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COURSE SYLLABUS
GROUND COVER PLANTS
1 Course Title: GROUND COVER PLANTS
2 Course Code: SBYS408
3 Type of Course: Optional
4 Level of Course: Short Cycle
5 Year of Study: 2
6 Semester: 4
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: Öğr. Gör. Dr. YILMAZ DORUK
16 Course Lecturers: Öğr.Gör.Dr.Yılmaz DORUK
17 Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator: yzdoruk@uludag.edu.tr, 02242942374, U.Ü.Teknik Bilimler Meslek Yüksekokulu B Blok-Görükle Kampüsü/Bursa
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19 Objective of the Course: To introduce and teach the botanical, physiological and agronomical aspects of widely used grasses and cover crops for turf production and soil concervation projects. To let the students to gain the ability to decide how to benefit from genus, species and cultivars. To equip them with the information of growing and application production techniques of different grass genus and cover crops.
20 Contribution of the Course to Professional Development
21 Learning Outcomes:
1 To comprehend the value of grasses and cover crops activities in a sustainable environment and agricultural production.;
2 To know characteristics of Warm and Cool Climate species and approve species.;
3 To choose suitable species in Landscape Studies and to make suitable grass mixture.;
4 To make preparation of soil and ground at he stage of System of Grass Areas. To plant grass and after that to conduct restoration efforts;
5 Making students able to understand Sedum, Carpobrotus, Cerastium, Alyssum, Armeria, Sempervivum , Arenaria, Hypericum,and Potentilla genus, their identify , ecological requirements,general characteristics and production techniques. ;
6 Making students able to understand Ajuga , Convallaria , Chamaemelum, Verbena, Hedera , Gazania, Veronica, Viola , Vinca, Hosta, Liriope, Mahonia and Euonymus genus, their identify , ecological requirements,general characteristics and production techniques. ;
22 Course Content:
Week Theoretical Practical
1 Importance, content and introduction - Identify of grass seeds
2 Importance of turf grasses and cover crop in a sustainable environment - Land and soil preparation on site
3 The fundamental biological and morphological aspects of turf and cover crops grasses - grass mixtures ,Mixing special preparation techniques
4 General Growing technique, seeding, transplanting and maintenance procedures of turf and gasses and cover crops - Grass land design with seeds
5 Cool-season turf grasses, examples and usage - Grass diseases,Irrigation and fertilization techniques
6 Warm-season turf grasses, examples and usage Cool-season cover crops (soil concervation crops) - Introduction of Sedum, Carpobrotus, Cerastium, Alyssum and Armeria genus
7 Introduction and general characteristics of Hedera , Gazania, Veronica and Viola genus - Introduction of Ajuga , Convallaria , Chamaemelum and Verbena genus
8 Course review and Mid-term exam - Introduction of Hedera , Gazania, Veronica and Viola genus
9 Introduction and general characteristics of Vinca, Hosta, Liriope, Mahonia and Euonymus genus -Application to mowing in lawn areas
10 Introduction and general characteristics of Juniperus, Thymus and Pachysandra genus -Application to aeration in lawn areas
11 Introduction and general characteristics of Cotoneaster ,Abelia, Pittosporum and Dichondra genus - Introduction of Vinca, Hosta, Liriope, Mahonia and Euonymus genus
12 Mid-term exam and introduction and general characteristics of Ajuga , Convallaria , Chamaemelum and Verbena genus - Introduction of Juniperus, Thymus and Pachysandra genus
13 Introduction and general characteristics of Sempervivum , Arenaria, Hypericum and Potentilla genus - Introduction of Cotoneaster ,Abelia, Pittosporum and Dichondra genus
14 Introduction and general characteristics of Sedum, Carpobrotus, Cerastium, Alyssum and Armeria genus - Introduction of Sempervivum , Arenaria, Hypericum and Potentilla genus
23 Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials: • Yücel,E. 2004. Çiçekler ve Yerörtücüler. İkinci Baskı.Eskişehir.ISBN 975-93746-1-7 , 359 s.
• Çelem, H. 1983. Yer Örtücü Bitkiler Ders Notları-AÜZF Peyzaj Mimarlığı.
• Ceylan , G.1999. Dış Mekan Süs Bitkileri ve Peyzajda Kullanımları –Flora Yayınları-İstanbul
• Süs Bitkileri.1996. Mengüç,A. Anadolu Üniversitesi, Açıköğretim Fakültesi Yayınları.Eskişehir.
• Lisa, F. At. All. (Editors) 1999. Botanica. 997 p.
• Gordon, C. 1992. Trees and Shrubs for Temperate Climates.
• Uluocak, N., 1994. Yerörtücü Bitkiler Ders Kitabı.i:Ü. Orman Fakültesi Havza Amenajman Anabilim Dalı,330s, İstanbul.
• Avcıoğlu, R., 1997. Çim Tekniği Yeşil Alanların Ekimi, Dikimi ve Bakımı. Ege Üniversitesi Matbaası, 271s., İzmir.
• Erdem, Ü., 1986. Çim Alanlar, Çim Alan Planlama ve Uygulama Tekniği. Milli Eğitim Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı Beden Terbiyesi ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü Yayınları, İzmir, 12 s.
• Uzun, G., 1992. Peyzaj Mimarlığında Çim ve Spor Alanları Yapımı. Çukurova Ziraat Fakültesi Yardımcı Ders Kitabı No. 20, 1-170s., Adana.

24 Assesment
TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES NUMBER PERCENT
Midterm Exam 2 40
Quiz 0 0
Homeworks, Performances 0 0
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
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25 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 2 28
Homeworks, Performances 0 0 0
Projects 0 0 0
Field Studies 0 0 0
Midtermexams 2 6 12
Others 0 0 0
Final Exams 1 10 10
Total WorkLoad 92
Total workload/ 30 hr 3,07
ECTS Credit of the Course 3
26 CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 PQ10 PQ11 PQ12 PQ13 PQ14 PQ15 PQ16
LO1 1 2 0 0 5 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LO2 1 2 0 0 5 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LO3 1 2 0 0 5 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LO4 1 2 0 0 5 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LO5 1 2 0 0 5 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LO6 1 2 0 0 5 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LO: Learning Objectives PQ: Program Qualifications
Contribution Level: 1 Very Low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
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