Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
0701105105YAĞ BİTKİLERİElective354
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The purpose of this course is to gain skill about growing techniques and breeding of oil crops and to educate agriculture engineers knowing problems and solving suggestion of oil crops in Turkey
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1Knows economical importance of oil crops in the world and Turkey
2Prepares national production projects on oil crops
3Transfers information about growing techniques of oil crops to farmers
4Solves production problems of oil crops
5 Knows breeding of oil crops
6Produces the seeds of oil crops
7 Improves applications to increase production of oil crops
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
The importance of soybean, sesame, groundnuts, sunflower, rapeseed and safflower; distribution of these plants around the world; production status, their plant characteristics, their climate and soil requirements, their growing techniques (soil tillage, crop rotation, fertilizing, planting, weed control, insects and disease control, irrigation, harvesting) and storage
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Vegetable oils and their importance. Conditions of production and consumption and will be given homework on this topic
2Soybean cultivation
3Soybean cultivation
4Groundnut cultivation
5Groundnut cultivation
6Sesame cultivation
7Sesame cultivation
8Sunflower cultivation technique
9midterm exam
10Sunflower cultivation technique
11Rapeseed cultivation
12Rapeseed cultivation
13Safflower cultivation
14Other oilseed cultivation of plants-1
15Diğer yağlı tohumlu bitkilerin yetiştirme tekniği-2
16Final exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Self Study14456
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11010
Individual Study for Final Examination11010
Homework11010
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)89
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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