COURSE SYLLABUS

ORGANIC FARMING

1	Course Title:	ORGANIC FARMING
2	Course Code:	EBYS217
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Short Cycle
5	Year of Study:	2
6	Semester:	3
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. Mehmet Öz
16	Course Lecturers:	Meslek Yüksek Okulu Yönetim Kurullarının görevlendirdiği öğretim elemanları.
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	esenyigit@uludag.edu.tr 0224 613 3102 Uludağ Üniversitesi Mustafakemalpaşa Meslek Yüksekokulu Mustafakemalpaşa/BURSA
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To examine the economic and cultural characteristics of organic plant and animal production.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	Learning organic farming application, production and certification processes

Learning Outcomes:

1	Knows the meaning of the concept of organic farming;
2	Understands the difference of other agricultural of methods of organic farming;
3	Organic farming economies of the world and our country has learned;
4	Understands the importance of site selection in the growing of organic products;
5	Knows the importance of nutrients sources and crop rotation for growing organic products, ;
6	Knows the pesticides used in organic farming practices;
7	Understands the certification of organic products;
8	Learns the marketing of organic products;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The purpose of this course, examine the of organic farming concept
2	Principles of organic farming and differences from other agricultural branches, and situation in the world and our country of organic farming
3	Cultivation techniques in the organic agriculture (site selection, soil tillage, increasing of soil fertility and conservation)
4	Organic matter and nutrient sources (herbal wastes, green fertilizers, microorganisms, compost preparation) used in organic farming.
5	Rotation in the organic agriculture, rotation plans (basic principles of rotation, suitable examples of the rotation for field crops)
6	Agricultural struggle in the organic farming (basic principles)
7	Agricultural struggle in the organic farming (methods of passive protection)
8	Repetition of the course and midterm exam
9	Agricultural struggle in the organic farming (soil health, rotation, resistant varieties, mixed cropping, fertilization, weeds)
10	Harvest, classification, packaging and preservation of organic products
11	Marketing of Organic Products
12	Inspection and control of organic production
13	Certification of organic production
14	Discussion of organic farming problems

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	a.M. Zengin, 2007, Organik Tarım, Hasat Yayıncılık Ltd. Şti. İstanbul. b.İbrahim AK (Ed.) Ekolojik/Organik Tarım ve Çevre, 2008, Ekolojik Yaşam Derneği Yayınları No: 1, Bursa c. Prof.Dr. Celal ER- Prof.Dr. Dilek BAŞALMA Organik Tarımdaki Gelişmeler, 2013 , Nobel Yayınları
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

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High