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
0701207111	SEBZE TOHUMCULUĞU	Elective	4	7	4

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

General and fundemental prenciples of vegetable seeds

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1	Can explain the basic concepts related to seed production
2	Have information about stiutaion of seed production in world and our country.
3	Know what should be done to solve and the problems encountered in seed industry.
4	Know and do cultural practices to be done and What conditions must exist in seed production.
5	Have information about processes with seeds (coating, priming ect.).

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

1-This course is purposed that Students are teached the importance of vegetable seeds, basic concepts related to seed science, 2-Stiutaion of the seed production in world and our country, 3-Give information about solutions to problems in seed sector, 4-Give information about seed echology, isolation, cultural practices, harvesd and dying teaching morphological structure of seed and germination event, 5-Give information about seed coating methods, 6-Priming treatments and seed storage.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Technical terms used in seed production
2	Current stiutaion of seed production in worlds and our country
3	Problems and solutions in seed sector
4	International organisations in seed production
5	Seed morphology
6	Seed germination
7	Seed echology
8	Midterm exam
9	Isolation
10	Seed Production Cultural practices in seed production
11	Seed harvest and dying
12	Seed coating methods
13	Priming practices of seeds
14	Seed storage
15	Final exam
16

Recommended or Required Reading

1.Sehirali, S. 1989. Tohumluk ve Teknolojisi Güneş tohumculuk yayınları Ankara 2.Sagsöz, S. 1995. Tohumluk Bilimi. Atatürk Üniversitesi Yayınları No: 302. Erzurum 3.Eser B., Saygılı, H., Gökçöl, A. ve İlker, E. 2005. Tohum Bilimi ve Teknolojisi. Ege Üniversitesi Tohum Teknolojisi Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi. Totem Yayın No: 3. İzmir

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
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	PO 8
LO1	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	3
LO2	4	2	3	3	3	4	4	3
LO3	3	3	4	4	5	3	4	3
LO4	4	2	3	4	5	4	4	3
LO5	5	2	3	5	4	4	3	4

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