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ORML7410 | Soil Ecology | 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: | Aim of the course is by discussing the soil as an habitat, to introducin soil organisms and to investigate relationships among these organisms and their enviroment and to review their functions within nutrient cycles and to evaluate problem of soil pollution. |
Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | PO - 1 : | Students will be able to know the soil as a living medium and understand that soil is a source of energy and nutrient to biota | 1,6 | | PO - 2 : | Students will be able to learn the soil organisms and able to understand ecological relationships among them and interactions with eachother | 1,6 | | PO - 3 : | Students will be able to learn the nutrient cycles contributed by soil biological activity and be able to evaluate the soil in terms of pollutant | 1,6 | | 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 | |
The soil environment, the soil biota, ecological interactions between the soil biota, the ecology of soil nutrient cycling, ecology of extreme soil environment, ecology of polluted soils. |
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Course Syllabus | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | Week 1 | edaphic factors | | Week 2 | edaphic factors | | Week 3 | the soil biota | | Week 4 | the soil biota | | Week 5 | the soil biota | | Week 6 | ecological interactions between the soil biota | | Week 7 | ecological interactions between the soil biota | | Week 8 | mid-term exam | | Week 9 | ecological interactions between the soil biota | | Week 10 | the ecology of soil nutrient cycling | | Week 11 | the ecology of soil nutrient cycling | | Week 12 | ecology of extreme soil environment | | Week 13 | ecology of extreme soil environment | | Week 14 | ecology of polluted soils | | Week 15 | ecology of polluted soils | | Week 16 | final exam | | |
1 | Whalen, J.K., Sampedro, L., Soil Ecology and Management, Cambridge Unv. Press, 2010 | | |
1 | Yadav, S.K., Soil Ecology, S.B. Nangia A P H Publication Corp., 2007 | | |
Method of Assessment | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | Mid-term exam | 9 | 22/11/2021 | 1 | 20 | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | 10 | 08/12/2021 | 1 | 30 | End-of-term exam | 16 | 18/01/2022 | 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 | Laboratuar çalışması | 1 | 14 | 14 | Uygulama | 1 | 14 | 14 | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ödev | 2 | 14 | 28 | Proje | 0 | 0 | 0 | Diğer 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Diğer 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Total work load | | | 56 |
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