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Year/Semester of Study | 2 / Fall Semester | ||||
Level of Course | Short Cycle Degree Programme | ||||
Type of Course | Optional | ||||
Department | ORGANIC FARMING | ||||
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites | None | ||||
Mode of Delivery | Face to Face | ||||
Teaching Period | 14 Weeks | ||||
Name of Lecturer | ATA ESKİN (ataeskin@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
Name of Lecturer(s) | ATA ESKİN, | ||||
Language of Instruction | Turkish | ||||
Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
Objectives of the Course | |||||
To give basic information about the harmful diseases, diseases and weeds causing economic loss in culture plants and products and to teach the methods of combating them. |
Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
LO-1 | Can explain the basic concepts of plant diseases and pests. |
PO-8 Has biodiversity and environmental awareness. PO-9 Practical applications related to organic agriculture program ability to use the necessary equipment. |
Examination |
LO-2 | Can explain the relationship between disease and pests and environmental factors. |
PO-11 Solve problems related to sustainable agriculture and to manage sustainable agricultural policies. PO-14 Using the basic level of knowledge and skills she/he has acquired, she/he will be able to interpret and evaluate data, identify and analyze problems, and develop solutions based on evidence. PO-15 Identify problems in overall scale, analyze and develop solutions, identify incidents and concepts by using their acquired information. |
Examination |
LO-3 | Can give information about the classification and the identification of plant diseases. |
PO-6 Consider ecological conditions of each region and implement appropriate production techniques in organic farming. PO-22 It collects data in the field and transfers the results to the application. |
Examination |
LO-4 | Can access, analyze and interpret information on plant protection. |
PO-15 Identify problems in overall scale, analyze and develop solutions, identify incidents and concepts by using their acquired information. PO-20 Use of information and communication technologies required by the level of work areas. |
Examination |
PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
Course Contents | ||
General principles of plant protection principles and methods in organic (ecological) agriculture, legal legislation and certification, and ecological plant protection methods used in the fight against diseases and pests in organic products. | ||
Weekly Course Content | ||
Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
1 | Plant protection, importance of entomology, history of entomolgoy, insect groups. | Lecture Method, question and answer, problem solving |
2 | General morphological structure in insects. | Lecture Method, question and answer, problem solving |
3 | Anatomy and physiology in insects. | Lecture Method, question and answer, problem solving |
4 | Reproduction, development and metamorphosis in insects | Lecture Method, question and answer, problem solving |
5 | Important insect ordo and important families. | Lecture Method, question and answer, problem solving |
6 | Important insect ordo and important families. | Lecture Method, question and answer, problem solving |
7 | Chemical struggle in organic agriculture and Integrated struggle. | Lecture Method, question and answer, problem solving |
8 | mid-term exam | |
9 | Disease concept and symptomatology in plants | Lecture Method, question and answer, problem solving |
10 | Non-parasitic plant diseases | Lecture Method, question and answer, problem solving |
11 | Phytopathogenic fungus | Lecture Method, question and answer, problem solving |
12 | Phytopathogenic bacteria and viruses | Lecture Method, question and answer, problem solving |
13 | Weeds and flowering parasitic plants | Lecture Method, question and answer, problem solving |
14 | Plant pest mites. | Lecture Method, question and answer, problem solving |
15 | Methods of combating plant diseases in organic farming | Lecture Method, question and answer, problem solving |
16 | final exam | |
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
1 | Temel Kitap: Prof. Dr. Bülent YAŞAR. Ziraat Mühendisliğinde Bitki Koruma. ISPARTA (2018). | |
2 | Yardımcı Kitap: Özdemir Alaoğlu, Nuh Boyraz, Ahmet Güncan, Kubilay Kurtuluş Baştaş, 2020, Atlas Akademi.. Bitki Koruma, | |
Required Course instruments and materials | ||
Laptop, projector, insect samples (live and dead). |
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 | 10 | 20 |
b) Search in internet/Library | 2 | 6 | 12 |
c) Performance Project | 2 | 1 | 2 |
d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report | 2 | 7 | 14 |
e) Term paper/Project | 0 | ||
Oral Examination | 0 | ||
Quiz | 0 | ||
Laboratory exam | 0 | ||
Own study for mid-term exam | 0 | ||
mid-term exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Own study for final exam | 2 | 1 | 2 |
final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
0 | |||
0 | |||
Total work load; | 80 |