| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | TBİ-23-157 | QuInoa CultIvatIon | Elective | 1 | 2 | 6 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| Second Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| The aim of this course is to teach how to process all processes from soil processing to storage, taking into account the ecological requirements of the quinoa plant, which is a new plant for our country. |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Doç. Dr. Süleyman TEMEL |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Students gain the practicing skill and the basic competencies related to the topic.
| | 2 | Students dominate the terminology of the study field and gain the adequacy of thinking among other branches of science.
| | 3 | Students critically gain the thinking ability and find self-criticism opportunity
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Daytime Class |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| None available |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| None available |
| Course Contents |
| 1. To increase students’ knowledge levels about quinoa crop
2. To give experience how to important from the point of our country of quinoa crop
3. To gain information how quinoa crop have an important place in terms the human and animal breeding
4. To create awareness to be other areas of usage as well as quinoa crop are used as human food and the animal breeding. |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Quinoa’s history and plant characteristics | | | | 2 | The importance, use and the present situation of quinoa in Turkey and the World. | | | | 3 | Feed value of quinoa grass and seeds | | | | 4 | Ecology and physiology of quinoa | | | | 5 | Genetics, breeding and selection of quinoa | | | | 6 | Climate and soil requirements of quinoa | | | | 7 | Sowing of quinoa;
1-Sowing depth and
2-Sowing method
| | | | 8 | Sowing of quinoa;
1-Sowing time and
2-Sowing frequency | | | | 9 | Fertilization and Irrigation | | | | 10 | Weed control | | | | 11 | Disease and pest control | | | | 12 | Seed harvest | | | | 13 | Hay harvest | | | | 14 | Post-harvest applications | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| Text Book:
1. ‘‘Kinoa from Ant Mountains to Anatolian Territories’’ prepared by Mustafa TAN and Süleyman TEMEL
2. Murphy, K. and Matanguihan, J., 2015. Quinoa Improvement and Sustainable Production. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey Published simultaneously in Canada, p.258.
Recommended References (Supplementary Resources):
1. Master's and doctoral theses that been conducted regarding quinoa in Turkey and World. |
| 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 | 50 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 50 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | | None available |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Attending Lectures | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Practice | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| Demonstration | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| Field Work | 6 | 4 | 24 |
| Self Study | 2 | 24 | 48 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 24 | 24 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 48 | 48 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | LO2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | LO3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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