Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | 0701105104 | ÇAYIR MERA YÖNETİMİ | Elective | 3 | 5 | 3 |
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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.
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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. |
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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 |
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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 I
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 range production
Discussion and question-answer about topics | | 15 | Harvesting, drying and stocking of hay | Determination of grazing capacity I
Discussion and question-answer about topics | | 16 | Final | | |
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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.
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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 |
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 |
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Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
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* Katkı Düzeyi : 1 Çok düşük 2 Düşük 3 Orta 4 Yüksek 5 Çok yüksek |
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