Information Package / Course Catalogue
Agricultural Mechanization II
Course Code: TMT102
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 1
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

The aim is to teach the operating principles of machinery used in agricultural production for sowing, planting, maintenance, harvesting, and threshing, and to ensure an understanding of the selection criteria, operation, and settings of these machines. Furthermore, the course aims to equip students with the technical knowledge and skills required for the efficient and correct use of agricultural machinery.

Course Content

Sowing and planting machinery used after tillage machinery, fertilization and spraying machinery, harvesting and threshing machinery, baling machinery, feed preparation machinery, as well as the working principles, application areas, and adjustments of these machines are examined.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Identifies sowing and planting machinery used in agricultural production.
2.Explains the working principles of fertilization and spraying machinery.
3.Explains the working principles and utilization of harvesting and threshing machinery.
4.Evaluates the selection, adjustment, and efficient use of agricultural machinery.
5.Knows the occupational safety culture in agriculture.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Doç. Dr. Rami KESKİN, Doç. Dr. Doğan ERDOĞAN, Tarımsal Mekanizasyon, Ankara Üniversitesi Yayınları Prof. Dr. Ercan Tezer, Prof. Dr. Alaaddin SABAN, Tarımsal Mekanizasyon-I, Çukurova Üniversitesi Yayınları
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Scope and objectives of the course
Week 2 - Theoretical
Structure, adjustments, and efficiency of combine harvesters
Week 3 - Theoretical
Cereal harvesting machinery
Week 4 - Theoretical
Root and tuber crop harvesting machinery (potato, beet)
Week 5 - Theoretical
Forage crop mowing and collection machinery
Week 6 - Theoretical
Threshing machinery and technologies
Week 7 - Theoretical
Product transport and loading systems (conveyor, elevator)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Storage and packaging machinery
Week 9 - Theoretical
Energy use and fuel consumption in agricultural machinery
Week 10 - Theoretical
Principles of maintenance and repair in machinery
Week 11 - Theoretical
Principles of maintenance and repair in machinery
Week 12 - Theoretical
Economic life and depreciation calculations of machinery
Week 13 - Theoretical
Occupational safety in agriculture and machinery operation
Week 14 - Theoretical
General review and application examples
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%5
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Lecture - Practice140114
Individual Work52010
Quiz1505
Midterm Examination1718
Final Examination19110
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
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
OÇ-1
5
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
5
3
5
2
OÇ-2
4
4
3
5
2
5
5
1
3
5
2
2
OÇ-3
5
5
3
3
4
2
2
5
2
2
3
2
OÇ-4
5
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
5
3
3
2
OÇ-5
4
4
3
5
5
5
2
4
3
1
3
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026