Bayburt University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
ORG318.2	Olive Growing	Elective	3	6	3

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

Gaining knowledge and skills about olive farming in general terms

Name of Lecturer(s)

Yrd. Doç. Dr. Volkan GÜL

Learning Outcomes

1	To have general knowledge about olive's history, to be classified according to olive varieties.
2	Having knowledge about the nutrient content and the effect on human health of olive, learning the ecological requirements for olive growing
3	Distribution of olive cultivation in Turkey, the morphological structure of olive
4	To learn the olive propagation, to learn the proper olive garden planting and the cultural processes that must be done in this establishment (tillage, planting, support systems, desire for finishing, pruning, fighting against diseases and harms)
5	To learn the economic structure of olive and its contribution to the country's economy
6	Zeytinin tarihçesi hakkında genel bilgiye sahip olması, Zeytini çeşitlerine göre sınıflandırılarak tanıtılması.
7	Zeytinin besin içeriği ve insan sağlığına etkisi hakkında bilgi sahibi olması, Zeytin yetiştiriciliği için gerekli ekolojik isteklerin öğrenilmesi
8	Zeytinciliğin Türkiye’deki dağılımı, Zeytinin morfolojik yapısının bilinmesi
9	Zeytinin çoğaltılmasını öğrenmek, Doğru bir Zeytin bahçesinin tesisi ve bu tesiste yapılması gereken kültürel işlemlerin öğrenilmesi (toprak işleme, dikim, dayanak sistemleri, terbiye istemleri, budama, hastalık ve zararlılarla mücadele),
10	Zeytinin ekonomik yapısı ve ülke ekonomisine katkısını öğrenmek

Mode of Delivery

Normal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Olive history
2	Classification of olive varieties
3	Nutrient and chemical composition of olive fruit
4	Ecological requirements of olive
5	Distribution of olive growing in Turkeyı
6	Morphological structure of olive
7	Olive propagation
8	Midterm
9	Establishment of olive garden
10	Cultural transactions
11	Basement systems, finishing systems
12	Pruning
13	Fighting against diseases and pests
14	Economic structure of olive
15	Final Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

Olive farming, Harvesting publishing

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	80
Homework	1	20
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
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

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	2	2
Attending Lectures	12	2	24
Question-Answer	13	2	26
Self Study	10	2	20
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	3	3
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	3	3
Homework	1	10	10
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			89

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High