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Climate Change

Course Code	: CSAG526
Course Type	: Area Elective
Couse Group	: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language	: Turkish
Work Placement	: N/A

Theory	: 2
Prt.	: 0
Credit	: 2
Lab	: 0
ECTS	: 3

Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to acquaint the students with information about weather, climate, climate element, climate factors, acquiring knowledge about meteorological events to increase quantity and quality of plant and animal production, meteorological events affecting agricultural activity negatively and precautions to be taken against these events

Course Content

The effects of agricultural meteorology on the vegetation and animal production of climate elements, meteorological phenomena affecting agricultural production negatively, global climate change and its impact on agriculture and water resources, the effects of agricultural meteorology on the structure of the atmosphere, atmospheric pollution and damage to crop plants, weather, climate and climate elements .

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Learning Outcomes

1.	Ability to recognize air, climate and climate elements,
2.	Understanding the effects of agricultural production atmospheric environment on quality and quantity
3.	To be able to determine measurement techniques and expression forms of climate elements
4.	Interpret measurement results
5.	To be able to identify meteorological events affecting agricultural production in the negative and to choose the precautions that can be taken against these events

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	1) Unprinted lecture notes

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

The aim and importance of agricultural meteorology

Week 2 - Theoretical

General information about the atmosphere,

Week 3 - Theoretical

Meteorological observation stations

Week 4 - Theoretical

Solar radiation, Measurement of air and soil temperature, Expression forms

Week 5 - Theoretical

Measurement of air humidity and forms of humidity

Week 6 - Theoretical

Precipitation patterns and precipitation, Factors affecting precipitation

Week 7 - Theoretical

Air pressure and measurement, wind, wind measurement, wind protection facilities

Week 8 - Theoretical

Evaporation, measurement of evaporation (Midterm)

Week 9 - Theoretical

Evaporation, measurement of evaporation

Week 10 - Theoretical

Global climate change, impact on agriculture and water resources

Week 11 - Theoretical

Effect of meteorological elements on agricultural production

Week 12 - Theoretical

Meteorological events affecting agricultural production negatively

Week 13 - Theoretical

Drought, drought indices, struggle against drought

Week 14 - Theoretical

Drought, drought indices, struggle against drought

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Seminar	1	%5
Presentation	1	%5
Midterm Examination	1	%20
Final Examination	1	%70

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	0	2	28
Seminar	1	5	2	7
Presentation	1	5	2	7
Midterm Examination	1	10	2	12
Final Examination	1	19	2	21
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PÇ-1	PÇ-2	PÇ-3	PÇ-4	PÇ-5
OÇ-1	5	5	5	5	5
OÇ-2	4	4	4	4	4
OÇ-3	3	3	3	3	3
OÇ-4	4	4	5	2	5
OÇ-5	1	2	3	4	5

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