| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | ORG115 | General principles of organic agriculture | Compulsory | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| First Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| Teaching the general principles of organic agriculture that it's healty production methods for environment and human, sertification systems, low and instruction of organic agriculture, faced problems and analysis methods in organically production systems. |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Prof. Dr. Vecihi AKSAKAL |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Knows organic agriculture and basic principles | | 2 | Knows evolution proses of organic agriculture | | 3 | Knows law and instruction of organic agriculture | | 4 | Knows organic agriculture sertification system | | 5 | Knows organic fruit, vegetable growing methods and organic viticulture, faced problems and analysis methods |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Normal Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| None |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| None |
| Course Contents |
| Teaching the general principles of organic agriculture that it's healty production methods for environment and human, sertification systems, low and instruction of organic agriculture, faced problems and analysis methods in organically production systems |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | What is the agriculture | | | | 2 | Basic classification in agriculture | | | | 3 | Basic farming systems in agriculture | | | | 4 | Agriculture and environment relations | | | | 5 | Species of Economic Value I (Plants) | | | | 6 | Species of economic value II (Animals) | | | | 7 | General view of world and Turkey agriculture | | | | 8 | Midterm | | | | 9 | Organic agriculture: Basic definitions | | | | 10 | Basic differences between organic agriculture and classical agriculture | | | | 11 | Principles of aquaculture in organic farming | | | | 12 | Methods of combating diseases and pests in organic farming | | | | 13 | Soil management in organic farming | | | | 14 | Legal regulations in organic farming | | | | 15 | Final Exam | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| Developments in Organic Agriculture, Professor Celal ER, Assoc. Dr. Dilek BAŞALMA, Nobel Publication Distribution, 2013 |
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 80 | | Homework | 1 | 20 | | SUM | 100 | |
| 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 | | English | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Attending Lectures | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Question-Answer | 13 | 3 | 39 |
| Self Study | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Homework | 1 | 6 | 6 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | | LO2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | | LO3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | | LO4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | | LO5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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