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| ORML7490 | Soil Laboratory Techniques | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall 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: | | The purpose of course is to serve as a standard reference in the description of site and soils sampling strategies and assessment techniques and provide detailed method descriptions for the collection and analysis of soil, water, and plant samples in the field or field-office setting. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | Knowing safety practices in the laboratory operation. | 1,3,7,9 | | | PO - 2 : | Using laboratory materials and instruments. | 1,3,7,9 | | | PO - 3 : | Preparing soil samples and chemical solutions. | 1,3,7,9 | | | PO - 4 : | Determine basic soil properties. | 1,3,7,9 | | | PO - 5 : | Interpreting soil analysis reports | 1,3,7,9 | | | 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 | | |
| Standard safety practices in the laboratory operation, some of the standard pieces of glassware and equipment that you will use in the laboratory, Use proper weighing techniques, Prepare chemical solution and dilution, the preparation of soil samples for analysis, The standard procedure for basic soil analysis (texture, bulk density, particle density, pH, EC, lime, organic matter), Interpreting soil analysis reports. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Safety rules in laboratory | | | Week 2 | Common Laboratory Glassware and Apparatus | | | Week 3 | All the chemicals' and wastes' (present in the lab) hazards and warning signs and lables must be known and present. | | | Week 4 | Preparing Chemicals, Solutions and Equipment | | | Week 5 | Principles of gravimetric and titrimetric methods | | | Week 6 | The preparing of soil samples for analysis. | | | Week 7 | Soil texture | | | Week 8 | Bulk density | | | Week 9 | Midterm exam | | | Week 10 | Particle density | | | Week 11 | Soil reaction (pH) | | | Week 12 | Electricil conductivity (EC) | | | Week 13 | Lime | | | Week 14 | Soil organic matter | | | |
| 1 | Kacar, Burhan (2012). Bitki, Toprak ve Gübre Analizleri: Temel laboratuvar bilgisi. Nobel yayınları No:378, Ankara | | | |
| 1 | Gülçur, Faik (1974). Toprağın fiziksel ve kimyasal analiz metodları. İstanbul Üniversitesi Orman Fakültesi Yayınları:201, İstanbul. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 15.11.2024 | 1 | 30 | | Laboratory exam | 12 | 13.12.2024 | 1 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 14 | 10.01.2024 | 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 | 1 | 14 | 14 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 1 | 14 | 14 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Uygulama | 1 | 14 | 14 | | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Ödev | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Proje | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Kısa sınav | 1 | 6 | 6 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Diğer 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Diğer 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total work load | | | 190 |
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