Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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AVANOS VOCATIONAL SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS / TAB 221 - MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS

Code: TAB 221 Course Title: ENVIRONMENT AND ORGANIC AGRICULTURE Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 3
Year/Semester of Study 2 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 3rd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer FATİH TÜRE (fatihture@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) AYBEY İMAMOĞLU,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to teach organic agricultural production considering to increase product efficiency and quality, while producing crops preventing naturel sources, human being, animals and environmental health.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 human being, animals and environmental health. PO-
Examination
Oral Examination
Quiz
LO-2 In order to ensure ecological, economic and social sustainability, they can gain skills in order to ensure soil fertility, environmental protection and food safety. PO-
Examination
Oral Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Definition of organic farming, objectives, general principles; Rules of organic production; Fertilization and plant protection methods in organic production, The definition and importance of the environment and environmental pollution; The factors that cause environmental pollution and its effects on nature; Pollution from agricultural sources (fertilizers, pesticides, hormones, irrigation water, the misuse of agricultural land use, erosion), and measures to be taken to minimize the effects of this pollutant factors; Rules of organic production, fertilization and plant protection methods in organic production
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introducution to ecological farming Expression, question and answer
2 Ecological farming in Turkey Expression, question and answer
3 The concepts in ecological farming Expression, question and answer
4 Legal practices in ecological farming Expression, question and answer
5 Legal practices in ecological farming Expression, question and answer
6 Control and certification systems in ecological farming Expression, question and answer
7 Changing concept and conditions in ecological farming Expression, question and answer
8 mid-term exam
9 The soil fertilization in ecological farming Expression, question and answer
10 Rotation in ecological farming Expression, question and answer
11 The selection healthy reproduction material for ecological farming Expression, question and answer
12 The principles plant protection in ecological farming Expression, question and answer
13 Biological controlling in ecological agriculture Expression, question and answer
14 Types of biological controlling, biological controlling in Turkey Expression, question and answer
15 Biotechnique controlling in ecological agriculture Expression, question and answer
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 ORGANİK TARIM SİSTEMLERİ VE ÇEVRE Prof. Dr. Sücaattin KIRIMHAN 1.Basım, Eylül 2005
2 Organik Tarımdaki Gelişmeler, Başalma D., 2013, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık
Required Course instruments and materials

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) 2 14 28
Outside Class
       a) Reading 2 14 28
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 14 28
       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 1 2
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 2 1 2
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 92