COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOIL SCIENCE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAR 4103 SOIL SCIENCE COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Agricultural Management

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

INSTRUCTOR FEYZA TEKINBAŞ ÖZKAYA

Offered to

Agricultural Management
Agricultural Management

Course Objective

To give an overview about soil science. To give a detailed information about soils of Turkey. To teach crop production techniques in the available soils with best ways.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to explain soil texture, soil structure and importance of soil.
2   Being able to investigate physical, chemical and biological processes which are effective formation of soil.
3   Being able to investigate soil organic matter and cycle of organic matter.
4   . Being able to explain general terms of soil biology.
5   Being able to define soil component, dynamic situation of soil and its interaction physical, chemical and biological environment.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition of soil
2 Processes of soil formation
3 Physical, chemical and biological processes which are effective formation of soil
4 Soil texture, soil structure ant its importance
5 Soil density, soil volume
6 Soil water
7 Mid-Term Exam
8 Mid-Term Exam
9 Ion retention in soil, clay minerals
10 Soil acidity, alkaline soils, saline soils and its remediation
11 Plant nutrition elements and its uptake forms
12 Soil organic matter and organic matter cycle
13 General terms of soil biology
14 Fundamental principles of soil classification

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Altınbaş, Ü., Çengel. M., Uysal, H., Okur, B., Okur, N., Kurucu, Y., Delibacak, S., 2004. Toprak Bilimi. E.Ü. Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları No:557 2.
Tan, K.H., 1994. Environmental Soil Science. Marcel Dekker, Inc. Madison Avenue, New York/USA. 3. Tan, K.H., 1998. Principles of Soil Chemistry, Third Edition, Marcel Dekker Inc. New York, Basel, Hong Kong.
Supplementary Book(s):
Millar, C.E., L.M. Turk, H.D. Forth, 1965. Fundamentals of Soil Science. John Wiley and Sons., Inc., New York

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecturing
2. Problem solving and case studies
3. Active participation

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

Learning outcomes will be assessed by 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 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 46

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.411
LO.511

CONTACT INFORMATION
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