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
0701105103	FIELD CROPS QUALIFICATION STANDARDS AND STORAGE	Elective	3	5	4

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

The purpose of the programme of Field Crops is to train modern engineers, who are equipped with knowledge and skills to serve in the field of Field Crops, who appreciate the ethical values, who are aware of the facts of the world and disciplined to learn all life long.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1	Depolama ve ürün bozulmasına etki eden faktörler ile ürünlerin saklandığı depolar ve özellikleri hakkında bilgi verebilme
2	Temel analiz yöntemleri hakkında bilgi verebilme
3	TSE ve uluslar arası standart hazırlayan kuruluşların tanıtılması
4	Kalite, standart ve standardizasyon ile ilgili tanımları kavrayabilme
5	Tarla bitkileri ve analiz yöntemleri ile ilgili standartların tanıtılması ve yeni standart model
6	To be able to give information about storing, the factors that affect tainting the products, the stores in which the products are stored and the features of these stores
7	To be able to give information about basic analysis methods
8	To introduce the associations preparing TSE and international standards
9	To be able to comprehend the terms related to quality, standard and standardization
10	To be able to synthesize the aims and advantages of standardizations
11	To introduce the standards related to field plants and analysis methods and to be able to produce new standard model equals

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Definitions the terms of the quality, standards and standardization. Crop quality parameters and the basic analytical methods of measuring crop quality. Introducing of the TSE and ISO, the objectives of standardization and its benefits, field crops standards. Storage, principles and inner and outer factors affecting the crop storage, and the characteristics of storages houses.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Introduction, contents and importance of the lecture. Begining.
2	The term quality and the factors that effect the formation of quality. Definitions of Standard and standardizations and the relations of these with quality
3	TSE and its duties. Associations preparing international standards such as ISO, Coresta and aims of them. The methods of preparing standards
4	Taking examples and preparing them for the analysis. The analysis methods useful for deciding about quality.
5	Chemical analysis methods. The features of basic pieces forming the chemical union and the effects of them upon quality
6	Proteins
7	Fats and carbonhydrates
8	Midterm Exam
9	Storage. The effective factors of tainting in storage.
10	Storage period, the releations between heat and moisture
11	Storehouse insectised and store types
12	TMO visit and getting information
13	Private sector and getting information
14	Presentation of term project
15	Presentation of term project
16	Final Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

Sekin, S., 1986. Tarla Bitkilerinde Kalite, Standardizasyon ve Depolama. Kent, N.L., 1978. Technology of Cereals. Pergamon Pres. Salunke, D.K. et al., 1992. World Oilseed (chemistry, Technology and Utilization). Boumans, G., 1985. Grain Handling and Storage. Elsevier Pres. Tarla Ürünleri ile ilgili Türk Standartları Analiz yöntemleri ile ilgili Türk Standartları

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	6	84
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	10	10
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	10	10
Homework	1	10	10
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			117

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7
LO1			3
LO2					2
LO3				1
LO4						4
LO5		3
LO6
LO7
LO8
LO9
LO10
LO11

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