COURSE SYLLABUS

SEEDLING AND SAPLING

1	Course Title:	SEEDLING AND SAPLING
2	Course Code:	BTKS218
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:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Öğr. Gör. Dr. HÜSEYIN CAN ALPSOY
16	Course Lecturers:	Meslek Yüksekokulları Yönetim Kurullarının görevlendirdiği öğretim elemanları
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Dr. Hüseyin Can Alpsoy hcan@uludag.edu.tr 02247736042
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	Training technical personnel who are conscious about the current situation of our country in raising seedlings and transplants; problems encountered and possible solutions ; future prospects
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	The course will enable the student to gain experience with diseases and pest problems encountered during seedling and sapling growing.

Learning Outcomes:

1	Learning the concepts of transplant and seedling and being able to raise them;
2	Getting information about the importance of raising seedlings, substrates used in seedling production and their features;
3	Comprehending the importance and advantages of using grafted seedlings in vegetable growing;
4	Learning and applying the seeedling production techniques;
5	Perceiving the points to be considered when establishing a nursery;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The aim and importance of raising transplants and seedlings	Introduction of seedling raising areas and seedling containers
2	Overall appearance of seedling production sector in our country	Excursion to little seedling raising facilities in the vicinity
3	The importance of seed source in seedling production	Introducing the seeds of some herbaceous plants.
4	Substrates used in seedling production and their features Modern seedling production facilities	Demonstrating the substrates used in seedling production (peat, vermiculite, etc.)
5	Use of grafted seedlings in vegetable growing	Sowing seeds of some vegetables with the aim of obtaining seedlings.
6	Use of grafted seedlings in vegetable growing	Monitoring the emergence in the seeds sown.
7	Modern seedling production facilities	Excursion to modern seedling raising facilities.
8	Modern seedling production facilities	Transplanting the seedlings developed from seeds.
9	Current situation of seedling production in our country	Preparation of small-scale transplant raising sites.
10	Problems of seedling producers	Excursion to managements raising the transpalnts of fruit species and ornamentals.
11	Transplant and seedling production techniques	Sowing seeds or taking cuttings in order to raise certain transplants
12	Determination of the aim and type of study in a nursery management	Budding or grafting some rootstocks for obtaining grafted seedlings.
13	Points to be considered when establishing a nursery	Implementing the necessary cultural practices on the plants obtained in practical studies.
14	Points to be considered when establishing a nursery	Monitoring the transplants developing from seeds or cuttings, controlling the buddings for bud-take.

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Ürgenç, S., 1998. Ağaç ve Süs Bitkileri Fidanlık ve Yetiştirme Tekniği. İstanbul Üniversitesi Orman Fakültesi Yayınları, Rektörlük No: 3395, Fakülte No: 442, ISBN, 975-404-445-7, İstanbul.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	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	Measurement and evaluation is carried out according to the principles of Bursa Uludağ University associate and undergraduate education regulation.
Information	Results are determined with the letter grade determined by the student automation system.

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	1	14
Practicals/Labs	14	2	28
Self Study and Preparation	0	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0	0
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	18	18
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	24	24
Total WorkLoad			84
Total workload/ 30 hr			2,8
ECTS Credit of the Course			3

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

	PQ1	PQ2	PQ3	PQ4	PQ5	PQ6	PQ7	PQ8	PQ9	PQ10
LO1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3
LO2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3
LO3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3
LO4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3
LO5	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High