Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
FARM STRUCTURES AND IRRIGATION ZTY201 0 + 0 3.0 0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors
Assistants
Goals To inform about planning of farm structures, calculation of irrigation water requirements, irrigation methods, irrigation systems, establishment of irrigation systems, irrigation water quality and drainage systems.
Course Content Rural Settlements, Infrastructure Issues, Land Consolidation, Construction and Planning of Agricultural Structures, Environmental Conditions in Agricultural Buildings, Structures of Animal Production, Crop Production Structures, Irrigation Definition and Application Areas, Water Resources and Irrigation Management, Soil Plant Water Relations, Irrigation Systems, Irrigation methods-surface irrigation methods, irrigation methods-Pressure Irrigation methods, Hydraulics and Hydrology, agricultural drainage, importance, benefits, problems, drainage methods, problematic Soils and Irrigation Water Quality
Learning Outcomes 1) Gives information on water resources and irrigation management.
2) Gains knowledge about agricultural hydrology.
3) The gives information about soil plant water relationships.
4) Gains information about irrigation structures.
5) Gain knowledge and problem solving skills about evapotranspiration.
6) Gains knowledge and problem solving skills about surface irrigation systems.
7) It gives information and problem solving skills about pressure irrigation systems.
8) It gains information about land consolidation.
9) It gives information about the irrigation water quality and salinity.
10) It gains knowledge about drainage and land reclamation.
11) It gives information about the planning of rural settlements.
12) It gives knowledge and problem solving skills about environmental conditions in agricultural structures.
13) It gains information about problems of planning and implementation in agricultural structures.
14) It understand agricultural structures and irrigation issues and gains problem-solving skills about these issues.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Water Resource Engineering, the importance water resource development in agricultural production Lecture; Question Answer; Case Study
Brainstorming; Six Hats Thinking
Brain Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week soil-plant-water interactions Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Case Study
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning; Brain Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week evepotranspitarion and irrigation water requirement Lecture; Discussion; Demonstration
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week surface irrigation methods Lecture; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Project Based Learning; Case Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week pressurize irrigation methods Lecture; Problem Solving; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week irrigation water quality Question Answer; Problem Solving
Opinion Pool; Colloquium
Project Based Learning; Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week drainage Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week business center Lecture; Question Answer
Colloquium
Brain Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week environmental audit Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning; Brain Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week ventilation systems Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week animal production buildings Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Brain Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week animal production buildings Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Colloquium
Project Based Learning; Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week animal production buildings Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning; Brain Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week rural setlements Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Opinion Pool
Brain Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Metin Olgun, Tarımsal Yapılar, Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları
Yetgin Güngör, Zeki Erözel, Osman Yıldırım. Sulama Ders kiğtabı, Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları

ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 2
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 2
Homework 6 2
Midterm Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 2 4
Final Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 3 4
14 2
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
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