1	Course Title:	COMPOSTING
2	Course Code:	TPR3920PDS
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	3
6	Semester:	6
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	3
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	No
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. HALUK BAŞAR
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	E posta: bhaluk@uludag.edu.tr Telefon: 0 224 294 15 33 Adres: Uludağ Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Toprak Bilimi ve Bitki Besleme Bölümü 16059 Görükle/Nilüfer/BURSA
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To learn how to prepare compost from various organic matter
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	Contribution to composting and applications.

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Learning Outcomes:

1 To know benefits of compost in soil fertility and plant production; 2 To know sources of organic matter and their specifications suitable for composting; 3 To know factors affecting composting; 4 To implement methods in composting; 5 To have ability compost application to soils.; 6 To know properties of composting plants in different scale; 7 To evaluate interactions between compost and environment;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Benifits of compost
2	Phases in compost formation, definition and specifications of compost, decompositon of organin matter, organisms participating into composting
3	Compost and plant health, effect of compost on plant nutrition, effect of compost on availability of micro nutrients
4	Significance of manure in composting, sources of valuable organic matter in composting, role of N in composting
5	Properties of various organic matters suitable for composting
6	Different types of manures suitably composting and their specifications.
7	VCD presentation
8	Composting methods, effects of conditions around on composting, treatments to have appropriate microbal population in composting
9	Description of Cal. Univ. Methods, principles of city and garden composting
10	General evaluation. Midterm exam
11	VCD presentation II and III
12	Structure types in composting, advantages and disadvantages of cage and box type composting, demonstration of commercial composting equipments
13	Tools for composting and their aim of usage, alternative tools or equipments for composting, maturity determination of compost, application to various kinds of plants, preparation of compost tea
14	Composting methods in large scale plants, significance of composting in sustainable agricultural activities, commercial approaches to composting, physical and chemical properties of compost produced from different compost plants, Application possibilities of urban and industrial wastes, Effect of compost on public health

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Kompost Yapım Tekniği. H.Başar. Ders Notları (Basılmamış).2007. References The Science of Composting. E. Epstein. Techornic Publication, pp. 487. Lancaster, USA, 1977. Compost Utilization in Horticultural Cropping Systems. P.J. Stoffella and B.A. Kahn. Lewis Publishers (CRS Pres LLC). Boca Raton, Florida, 2001. The Rodale of book of Composting. D.L.Martin and G.Gershuny. Rodale Press. Pp. 278. Pennsylvania, USA,1992. The Complete Book of Composting. J.I. Rodale. Rodale Boks, Inc. Emmaus, Pena, USA, 1975.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	20
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	1	20
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	Measurementand evaluation techniques used in the course is final exam.
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	2	28
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	14	2	28
Homeworks, Performances	1	15	15
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	1	8	8
Midtermexams	1	5	5
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	10	10
Total WorkLoad			94
Total workload/ 30 hr			3,13
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 LO1 5 5 5 5 1 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 0 LO2 5 5 5 5 1 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 0 LO3 5 5 5 5 1 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 0 LO4 5 5 5 5 1 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 0 LO5 5 5 5 5 1 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 0 LO6 5 5 5 5 1 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 0 LO7 5 5 5 5 1 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 0

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High