1	Course Title:	EPIDEMIOLOGY OF PLANT DISEASES
2	Course Code:	BTK3612PDS
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	3
6	Semester:	6
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:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Doç.Dr. HİMMET TEZCAN
16	Course Lecturers:	-
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	himmett@uludag.edu.tr 0224.2941573 Uludağ Üniversitesi, Ziraat Fakültesi, Bitki Koruma Bölümü, 16059 Görükle, Bursa
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The objective of this course is to explain the disease occurrence in plants, and to explain the factors that caused it under what circumstances epidemics may occur.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

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Learning Outcomes:

1 To have knowledge of the historical development of Plant Diseases’ Epidemiology; 2 To further interpret the causes of the epidemic;; 3 To explain the causes of epidemics due to host plant; 4 To explain the causes of epidemics due to pathogen; 5 To explain the causes of epidemics due to environmental conditions; 6 To determine methods for control ling epidemics; 7 To learn the use of chemical and biological control in regulating epidemics; 8 To gain the ability to benefit from forecasting and early warning models;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction to plant disease epidemiology
2	Host factors that affect development of epidemics
3	Pathogens factors that affect development of epidemics
4	Environmental factors that affect development of epidemics
5	Effect of human cultural practices and control measures
6	Measurement of plant disease
7	The Structure of epidemics
8	Development of epidemics
9	Modeling of plant disease epidemics
10	Repeating courses and midterm exam
11	Forecasting plant disease epidemics
12	Forecasts based on weather conditions favoring development of secondary inoculum
13	Forecasts based on amounts of initial and secondary inoculum
14	Farmer-warning systems

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Zadoks, J.C. and R.D. Schein, 1979. Epidemiology and Plant Disease Management. Oxford University Press.Inc. 427. Agrios, G. N. 1997. Plant Pathology. Academic Press Lim.California.USA. 635 p. Erdiller, G., 1992. Bitki Hastalıkları Epidemiyolojisi. Ankara Üniversitesi, Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları: 1258, Ders Kitabı: 361. 264 s. Biçici, M. 1993. Bitki Hastalıkları Epidemiyolojisi. Ç.Ü.Ziraat Fakültesi Genel Yayın No: 60 Ders Kitabı Yayın No: 14.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	30
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	1	10
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
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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	0	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	1	12	12
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	20	20
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	30	30
Total WorkLoad			90
Total workload/ 30 hr			3
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 PQ13 LO1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO5 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO6 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO7 0 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO8 0 2 2 0 4 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High