Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Course Code | : BKR219 |
| Course Type | : Required |
| Couse Group | : Short Cycle (Associate's Degree) |
| Education Language | : Turkish |
| Work Placement | : Students are required, as part of the course "İMEU201 – Workplace Vocational Training" (30 ECTS) offered in the fourth semester, to undertake and successfully complete workplace vocational training for a minimum of 70 working days at enterprises designated in accordance with the provisions of the Aydın Adnan Menderes University Directive on Workplace Vocational Training. |
| Theory | : 2 |
| Prt. | : 0 |
| Credit | : 2 |
| Lab | : 0 |
| ECTS | : 2 |
The aim of this course is to enable students to comprehend the fundamental concepts and dimensions of sustainable agriculture; to teach integrated pest management and good agricultural practices systems; to provide the ability to comparatively evaluate sustainable agriculture models; to teach soil, water, and natural pest management techniques in a practical manner; and to equip students with the competence to adapt sustainable marketing and certification processes to agricultural production.
Definition of sustainable agriculture, its economic–environmental–social dimensions, and global agricultural challenges; Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Integrated Crop Management (ICM), and Good Agricultural Practices (GAP); organic, biodynamic, natural farming, permaculture, and precision agriculture models; sustainable soil and water management, organic fertilisation, and erosion control; natural pest and disease management and crop rotation; marketing of sustainable agricultural products and certification processes.
| 1. | Explain the definition, historical development, and three fundamental dimensions (economic, environmental, social) of sustainable agriculture. |
| 2. | Soil and its properties, formation, soil organic matter, soil fertility, soil tillage. |
| 3. | Distinguish sustainable agriculture models such as organic farming, biodynamic farming, natural farming, permaculture, and precision agriculture, and evaluate the fundamental principles of each. |
| 4. | Explain sustainable soil and water management techniques (green manuring, compost, erosion control, drip irrigation); list natural pest and disease management methods (crop rotation, companion planting, natural pesticides, physical methods). |
| 5. | Interpret the future of sustainable agriculture within the framework of marketing sustainable agricultural products, certification processes (organic certification, fair trade), and agricultural policies in Turkey. |
| 1. | Course notes of Lecturers |
| 2. | T. Kutlu, Unpublished Sustainable agriculture lecture notes |
| Type of Assessment | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment | 1 | %10 |
| Quiz | 1 | %10 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | %20 |
| Final Examination | 1 | %60 |
| Activities | Count | Preparation | Time | Total Work Load (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture - Theory | 14 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
| Assignment | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Quiz | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) | 50 | |||
PÇ-1 | PÇ-2 | PÇ-3 | PÇ-4 | PÇ-5 | PÇ-6 | PÇ-7 | PÇ-8 | PÇ-9 | PÇ-10 | |
OÇ-1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | |
OÇ-2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
OÇ-3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | |
OÇ-4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | |
OÇ-5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | |