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JFZL7252 | Agricultural Geophysics | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | Level of Course | Third Cycle | Status | Elective | Department | DEPARTMENT of GEOPHYSICAL ENGINEERING | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | Mode of Delivery | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | Lecturer | Doç. Dr. Ali Erden BABACAN | Co-Lecturer | None | Language of instruction | Turkish | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | The aim of the course: | The identification of issues such as soil fertility in agricultural production, which is expected to be one of the major problems in the future, using geophysical approaches. The solution of agricultural problems through a multidisciplinary approach. |
Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | PO - 1 : | learn the multi-disciplinary use of near surface geophysical methods | 2,7 | 1,5, | PO - 2 : | Learn how to identify agricultural problems with geophysical approach | 2,7 | 1,5, | 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 | |
What is the soil, Agricultural Activities in Soil, History of Agricultural Geophysical Applications from Past to Present, Agricultural Problems, Multidisciplinary Approach to Agricultural Problems, Electrical-Electromagnetic Methods, Seismic Methods, Agricultural Use of Geophysical Methods, Laboratory Studies, Field Studies. |
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Course Syllabus | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | Week 1 | What is soil, agricultural activities in soil | | Week 2 | Agricultural problems and multi-disciplinary approach to problems | | Week 3 | Agricultural geophysical applications from past to present | | Week 4 | Fundamentals and applications of the electrical method | | Week 5 | Fundamentals and applications of electromagnetic methods | | Week 6 | Fundamentals and applications of seismic methods | | Week 7 | The use of geophysics in agricultural problems; case studies | | Week 8 | The use of geophysics in agricultural problems; case studies | | Week 9 | Midterm Exam | | Week 10 | | | Week 11 | Agricultural problem modeling in laboratory environment | | Week 12 | Agricultural problem modeling in laboratory environment | | Week 13 | | | Week 14 | Geophysical data evaluation and visualization | | Week 15 | Geophysical data evaluation and visualization | | Week 16 | Final Exam | | |
1 | Allred vd. (2008) Handbook of Agricultural Geophysics, CRC Press | | 2 | Mathur, N. (2012) Handbook of Agricultural Geophysics, SBS Publishers | | |
Method of Assessment | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 1 | 30 | Project | 15 | | 1 | 20 | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 2 | 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 | 11 | 33 | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 7 | 14 | 98 | Laboratuar çalışması | 3 | 3 | 9 | Arasınav için hazırlık | 10 | 1 | 10 | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 15 | 2 | 30 | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 2 | 2 | Total work load | | | 183 |
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