Kocaeli University / European Credit Transfer System (ECTS)

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate Prof. Dr. Aysun ÇAVUŞOĞLU

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) Base on the principles of organic agriculture
2) Apply the plant protection methods and techniques in pest control in organic agriculture
3) Apply the plant protection methods and techniques in diseases control in organic agriculture
4) Apply the plant protection methods and techniques in harmful weeds control in organic agriculture
5) Learns scientifically proven and licensed inputs in organic agriculture.
6) Follows the new studies carried out for the development of organic agriculture.

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

		Program Competencies
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Learning Outcomes
	1	High	High	High	High	High	High	High	High
	2	High	High	High	High	High	High	High	High
	3	High	High	High	High	High	High	High	High
	4	High	High	High	High	High	High	High	High
	5	High	High	High	High	High	High	High	High
	6	High	High	High	High	High	High	High	High

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Not Required

Course Contents

This course includes basic principles of organic agriculture, advantage and disadvantage of organic agriculture, learning of general rules of organic agriculture, starting of organic agriculture, progression process of organic agriculture within regulations of organic agriculture. Learning of microorganisms, substance of herbal and animal origin, chemical substance which is allowed for use in plant protection, organic agriculture in all plant crop types (vegetable, fruits, field crop, ornamental plants, medicinal and aromatic plant etc.), protection and control methods against pest, diseases and weed for obtaining of starting material of organic products like seed, seedling, sampling and harvested crops.

Weekly Schedule

1) Description, history, importance of organic agriculture ,status of organic , agriculture in the world and in Turkey.
2) Principles of organic agriculture , advantages and disadvantages.
3) Reasons of organic agriculture progression process.
4) Treatment of organic agriculture system, control and certification.
5) General rules of organic agriculture, starting of organic agriculture, treatments of progression process.
6) Active and passive plant protection in organic agriculture.
7) Importance and application of rotation in organic agriculture
8) Homeworks, presentations
9) Plant protection regulations in organic agriculture. Legal methods ans cultural control methods in organic agriculture.
10) Mechanical and physical control methods in organic agriculture.
11) Biotechnological control methods in organic agriculture.
12) Biological control methods in organic agriculture
13) Application of organic and inorganic pesticides in organic agriculture
14) Application of plant protection methods against harmful factors of vegetables, fruits, ornamental and medicinal-aromatic plants in organic agriculture
15) Final examination

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Case Study
5) Lab / Workshop
6) Project Based Learning

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade

20%

		Number	Percentage
Semester Studies	Quiz	4	50%
Semester Studies	Practices	5	50%

Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade

80%

Total

100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)