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| ORM7304 | Pruning Technique | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of FOREST ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. İbrahim TURNA | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Deniz GÜNEY | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The course aims to provide the students with a general knowledge on pruning techniques for tree breeding and environmental, to enable them to understand best pruning methods and applications, to help them how to search for new pruning technique |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | summarise the definition, aim of pruning technique | 3,7,8 | 1 | | PO - 2 : | describe the pruning methods and applications and explain its relation to tree breeding and environmental | 3,7,8 | 2 | | PO - 3 : | apply various techniques at different tree species and urban forestry | 3,7,8 | 3 | | PO - 4 : | determinate pruning time and pruning equipments | 3,7,8 | 5 | | 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), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| General rules of pruning, definition and aim of the pruning. The techniques of pruning, pruning time, the use of the pruning equipments. Pruning technique of different tree species |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction and basic definition | | | Week 2 | Definition, aim and content of pruning | | | Week 3 | Physiological principles of pruning | | | Week 4 | Natural pruning | | | Week 5 | Pruning kinds | | | Week 6 | Pruning time | | | Week 7 | Pruning techniques, mistaken pruning samples | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Ornamental plants pruning | | | Week 10 | Pruning principles of urban tree and fence | | | Week 11 | Pruning of the tranfers trees | | | Week 12 | Old tree pruning | | | Week 13 | Maintenance precaution after the pruning, injury close whereby paste and bud control | | | Week 14 | Examination week | | | Week 15 | Student presentation | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
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| 1 | Ürgenç, S. 1998. Ağaçlandırma Tekniği, İ. Ü. Orman Fak. Yayın No: 3994. İstanbul.
| | | 2 | Anonim, 2006, Kent Ağaçları ve Süs Bitkilerinde Bakım ve Budama Esasları, T.C. İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediye Başkanlığı, Çevre Koruma ve Kontrol Daire Başkanlığı, Park ve Bahçeler Müdürlüğü, İstanbul. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 12/04/2022 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 30/06/2022 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 4 | 14 | 56 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 10 | 2 | 20 | | Ödev | 5 | 7 | 35 | | Total work load | | | 111 |
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