Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
BSM-23-106ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITING IN ANIMAL PRODUCTION STRUCTURES Elective126
Level of Course Unit
Second Cycle
Objectives of the Course
Provide students to analyze living-environment-structure relationships, to understand controlling principles and techniques of climatic factors on animal production structures, planning of environmental control systems, to develop scientific solutions for planning problems and to follow new developments in environmental control.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Yrd. Doç. Dr. Hakan KİBAR
Learning Outcomes
1To be able to analyze and evaluate the effects of environmental factors on animals in agricultural production structures
2To be able to use new approaches and modern technologies on planning of proper environmental control systems for building systems
3To be able to resource environmental problems in animal production structures
4To be able to follow and to transfer developments and modern applications on environmental control in the animal production structures
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Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Environmental requirements in animal production structures, temperature and humidity control, calculation of lighting, ventilation, heating and cooling requirements.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Course introduction
2Analyze of effect of environmental factors in agricultural production structures on animals
3Air, temperature humidity concepts, psychrometry diagrams
4Air, temperature humidity concepts, psychrometry diagrams
5Heat (specific heat, sensible heat and latent heat), heat transfer and thermal insulation
6Control and regulation of heat balance in animal production structures
7Midterm exam
8Control and regulation of moisture balance in agricultural production structures
9Construction features and effects of positioning on environmental control in agricultural production structures
10Determine the lighting requirements and natural and artificial lighting in animal production structures
11Calculation of ventilation requirements and planning of ventilation systems in greenhouses
12Calculation of heating requirements and planning of heating systems in greenhouses
13The rewiev of sample barn projects
14Articles, papers and thesis related with lecture topics
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Recommended or Required Reading
1. Ekmekyapar, T., 1993. Regulation of Environmental Conditions on Animal Barn, Ataturk University publications, No: 398, Faculty of Agriculture, Publication No: 306; Textbooks Serial No: 28, Erzurum. 2. Johnson J, Eckert D., 1995. Best Management Practices. Land Application of Animal Manure. Ohio State University Extension Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio. 3. Yıldız Y., 2010. The Environment Control in Animal Barns. Çukurova University Press.
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 Activities50
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities50
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Project Design/Management149126
Self Study21020
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11010
Individual Study for Final Examination11010
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)169
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