1	Course Title:	SEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
2	Course Code:	PSBS430
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):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	English
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Dr. Ögr. Üyesi PAKİZE ÖZLEM KURT POLAT
16	Course Lecturers:	Meslek Yüksekokulları Yönetim Kurullarının görevlendirdiği öğretim elemanları.
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi P. Özlem KURT ozlemkurt@uludag.edu.tr BUÜ Teknik Bil. MYO
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	Seed, which is the genetic production material; In addition to teaching physiology, technology and the basic principles of seed production, it also aims to teach the legal regulations within the framework of seed and the importance of seeds in protecting genetic resources.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	Provides general information about seed production techniques.

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Learning Outcomes:

1 Introduction of seeds; 2 Vegetative and generative production techniques; 3 Explaning Seed parts ; 4 Dormansi; 5 Seeds germination test; 6 Hybrid seed; 7 Genetic Resources; 8 Standards for propagation, collection and storage of seeds; 9 Seed production and distribution;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Seed production data in Türkiye and the world
2	Meaning of seedling
3	Seed biology and morphology
4	The importance of using seeds as a genetic source
5	Vegetative and generative production methods
6	Dormancy in seeds
7	Dormancy in seedling
8	Germination tests
9	Evaluation of the results of viability tests applied to seeds
10	Different types of seeds
11	The importance of seeds in protecting national genetic resources.
12	Seed production and collection techniques
13	Storage of seeds
14	Seed production and distribution

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Seed Technology. Prof. Dr. Sezen SEHİRALİ. Trakya Üniversitesi. 1998.
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	Midterm and 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	12	2	24
Homeworks, Performances	0	2	24
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	4	4
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	3	3
Total WorkLoad			83
Total workload/ 30 hr			2,77
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 LO1 4 3 3 4 4 5 4 4 3 3 3 4 LO2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 3 5 3 4 LO3 4 5 5 4 3 3 4 5 4 4 4 4 LO4 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 4 3 3 3 4 LO5 4 3 4 4 3 3 4 5 5 3 4 4 LO6 3 3 4 3 3 5 5 3 3 4 4 3 LO7 3 5 4 4 3 3 4 3 4 3 3 3 LO8 5 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 LO9 4 4 4 3 5 3 5 5 3 4 4 3

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High