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COURSE INFORMATION

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Semester	ECTS
OTIY 501	PRINCIPLES OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE-I	3 + 0	1st Semester	7,5

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Level	Master's Degree
Course Type	Compulsory
Course Objective	To teach the definition and importance of organic agriculture, agricultural pollution, general principles of organic agriculture, certification system, organic agriculture law and regulation, organic fruit, vegetable and vineyard growing techniques.
Course Content	Sustainable farming techniques, the definition of organic farming, the purpose, the development of organic agriculture in the world and in Turkey, organic farming techniques, their difference from conventional agriculture, organic farming practices, organic farming systems, organic farming principles of organic agriculture enterprises, the contract farming principles and organic farming implementation.
Prerequisites	No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite	No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Explain the storage and packaging of organic products.
2	Can apply the basic information about marketing of organic products.
3	Learn organic and sustainable agriculture techniques and principles
4	Learn the definition and importance of organic agriculture

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

	PO 01	PO 02	PO 03	PO 04	PO 05	PO 06	PO 07	PO 08	PO 09	PO 10	PO 11	PO 12
LO 001	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
LO 002	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	4
LO 003	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	4
LO 004	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	5	4
Sub Total	20	20	20	20	19	20	18	17	19	18	20	17
Contribution	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)	14	3	42
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	12	6	72
Assignments	1	10	10
Final examination	1	31	31
Presentation / Seminar Preparation	2	20	40
Total Work Load ECTS Credit of the Course			195 7,5

COURSE DETAILS

Select Year

	Course Term	No	Instructors
Details	2019-2020 Fall	1	OKTAY ERDOĞAN

Course Details

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Course Code	Language Of Instruction	Course Semester
OTIY 501	PRINCIPLES OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE-I	3 + 0	1	Turkish	2019-2020 Fall

Course Coordinator	E-Mail	Phone Number	Course Location	Attendance
Prof. Dr. OKTAY ERDOĞAN	oktaye@pau.edu.tr		UBYO A0021	%70

Goals		To teach the definition and importance of organic agriculture, agricultural pollution, general principles of organic agriculture, certification system, organic agriculture law and regulation, organic fruit, vegetable and vineyard growing techniques.
Content		Sustainable farming techniques, the definition of organic farming, the purpose, the development of organic agriculture in the world and in Turkey, organic farming techniques, their difference from conventional agriculture, organic farming practices, organic farming systems, organic farming principles of organic agriculture enterprises, the contract farming principles and organic farming implementation.

Topics

Weeks	Topics
1	Definition of organic agriculture
2	The development of organic farming in the world and Turkey
3	Cultivation techniques in organic agriculture, differences from conventional agriculture
4	Organic farming applications
5	Organic farming systems, principles of organic farming, organic farming businesses
6	Principles of contract agriculture and its application to organic agriculture
7	Crop production in organic agriculture
8	Midterm exam
9	Crop production in organic agriculture
10	Plant protection in organic farming
11	Marketing of organic products
12	Problems and solutions in organic agriculture
13	Problems and solutions in organic agriculture
14	Evaluation

Materials

Materials are not specified.

Resources

Resources	Resources Language
Er, C., Başalma, D., 2008. Organik tarımda gelişmeler. Nobel yayıncılık	Türkçe
Zengin, M. 2007. Organik tarım. Hasad yayıncılık	Türkçe

Course Assessment

Assesment Methods	Percentage (%)	Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam	50	Final Exam
Midterm Exam	50	Midterm Exam

L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes

Prospective Student