Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | 9900001072 | SOIL SCIENCE | Compulsory | 2 | 4 | 4 |
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Level of Course Unit |
First Cycle |
Objectives of the Course |
To present soil’s role as a natural resource and to summarize information about soil forming factors and processes, classification, diagnostic properties and characteristics in a simple and general way |
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Learning Outcomes |
1 | To have neccesary teoratical and applied information about Soil Science And Plant Nutrition | 2 | To understand ways of produce information | 3 | To have the information about applied methods and technices, assesment and evaluation | 4 | To have the information of gathering, analyzing and assesing the data | 5 | To determine the topics related to the field of study by using instituve and applied sciences with the help of scientific methods and technices. | 6 | To gain skills chosing and using the technological tools with the help of information resources required for practices. | 7 | To have the ability of ıdentifying and analyzing the problems and developing the suggestions. To gain the ability of effective oral and written communication. | 8 | To gain the skills of planning and controlling studies in the field independently, and mentoring and expertising. | 9 | To gain the skill of working coordinately between disciplines |
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Mode of Delivery |
Daytime Class |
Prerequisites and co-requisities |
None |
Recommended Optional Programme Components |
None |
Course Contents |
To introduce the soil which is the main material that as agricultural engineeres of the future they will be familiar through their career |
Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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1 | Definition and general characteristics of soils | | | 2 | Soil parent materials | | | 3 | Factors and processes of physical weathering and chemical dispersion in soil formation | | | 4 | Soil forming factors | | | 5 | Soil classification | | | 6 | Soil texture; definition, determination and textural classes | | | 7 | Soil structure; definition and characterization | | | 8 | Mid-term exam | | | 9 | Soil color | | | 10 | Soil temperature | | | 11 | Soil water | | | 12 | Colloidal properties of soils and cation Exchange capacity | | | 13 | Soil reaction (pH) and buffering capacity | | | 14 | Plant nutrients and fertility | | | 15 | Soil organisms and organic matter | | | 16 | Final Exam | | |
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Recommended or Required Reading |
Toprak Biliminin Esasları, Ergene A ,Atatürk Üni. Ziraat Fak. Yayın No:289 Erzurum, 1987.
Toprak Bilgisi, O.Aydemir, M.Akgül, M.Y.Canbolat, A.A.Işıldar, S.D.Ü. Zir.Fak.Yay. 10, Isparta, 2005.
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Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | SUM | 100 | |
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 |
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Workload Calculation |
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Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Self Study | 10 | 8 | 80 |
Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 15 | 15 |
Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 20 | 20 |
Homework | 1 | 10 | 10 |
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Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
LO1 | | 2 | | | | | | LO2 | | | | | | | | LO3 | | | | | 3 | | | LO4 | | | 2 | | | | | LO5 | | | | 3 | | | | LO6 | | | | | | | | LO7 | | | | | | | | LO8 | | | | | | 4 | | LO9 | | | | | | | |
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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