Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | TBB-23-126 | MANAGEMENT OF PROBLEM SOILS | 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 enable students to be informed about problem soils and to have a roadmap for their management when they encounter such soils in practice. |
Name of Lecturer(s) |
Doç. Dr. Uğur ŞİMŞEK |
Learning Outcomes |
1 | To identify their problems | 2 | Understanding the require general management of problem soils | 3 | Understanding the require special management of problem soils | 4 | To ability for solving their problems |
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Mode of Delivery |
Daytime Class |
Prerequisites and co-requisities |
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Recommended Optional Programme Components |
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Course Contents |
This course is concerned with identify problems of soils, reclaim them, and efficiently and economically utilize them. |
Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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1 | Soil compaction; causes | | | 2 | Soil compaction: control | | | 3 | Salt-affected soils | | | 4 | Management and Reclamation of salt-affected
soils | | | 5 | Management o and reclamation salt affected soils | | | 6 | Acid soils | | | 7 | Management and Reclamation of acid soils | | | 8 | Calcareous soils | | | 9 | Management of calcareous soils | | | 10 | Sandy soils | | | 11 | Physical characteristics of sandy soils | | | 12 | Management of the sandy soil | | | 13 | soil degradation in general | | | 14 | Desertification | | |
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Recommended or Required Reading |
Toprak Biliminin Esasları, Ergene A ,Atatürk Üni. Ziraat Fak. Yayın No:289 Erzurum, 1987.
Balba, A.M., 1995. Management of Problem Soils in Arid Ecosystems,CRC, Lewis Publishers
Academic resarch papers on subject |
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
Midterm Examination | 1 | 50 | Quiz | 1 | 30 | Question-Answer | 1 | 20 | SUM | 100 | |
Final Examination | 1 | 100 | SUM | 100 | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 50 | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 50 | SUM | 100 |
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Workload Calculation |
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Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Quiz | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Attending Lectures | 1 | 42 | 42 |
Discussion | 1 | 20 | 20 |
Question-Answer | 1 | 15 | 15 |
Self Study | 1 | 50 | 50 |
Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 10 | 10 |
Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 15 | 15 |
Individual Study for Quiz | 1 | 10 | 10 |
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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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