Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
FARM STRUCTURES ZTY302 0 + 0 0 0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
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Goals Introducing all kinds of plants and facilities used in vegetable and animal production in agricultural enterprises and giving general characteristics
Course Content Environmental conditions in farm buildings, farmstead, farm houses, dairy and beef cattle buildings, sheep buildings, poultry houses, greenhouses, mushroom production facilities, machinery storage, grain storage, feed storage, fruit and vegetable storage, manure management, biogas facilities, farmstead water supply, farm sewage disposal.
Learning Outcomes 1) Learn general planning features of agricultural structures
2) Has knowledge about climatic environment and management in agricultural structures.
3) Learn the basic concepts of environmental audit.
4) Recognizes insulation, ventilation and lighting systems applied to agricultural structures.
5) Receive basic information on the operation center and its organization.
6) Learn rural housing and planning features.
7) Basic information on planning of animal production and facilities, including milk and fattening stables, calf and young animal stables, sheep farms, poultry coops, and more.
8) Learn the necessary structural and planning principles in seralar and mushroom production facilities.
9) Learning about instrument and machine protection structures, grain storage, green and coarse feed storage, fruit and vegetable storage structures.
10) Information on fertilizer management and biogas facilities in agricultural enterprises.
11) Recognizes water supply and wastewater systems in agricultural enterprises

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Introduction, Climate and Environmental Control - Fundamental Definitions. Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving

Homework
2. Week 1 Environmental Control in Farm Buildings - Heat and Moisture Balance . Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving

Homework
3. Week Environmental Control in Farm Buildings - Insulation, Ventilation and Lightening Systems. Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving

Homework
4. Week Farmtead at Agricultural Enterprises and Farmstead Planning.. Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving

Homework
5. Week Farm Houses. Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving

Homework
6. Week Livestock Production Buildings, Dairy Buildings - Stall Barns. Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving

Homework
7. Week Dairy Buildings - Loose Housing Barns and Free Stall Barns. Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving

Homework
8. Week Beef Cattle Buildings. Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving

Homework
9. Week Calf and Young Stock Buildings, Milking Center, Maternity Area, Hospital Area. Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving

Homework
10. Week Sheep Houses. Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving

Homework
11. Week Poultry Houses. Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving

Homework
12. Week Greenhouses and Mushroom Production Facilities. Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving

Homework
13. Week Machinery Storage, Grain Storage, Feed Storage, Fruit and Vegetable Storage Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving

Homework
14. Week Manure Management, Biogas Facilities, Framstead Water Supply and Sewage Disposal Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving

Homework

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
OLGUN, M. 2011. Tarımsal Yapılar (İkinci Baskı). Ankara Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayın No: 1577, Ders Kitabı:529, 445 s., Ankara.

ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 3
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 8 1
Homework 6 1
Midterm Exam 1 1.5
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 6
Final Exam 1 1.5
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 8
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
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