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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS TAR 4222 SEEDING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Agricultural Management

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DILEK YÜCEL ENGINDENIZ

Offered to

Agricultural Management (Evening) Agricultural Management

Course Objective

At the end of this course, students will know the material of the seed and will have knowledge of the basic principles of plant production, seed physiology, seed technology, plant breeding and seed policies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to tell to the seed material and physiology of seed material. 2   Being able to explain to the seeds collected, cleaned and stored. 3   Being able to evaluate the quality of the seed. 4   Being able to apply seed viability tests, the direct and indirect test methods. 5   Being able to tell to the basic concepts of plant breeding.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Seed and seed quality 2 Seed structure, germination and germination characteristics of the event 3 Lead to the provision of seed followed 4 Seed quality development and control 5 Control of the seed quality 6 Seed resources and facilities 7 Seed resources and facilities 8 Mid-Term Exam 9 Seed collection techniques and the preparation of the seeds seasons and the time 10 Cleaning of the harvested seeds 11 Storage and storage methods of the seed 12 Seed breeding 13 Seed policies and exchange 14 Seed certification systems

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): 1.Şehirali, S.,2002, Seed and technology, Publications of Trakya University Tekirdağ Agriculture Faculty, Istanbul. References: 1. Ashworth, S., 2002, Seed to seed: Seed Saving on Growing Tecniques for Vegetable Gardeners, USA

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures 2. Active participation 3. Discussion 4. Question and answer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 FN Final 3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE VZ*0.40 + FN* 0.60 4 RST RESIT 5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) VZ*0.40 + BUT* 0.60 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Measured learning outcome 5 with mid-term and final exams

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 14 2 28 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14 Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15 Preparation for final exam 1 15 15 Final 1 1 1 Midterm 1 1 1 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 74

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 PO.15 LO.1 1 LO.2 1 1 LO.3 1 1 LO.4 1 1 LO.5 1