COURSE SYLLABUS

PLANT PROTECTION

1	Course Title:	PLANT PROTECTION
2	Course Code:	GBUP114
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	Short Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	2
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	3
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	1
9	Practice (hour/week) :	2
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	-
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Doç.Dr. NABİ ALPER KUMRAL
16	Course Lecturers:	Doç. Dr. Himmet TEZCAN
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	akumral@uludag.edu.tr Uludağ Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Bitki Koruma Bölümü 16059-Görükle/BURSA Tel. 0(224) 294 15 76
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	Aim of the course is to give general information about harmful pests and diseases on plants and explain the importance, general principles and applications of plant protection.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	Learning basic concepts about plant diseases and weeds;
2	Learning symptoms and taxonomy of plant diseases;
3	Distinguishing symptoms and morphologic differences of fungi, bacteria and virus on plant.;
4	Recognizing general plant diseases in agricultural production.;
5	Knowing control methods for plant diseases and weeds.;
6	Knowing morphologic characteristics and anatomy of arthropod pests, distinguishing general differences of insect orders.;
7	Knowing internal and external anatomic structures, physiologies, life and development of insects.;
8	Recognizing and distinguishing damage of arthropod pests on plants.;
9	Understanding economic aspects of pest control.;
10	Knowing cultural, physical, mechanical, biological, biotechnical, and chemical control methods for insects.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Definition of phytopathology, concept and phases of plant diseases	Slideshow
2	Classification of plant disease symptoms	Slideshow, sampling and classification.
3	Classification of plant diseases.	Field sampling and classification.
4	Disease phases, general features and symptoms of viral and bacterial diseases.	Examining bacterial and viral disease symptoms.
5	General features and classification of fungi.	Examining symptoms of fungal diseases.
6	Disease pathology and epidemiology.	Slideshow.
7	Control methods for diseases and weeds.	Description of important weeds and application samples.
8	Repeating courses and midterm exam	Evaluation of exams.
9	General features of insects, their benefits and hazards, structure of external body, morphology, structure of head, antenna and mouth types.	Slideshow, examination of museum samples.
10	Sections of thorax, leg types, structure of wing, extensions of abdomen and their function.	Slideshow, examination of museum samples.
11	Anatomy of insects, structure of internal body, muscle, digestion, circulatory, excretory and reproductive systems, function of sensory systems and their function.	Slideshow, examination of museum samples.
12	Reproduction, development, metamorphosis in insects and insect ecology.	Slide and video show.
13	Cultural, physical, mechanical, biological, biotechnical and chemical methods in pest control.	Field work, sample application methods.
14	Classification of insects, insect orders and general features.	Field work, examination of museum samples and classification.

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Agrıos, G.N. 2005. Plant Pathology Baykal, N., 1995. Fitopatoloji. Uludağ Üniversitesi Basımevi.( ISBN-975-7657-59-X ). 368 s Kansu, İ. A., 1994. Genel Entomoloji, Kıvanç Basımevi, Ankara, 424s.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	30
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	1	10
Final Exam	1	60
Total	3	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	1	14
Practicals/Labs	14	2	28
Self Study and Preparation	14	1	14
Homeworks, Performances	1	10	10
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	10	10
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	15	15
Total WorkLoad			91
Total workload/ 30 hr			3,03
ECTS Credit of the Course			3

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

	PQ2	PQ4	PQ5	PQ6
LO1	0	5	0	0
LO2	0	5	0	0
LO3	0	5	0	0
LO4	0	5	0	0
LO5	3	5	3	3
LO6	0	5	0	0
LO7	0	5	0	0
LO8	0	5	0	0
LO9	0	5	0	0
LO10	3	5	3	3

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High