Agricultural Faculty publication Number 491, Ege Universty Agriculture Offset Press. Bornova/İzmir Günel, E., 1993. Industrial Plants “Growing techniques of Fiber Plant” 100 th year Universty. Agricultural Faculty Publications Number 6. Van İlisulu, K., 1983. Oil Plants and Breeding. Çağlayan Bookhouse. Beyoglu/Istanbul İncekara, F., 1972. Industrial Plannts and Breeding. Volume I, II, III, IV. Ege Universty Agriculture Publications. Bornova/İzmir Köycü, Ç., 1974. Text of Cool Climate Grains. Atatürk University Agricultural Faculty Publications. Erzurum. Kün, E., 1981. Cool Climate Grains. 19 May University Agricultural Faculty Publications No 6. Lecture notes no: 1.Samsun. 242. Zir. Fak. Yay. No: 123. Ders Kitapları Serisi No: 8, Atatürk Üniv. Basımevi. Tosun, F., 1974 Forage legumes and grasses Culture. University Press. No.: 242. Zir. Fac. Yay. No.: 123 Course Books Series No. 8, Ataturk Univ. Oxford University Press.

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				3
LO3			2
LO4						4
LO5					1
LO6
LO7
LO8
LO9
LO10
LO11
LO12

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