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| ORM4008 | Grassland Management | 2+0+0 | ECTS:3 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of FOREST ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Turgay DİNDAROĞLU | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Sezgin HACISALİHOĞLU | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Introducing the grassland vegetation and its ecological structure. In this framework, the vegetation cover characteristics and their mutual interactions are explained. To provide detailed information about the grassland-pasture ecology and the management system. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | They will be able to have detailed information about the meadow-grassland management. | 1,4,8 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | They will be able to evaluate on meadow pasture ecology and the mutual relations of effective factors. | 1,4,8 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | They will be able to gain the ability to plan and analyze the rehabilitation of degraded grassland. | 1,4,8 | 1, | | LO - 4 : | They will be able to evaluate the mutual interactions of ecological factors that affect management in meadows and grassland. | 1,4,8 | 1, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Definition of rangeland ecology, examination of ecological factors that are effective on meadow-pasture vegetation, meadow-pasture ecology and characteristics of vegetation, maintenance and utilization, and microorganism activities, humus accumulation in meadow-pasture soils, development, and aging in meadows-pastures. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | | | | Week 2 | | | | Week 3 | | | | Week 4 | | | | Week 5 | | | | Week 6 | | | | Week 7 | | | | Week 8 | | | | Week 9 | | | | Week 10 | | | | Week 11 | | | | Week 12 | | | | Week 13 | | | | Week 14 | | | | Week 15 | | | | Week 16 | | | | |
| 1 | Güncelleştirilmiş ders sunumları | | | |
| 1 | Ellenberg, H., 1988. Vegetation Ecology of Central Europe, CUP Archive. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | | 1,00 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 1,00 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 2 | 8 | 16 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 2 | 5 | 10 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 2 | 4 | 8 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Ödev | 2 | 2 | 4 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 2 | 4 | 8 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 76 |
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