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Year/Semester of Study | 2 / Fall Semester | ||||
Level of Course | 1st Cycle Degree Programme | ||||
Type of Course | Compulsory | ||||
Department | LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE | ||||
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites | None | ||||
Mode of Delivery | Face to Face | ||||
Teaching Period | 14 Weeks | ||||
Name of Lecturer | MUALLA KETEN (mketen@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
Name of Lecturer(s) | HALİL İBRAHİM OĞUZ, | ||||
Language of Instruction | Turkish | ||||
Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
Objectives of the Course | |||||
The aim of the course; to ensure that students learn soil formation, rocks and minerals in the soil with the recognition of the elements that compose them, ability to establish relationships between soil properties, to determine the application needs to be done to improve the quality of the soil, the role of soil as plant growth media. |
Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
LO-1 | can understand soil texture, structure and importance |
PO-1 To be able to make landscape planning, design and application on the basis of sustainability using knowledge and skills related to basic design and planning in the field
PO-10 Be able to produce rational and practical solutions for conservation of the natural and cultural environment |
Examination Presentation |
LO-2 | can examine processes which are effective physical, chemical and biological in the formation of soil, |
PO-1 To be able to make landscape planning, design and application on the basis of sustainability using knowledge and skills related to basic design and planning in the field
PO-10 Be able to produce rational and practical solutions for conservation of the natural and cultural environment |
Examination Presentation |
LO-3 | can examine soil organic matter and organic matter cycle, |
PO-1 To be able to make landscape planning, design and application on the basis of sustainability using knowledge and skills related to basic design and planning in the field
PO-10 Be able to produce rational and practical solutions for conservation of the natural and cultural environment |
Examination Presentation |
LO-4 | can explain the basic concepts of soil biology |
PO-1 To be able to make landscape planning, design and application on the basis of sustainability using knowledge and skills related to basic design and planning in the field
PO-10 Be able to produce rational and practical solutions for conservation of the natural and cultural environment |
Examination Presentation |
LO-5 | can define factors soil building, the dynamic nature of soil and its relationship with physical, chemical and biological environment |
PO-1 To be able to make landscape planning, design and application on the basis of sustainability using knowledge and skills related to basic design and planning in the field
PO-10 Be able to produce rational and practical solutions for conservation of the natural and cultural environment |
Examination Presentation |
LO-6 |
PO-1 To be able to make landscape planning, design and application on the basis of sustainability using knowledge and skills related to basic design and planning in the field
PO-2 Having professional responsibility and ethical values PO-3 To be able to interdisciplinary team work PO-4 To have ability to recognize natural and exotic plant species and design them in terms of aesthetics, functional and ecological purposes PO-5 Ability to acquire, analyze, evaluate and interpret data related to natural and cultural landscapes PO-6 Having information about national and international environmental problems, being able to act sensitively and producing solutions PO-7 Being able to behave independently and have the ability to use initiative PO-12 To be able to express ideas and suggestions for solutions by using oral, written and graphical expression techniques PO-14 Ability to thinking 3D and being creative in design issues |
Examination |
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PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
Course Contents | ||
The definition of soil, physical, chemical and biological properties of soil, morphology of soil, inorganic substances forming soil, organic matter, soil water and air, soil reaction and ion exchange, plant nutrients in the soil and soil remediation methods. | ||
Weekly Course Content | ||
Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
1 | Introduction to soil science and description of soil | Lecture (Distance Education) |
2 | Soil elements and minerals | Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion (Distance Education) |
3 | Soil-forming rocks | Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion (Distance Education) |
4 | Soil formation | Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion (Distance Education) |
5 | Soil morphology and horizons | Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion (Distance Education) |
6 | Soil texture, structure and importance | Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion (Distance Education) |
7 | Physical properties of soils | Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion (Distance Education) |
8 | mid-term exam | |
9 | Chemical properties of soil | Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion (Distance Education) |
10 | Soil organisms | Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion (Distance Education) |
11 | Organic matter of soils | Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion (Distance Education) |
12 | Soil erosion and conservation | Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion (Distance Education) |
13 | Classification of soils | Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion (Distance Education) |
14 | Land use | Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion (Distance Education) |
15 | Soil-environment relations | Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion (Distance Education) |
16 | final exam | |
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
1 | Sönmez, K. 1994. Toprak ve Su Koruma. Atatürk Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları No: 169, Erzurum. | |
2 | Çanga, M. R., Baran, A., Namlı, A., Çaycı, G., Arcak, S, Sadık Usta, S., Yüksel, M., Sözüdoğru Ok, S., Öztürk, H.S., Turgay, O.C. 2020. Ankara Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Toprak Bölümü Ders Notları | |
Required Course instruments and materials | ||
Sönmez, K. 1994. Toprak ve Su Koruma. Atatürk Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayinlari No: 169, Erzurum. |
Assessment Methods | |||
Type of Assessment | Week | Hours | Weight(%) |
mid-term exam | 1 | 30 | |
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 | 2 | 70 |
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 | 0 | ||
b) Search in internet/Library | 0 | ||
c) Performance Project | 0 | ||
d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report | 1 | 14 | 14 |
e) Term paper/Project | 0 | ||
Oral Examination | 0 | ||
Quiz | 2 | 7 | 14 |
Laboratory exam | 0 | ||
Own study for mid-term exam | 1 | 10 | 10 |
mid-term exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Own study for final exam | 2 | 6 | 12 |
final exam | 2 | 1 | 2 |
0 | |||
0 | |||
Total work load; | 81 |