1	Course Title:	VERMICOMPOSTING
2	Course Code:	TOP5969
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Second Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	1
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
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:	Prof. Dr. Haluk BAŞAR
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	bhaluk@uludag.edu.tr, 0224 2941533 U.Ü. Ziraat Fakültesi Toprak Bilimi ve Bitki Besleme Bölümü Nilüfer - BURSA
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To learn basic principles of vermicompost and how to prepare vermicompost from various organic matters
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	Contribution to vermicompost production and application.

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Learning Outcomes:

1 To know basic principles of vermicomposting; 2 To know earthworms used in vermicomposting; 3 To know quality parameters of vermicompost; 4 To know how to prepare vermicompost tea; 5 To know how to prepare vermicompost from various organic wastes; 6 To know effects of vermicompost soil fertility and crop production;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction to Vermicomposting and basic concepts
2	Differences between vermicomposting and aerobic composting
3	Earthworms used in vermicompost
4	Necessary conditions for vermicompost production
5	Physical, chemical and biological quality properties of vermicompost
6	Methods of vermicompost production
7	Harvest of earthworms in vermicomposting
8	Production of vermicompost tea
9	Use of vermicompost against to soil borne diseases and plant diseases.
10	Production of vermicompost from agricultural, household and industrial wastes
11	Significance of vermicompost as an organic matter
12	Effects of vermicompost in crop production
13	The conditions considered in planning of vermicompost production
14	Importance of vermicompost in agriculture and general evaluation

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1. Vermikompost (Solucan Gübresi) Çalıştayı El Kitabı. TC Kayseri Valiliği İl Gıda Tarım ve Hayvancılık Müdürlüğü. Kayseri – 2016. 2. Biology of Earthworms, 2011. In: Karaca, A. (Ed.). Soil Biology, Springer-Verlag Berlin, Heidelberg. ISBN: 978-3-642-14635-0. P.316. 3. Management of Organic Waste, 2012. In: Kumar, S. and Bharti, A. (Eds.). InTech, Rijeka, Croatia. ISBN: 978-953-307-925-7. P.198. 4. Microbes at Work: From Wastes to Resources, 2009. In: Insam, H., Franke-Whittle, I. and Goberna, M. (Eds). Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg. ISBN: 978-3-642-04042-9. P.329.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	100
Total	1	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		0
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		100
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	Measurementand evaluation techniques used in the course is final exam.
Information	One final exam will be conducted.

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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	3	42
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	14	6	84
Homeworks, Performances	0	0	0
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	2	8	16
Midtermexams	0	0	0
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	35	35
Total WorkLoad			177
Total workload/ 30 hr			5,9
ECTS Credit of the Course			6

26	CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 PQ10 PQ11 PQ12 PQ13 LO1 4 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO5 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO6 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 3 3 3 0 0

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High