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| ORM7491 | Soil Biology | 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. Ömer KARA | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Investigating properties of living elements in soils. Recognising these elements and revealing reltionship among these element s, between these elements and their environment. Determining importance of them in soils. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | learn what sil biology means and learn the importance of the soil biology | 1,3,11 | 1,3, | | PO - 2 : | understand elements of the soil biology e.g. fungus, bacteria, viruses etc. and biological processes in soil | 1,3,11 | 1,3, | | PO - 3 : | evaluate the soil productivity in terms of soil biology | 1,3,11 | 1,3, | | 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 information about soil biology. İdeas of general ecology. Soil biology in rural ecology. Soil microbiyology end soil zoology. Soil formation as living medium. Its physical and chemical properties, types, humus, alive and litter cover, and realtionships between water and temperature. Classification of soil livings. Soil condition. Methods used determining the soil livings. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | The subject, importance and historical development of soil biology | | | Week 2 | Introduction and development of soil microbiology | | | Week 3 | Introduction to soil zoology | | | Week 4 | Yaşam ortamı olarak toprak | | | Week 5 | Basic construction elements of soil | | | Week 6 | Physical and chemical properties of soil | | | Week 7 | The concept of soil water | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Food and enerjy resources of soil organisms | | | Week 10 | Soil organic matter | | | Week 11 | microbiological interactions in soil (competition, antagonism, fungistatism, predation and parasitism, kommensalism ve mutualism) | | | Week 12 | Student presentation, Definition and classification of soil organisms | | | Week 13 | İnformation about bacterium, viruses and fungus | | | Week 14 | The conditions affecting soil organisms | | | Week 15 | Activities of soil organisms, Methods used determining of soil organisms | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Haktanır, K., 1986, Toprak Biyolojisi, A.Ü. Ziraat Fak., No:134, Ankara | | | |
| 1 | Çepel, N., 1996. Orman Topraklarının Karakteristikleri,Toprak İlmi (Toprakların Oluşumu, Özellikleri ve Ekolojik Bakımdan Değerlendirilmesi), İ.Ü. Yayınları Yayın No: 3995, O.F. Yayın No: 438, İ.Ü. Basımevi ve Film Merkezi, İstanbul. | | | 2 | Kantarcı, M.D., 2000. Toprak İlmi, İ.Ü. Orman Fakültesi Yayınları, i.Ü. Yayın No: 4261, Orman Fak. Yayın No: 462, Çantay Matbaası, İstanbul. | | | 3 | Hızalan, E., 1968. Toprak Organik Maddeleri ve Humus, Atatürk Üniversitesi Yayınları Yayın No: 61, Ziraat Fakültesi Yardımcı Ders Kitapları Serisi No: 1, Atatürk Üniversitesi Basımevi, Erzurum. | | | 4 | Irmak, A., 1972. Toprak İlmi, İ.Ü. Yayınları Yayın No: 1268, Orman Fak. Yayın No: 121, İstanbul. | | | 5 | Kühnelt, W., 1961, Soil Biology, London | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | | 1,5 | 30 | | Presentation | 12 | | 1,5 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 1,5 | 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 | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 4 | 14 | 56 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 10 | 2 | 20 | | Arasınav | 1.5 | 1 | 1.5 | | Ödev | 4 | 2 | 8 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 15 | 2 | 30 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1.5 | 1 | 1.5 | | Total work load | | | 159 |
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