Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | BSM-23-106 | ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITING IN ANIMAL PRODUCTION STRUCTURES | Elective | 1 | 2 | 6 |
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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 |
1 | To be able to analyze and evaluate the effects of environmental factors on animals in agricultural production structures | 2 | To be able to use new approaches and modern technologies on planning of proper environmental control systems for building systems | 3 | To be able to resource environmental problems in animal production structures | 4 | To be able to follow and to transfer developments and modern applications on environmental control in the animal production structures | 5 | |
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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 |
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1 | Course introduction | | | 2 | Analyze of effect of environmental factors in agricultural production structures on animals | | | 3 | Air, temperature humidity concepts, psychrometry diagrams | | | 4 | Air, temperature humidity concepts, psychrometry diagrams | | | 5 | Heat (specific heat, sensible heat and latent heat), heat transfer and thermal insulation | | | 6 | Control and regulation of heat balance in animal production structures | | | 7 | Midterm exam | | | 8 | Control and regulation of moisture balance in agricultural production structures | | | 9 | Construction features and effects of positioning on environmental control in agricultural production structures | | | 10 | Determine the lighting requirements and natural and artificial lighting in animal production structures | | | 11 | Calculation of ventilation requirements and planning of ventilation systems in greenhouses | | | 12 | Calculation of heating requirements and planning of heating systems in greenhouses | | | 13 | The rewiev of sample barn projects | | | 14 | Articles, papers and thesis related with lecture topics | | | 15 | | | | 16 | | | |
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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.
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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 |
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Workload Calculation |
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Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Project Design/Management | 14 | 9 | 126 |
Self Study | 2 | 10 | 20 |
Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 10 | 10 |
Individual Study for Final Examination | 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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