Information Package / Course Catalogue
Smart Greenhouse Construction Technique and Facility
Course Code: AST109
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

Establishment of greenhouse operation and drawing the business plan, introduction of greenhouse structural elements and materials used in these elements and their properties, preliminary information to be considered in the greenhouse project (force, moment, bending moment, etc.), effective loads on greenhouses and safety control of structural elements in the face of these loads and calculation issues related to the selection of greenhouse structural elements are given.

Course Content

To help to learn the establishment of greenhouse operation and the properties of greenhouse building materials.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Muammer ERDEN
Learning Outcomes
1.Knows greenhouse building materials and structural elements
2.Knows the protection of greenhouse building materials and structural elements
3.Know the basic principles of greenhouse planning
4.Knows the design of greenhouse structural elements
5.Gains the ability to be open to innovations in this field, to access information and to produce solutions
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Instructor's lecture notes
2.Example videos, films and documentaries
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Greenhouse types and factors affecting the choice of greenhouse types
Week 2 - Theoretical
Factors affecting greenhouse construction
Week 3 - Theoretical
Greenhouse building materials and structural elements (Basic)
Week 4 - Theoretical
Greenhouse building materials and structural elements (Skeleton materials)
Week 5 - Theoretical
Greenhouse building materials and structural elements (Columns)
Week 6 - Theoretical
Greenhouse building materials and building elements (Roof elements)
Week 7 - Theoretical
Greenhouse building materials and building elements (Roof covering materials)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Greenhouse building materials and structural elements (gutters and droppers)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Greenhouse building materials and structural elements (windbreaks, doors and windows)
Week 10 - Theoretical
Protection of greenhouse building materials and structural elements
Week 11 - Theoretical
Basic principles of greenhouse planning
Week 12 - Theoretical
Basic principles of greenhouse planning
Week 13 - Theoretical
Design of greenhouse structural elements
Week 14 - Theoretical
Design of greenhouse structural elements
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Midterm Examination19110
Final Examination111112
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)50
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
PÇ-14
PÇ-15
PÇ-16
OÇ-1
5
OÇ-2
5
OÇ-3
5
OÇ-4
5
OÇ-5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026