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| ORM3003 | @Meadow and Pasture Ecology | 2+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Fall 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 | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | This course aims to teach the ecological functioning of meadow and pasture ecosystems, their biodiversity, soil and plant relationships, sustainable management principles and the importance of their protection in the context of climate change. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | | 2,3,4 | | | LO - 2 : | | 2,3,4 | | | LO - 3 : | | 2,3,4 | | | 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 | | |
| Students learn the definition of meadows and pastures, their distribution in Turkey and the world, their relationships with ecological factors, their role in natural resource management, as well as sustainable use and rehabilitation strategies in these ecosystems.
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | The definition and the relationship with other disciplines of meadow
and pasture ecology | | | Week 2 | Distribution of pasture and meadow in the Türkiye and world | | | Week 3 | History of pasture and meadow areas in Türkiye | | | Week 4 | Ecological factors | | | Week 5 | The effects of temperature on meadow pasture vegetations | | | Week 6 | The effects of water on meadow pasture vegetations | | | Week 7 | The effects of light on meadow pasture vegetations | | | Week 8 | Midterm exam | | | Week 9 | The effects of chemical factors on meadow pasture vegetations | | | Week 10 | The effects of topographical factors on meadow pasture vegetations | | | Week 11 | Flexibility of vegetation on meadow pasture | | | Week 12 | Development of under soil and organic matter accumulation on
meadow pasture | | | Week 13 | Aging and the re-development of meadow pasture vegetation | | | Week 14 | Climax vegetation and it's elements | | | Week 15 | The effects of grazing on meadow pasture vegetation | | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 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 | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 8 | 2 | 16 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Ödev | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 8 | 3 | 24 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 101 |
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