PRECISE AGRICULTURE PRACTICES

STG529

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;

Have knowledge about precision agriculture and its applications.
Have knowledge about precision agricultural machinery.
Learn the concepts of GPS and GIS and its relationship with precision agriculture.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

none

Course Description

In this course, the students will learn precise agriculture technologies and strategies that are a new approach to agricultural production

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	1 Basic concepts in precision agriculture applications
2^nd Week	2 Precision farming advantages and disadvantages
3^rd Week	3 Precision farming in developed countries
4^th Week	4 Precision farming practices in Turkey
5^th Week	5 Global positioning system (GPS)
6^th Week	6 Geographic information systems (GIS)
7^th Week	7 Yield mapping in precision farming applications
8^th Week	8 Midterm
9^th Week	9 Fertilizer applications in precision agriculture
10^th Week	10 Precision technologies in agricultural machinery
11^th Week	11 Economic and environmental assessment I
12^th Week	12 Economic and environmental assessment II
13^th Week	13 The relationship between precision agriculture and quality
14^th Week	14 The future of precision agriculture
15^th Week

Recommended or Required Reading

Hassas Uygulamalı Tarım Teknolojisi, Prof. Dr. Vahit KİRİŞÇİ, Nobel Yayınları

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Total(%)		40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		60
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz	1	15	15
Individual or group work	1	25	25
Preparation for Final exam	1	80	80
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	65	65
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	3	3
Homework	1	18	18
Presentation (including preperation)	1	50	50
Total Work Load			300
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			10
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)