Information Package & Course Catalogue
| 1 | Course Title: | SOILS OF TURKEY |
| 2 | Course Code: | TPR4910-Z |
| 3 | Type of Course: | Compulsory |
| 4 | Level of Course: | First Cycle |
| 5 | Year of Study: | 4 |
| 6 | Semester: | 8 |
| 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: | Doç. Dr. GÖKHAN ÖZSOY |
| 16 | Course Lecturers: | |
| 17 | Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator: |
Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi, Ziraat Fakültesi, Toprak Bilimi ve Bitki Besleme Bölümü 16059 Görükle Kampüsü, Nilüfer/Bursa Tel: 0-224-2941538 E-posta: ozsoyg@uludag.edu.tr |
| 18 | Website: | |
| 19 | Objective of the Course: | To introduce the characteristics of Turkey’s natural environment and soil groups developed in the regions. Properties of soil classes. Provide detail information on the soil potential of Turkey and Bursa region: soil problems and solutions. |
| 20 | Contribution of the Course to Professional Development | Understands the characteristics of soil types in Turkey. Understands the climate-vegetation-soil relationship in the process of soil formation. Understands soil problems and solution suggestions. |
| 21 | Learning Outcomes: |
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| 22 | Course Content: |
| Week | Theoretical | Practical |
| 1 | Earth's formation, geological times, main rock groups | |
| 2 | Turkey's geographic location, geology and lithology, Geomorphology of Turkey | |
| 3 | Climatic conditions and natural vegetation of Turkey, Soil moisture regime and classes, Soil temperature regime and classes | |
| 4 | Soil formation and soil forming factors | |
| 5 | Soil classification and soil classification systems used in Turkey | |
| 6 | Major soil groups in Turkey, reading existing soil maps | |
| 7 | The features of zonal, intrazonal and azonal soil groups | |
| 8 | Soil Taxonomy, Taxonomic classification stages | |
| 9 | Examples of interpretation of large soil groups according to soil taxonomy in soil maps and reports | |
| 10 | Soil great groups of Turkey equivalent in Soil Taxonomy | |
| 11 | Entisols, Vertisols, Inceptisols and Aridisols: general characteristics and distribution in Turkey | |
| 12 | Mollisols, Andisols, Alfisols and Spodosols: general characteristics and distribution in Turkey | |
| 13 | Ultisols, Oxisols, Histosols and Gelisols: general characteristics and distribution in Turkey | |
| 14 | Turkey’s land capabilities and land usage, Main problems of soils that restricting agricultural production in Turkey |
| 23 | Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials: |
Özsoy, G. 2012. Türkiye toprakları ders sunum notları (cource notes). Bursa ili Arazi varlığı raporu ve toprak haritası. Türkiye Havza raporları, örnek profil açıklamaları. Dinç, U., Şenol, S., Kapur, S., Cangir, C., Atalay, İ. 1999. Türkiye Toprakları, 2.baskı. Çukurova Üniversitesi, Ziraat Fakültesi Genel Yayın No: 51, Ders Kitapları Yayın No:A-12, Adana.243s. Soil Survey Staff 2010. Keys to Soil Taxonomy. 11th edn. USDA-NRCS. US Government Printing Office, Washington DC, USA, 346 p. Cangir, C. 1991. Toprak Bilgisi. Trakya Üniversitesi, Tekirdağ Ziraat Fakültesi, Yay No:116, Ders Kitabı No:5, Tekirdağ.178s. Atalay, İ. 2006. Toprak Oluşumu, sınıflandırılması ve coğrafyası, 3.baskı. Meta basım matbacılık, İzmir. 584s. |
| 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 | Active attendance to class is important. Final evaluation is done with relative evaluation approach. | |
| Information | Active attendance to class is important and may positively affect the final grade. Final evaluation is done with relative evaluation approach (vize %20, Homework %20, Final %60). | |
| 25 | 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 | 1 | 14 |
| Homeworks, Performances | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Projects | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field Studies | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| Midtermexams | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final Exams | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Total WorkLoad | 92 | ||
| Total workload/ 30 hr | 3,07 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 3 |
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| LO: Learning Objectives | PQ: Program Qualifications |
| Contribution Level: | 1 Very Low | 2 Low | 3 Medium | 4 High | 5 Very High |