AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE AND EFFECTS

STG504

Course Code: STG504
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Learns The introduction of evergreen trees and shrubs used outdoors, their ecological demands and usage areas.
Knows the stages of landscape design process.
Can create balanced landscape design ideas with ecological data and suitable for the requirements.
Learns the planning of qualified agricultural landscape spaces that are integrated with the natural and cultural environment and that are well functioning.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

The change of landscape characters in the soils used for agriculture, the factors of landscaping, the facts that decrease or increase the landscape value, planning principles in landscape areas will be thought in the concept this course.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	1 General description of agricultural lendscape
2^nd Week	2 Definition of the concepts of environment, nature and landscape and their relationship with each other
3^rd Week	3 Ecological factors
4^th Week	4 The relationship of agriculture to landscape architecture
5^th Week	5 Importance and functions of plant materials in landscape
6^th Week	6 Basic concepts of ecology in terms of landscape architecture
7^th Week	7 Importance and functions of trees in landscape
8^th Week	8 Midterm
9^th Week	9 The cycle of matter and energy in an ecosystem I
10^th Week	10 The cycle of matter and energy in an ecosystem II
11^th Week	11 Introduction of functional and aesthetic properties of plants
12^th Week	12 Explanation of the size and color characteristics of plants
13^th Week	13 Grouping of plants according to size feature
14^th Week	14 Grouping of plants according to tissue characteristics
15^th Week

Recommended or Required Reading

Globalisation and Agricultural Landscapes: Change Patterns and Policy trends in Developed Countries, Eds: Jorgen Primdahl, Simon Swaffield, Cambridge University Press, 2012.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Face To face

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	30
Assignment	1	5
Quiz	1	5
Attendance	1	5
Total(%)		45
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		45
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		55
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz	1	20	20
Individual or group work	1	20	20
Preparation for Final exam	1	70	70
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	51	51
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	3	3
Homework	2	46	92
Total Work Load			300
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			10
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
K1	X
K2
K3	X	X	X	X
K4		X	X	X
K5
K6				X
K7				X