Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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AVANOS VOCATIONAL SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS / ORT 105 - ORGANIC FARMING

Code: ORT 105 Course Title: SOIL KNOWLEDGE Theoretical+Practice: 2+1 ECTS: 4
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Fall Semester
Level of Course Short Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department ORGANIC FARMING
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer EMEL KAÇAR (emelkacar@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Soil formation, physical, chemical, and biological properties, soil classification, protection, improvement and sustainability, is to teach students in laboratory and field activities.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Can learn the dynamic nature of the soil physical, chemical and biological environment and with its relationship PO-
Examination
LO-2 Agriculture and environment-related issues identified and solutions encountered in the development of land PO-
Examination
LO-3 Can understands the role and importance of soil plant nutrition PO-
Examination
LO-4 Has knowledge basic issues such as recycling and improving the protection of the land problem. PO-
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Soil Formation and the Formation of the Factors that Impacted Soil, Soil Classification, Soil Minerals, Soil Physico-Chemical and Biological Properties, Soil Erosion.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 1) Formation and description of soil 2) Soil fundamental material Expression, question and answer
2 Factors of soil generation Expression, question and answer
3 Factors of soil generation Expression, question and answer
4 Decomposition and transformation processes in soil formation Expression, question and answer
5 Matters of soil structure 1) Soil organic matter 2) Soil living 3) Soil water and air Expression, question and answer
6 Soil profile, definitions and nomenclature horizons Expression, question and answer
7 Classification of soils Expression, question and answer
8 mid-term exam
9 The physical properties of soil texture, specific gravity, bulk density, porosity, soil structure Expression, question and answer
10 Achievement and maintenance of the structure formation of clusters in soils, soil texture and soil color Expression, question and answer
11 Soil alkalinity Soil reaction and Soil salinity Expression, question and answer
12 Plant nutrients in the soil, essential elements and micro elements, N, P, K and other elements in the soil dynamics Expression, question and answer
13 Soil of Türkiye Expression, question and answer
14 Erosion and soil loss Expression, question and answer
15 Soil water, the water factor in keeping the soil factors, soil water, soil-water movement, soil-environment relationship Expression, question and answer
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Akalan, İ. 1983. Toprak Bilgisi, Ank. Üniv. Zir. Fak. Yayınları, Ders Kitabı No: 243
Required Course instruments and materials
Proposed student resource books, laboratory conditions, computer projector, overhead projectors and visual devices, such as slides

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 2 14 28
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 10 20
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 2 5 10
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 2 9 18
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 120