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Course Title	Code	Semester	Laboratory+Practice (Hour)	Pool	Type	ECTS
Research Technics in Soil Sciences	OR1524	FALL-SPRING	3+1		E	6

Learning Outcomes	1-Makes soil and litter sampling. 2-Prepares and analyzes soil and litter samples for analysis. 3-Interprets and reports analysis results.

ECTS / WORKLOAD

Activity	Percentage (100)	Number	Time (Hours)	Total Workload (hours)
Course Duration (Weeks x Course Hours)		14	3	42
Classroom study (Pre-study, practice)		14	2	28
Assignments	10	3	10	30
Short-Term Exams (exam + preparation)	0	0	0	0
Midterm exams (exam + preparation)	20	1	20	20
Project	20	1	25	25
Laboratory	10	1	10	10
Final exam (exam + preparation)	30	1	25	25
	10	10	1	10
Total Workload (hours)				190
Total Workload (hours) / 30 (s)				6,33 ---- (6)
ECTS Credit				6

Course Content

Week	Topics	Study Metarials
1	Soil variability	R1. Chapter 18
2	Basic soil physical properties	R1. Chapter 3 Pages 95-110 R5. Chapter 4 Pages 95-110
3	Basic soil chemical properties	R1. Chapter 3 Pages 110-122 R5. Chapter 5 Pages 87-115
4	Basic soil biological properties	R1. Chapter 3 Pages 122-140 R5. Chapter 4 Pages 118-137
5	Soil sampling methods	R1.Chapter 1 R3. Chapter 5 Pages 549-560
6	Plant litter sampling methods	R2.
7	Introducing devices used in laboratories and laboratories	Laboratory work
8	Field Study: Definition and sampling of soil profile	Preparations for field work
9	Making some analyzes of basic soil physical properties and calculating the results	Laboratory work
10	Making some chemical analyzes of basic soil physical properties and calculating the results	Laboratory work
11	Construction of some biological analyzes of basic soil physical properties and calculation of results	Laboratory work
12	Evaluation and interpretation of analysis results	R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 books are used to make interpretations.
13	Reporting analysis results	R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 books are used to make interpretations.
14	Homework Presentations	Preparationof the Presentation

Prerequisites	-
Language of Instruction	Turkish
Responsible	Assist. Prof. Dr. Ebru GÜL
Instructors	1-)Doktor Öğretim Üyesi Ebru Gül
Assistants	Assist. Prof. Dr. Ebru GÜL
Resources	R1. Erşahin, S., Öztaş, T., Namlı, A, Karahan, G. 2015. Toprak Amenajmanı, Gazi Kitapevi, Ankara. R2. Karaöz, Ö., 1992. Yaprak ve ölü örtü analiz yöntemleri, İÜ Orman Fakültesi Dergisi, Seri B, Cilt 42, Sayı 1-2, 57-71. R3. Carter, M.R. and Gregorich, E.G., 2008. Soil Sampling and Methods of Analysis, Second Edition, Canadian Society of Soil Science, CRC Press. R4. Pansu, M., Gautheyrou, J. 2006. Handbook of Soil Analysis: Mineralogical, Organic and Inorganic Methods. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag. R5. Fisher, R.F. and Binklry, D. 2000. Ecology and Management of Forest Soils, Third Edition, John Wiley and Son, United State of America.
Supplementary Book	-
Goals	Soil variability, soil sampling methods and identification of soil morphological properties on soil profile.
Content	Soil variability, Basic soil physical properties, Basic soil chemical properties, Basic soil biological properties Soil sampling methods, Plant litter sampling methods, Introducing devices used in laboratories and laboratories, Land Study: Definition and sampling of soil profile, Making some analyzes of basic soil physical properties and calculating the results, Making some chemical analyzes of basic soil physical properties and calculating the results, Construction of some biological analyzes of basic soil physical properties and calculation of results, Evaluation and interpretation of analysis results, Reporting analysis results

Program Learning Outcomes

	Program Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1	Must learn the methods of both improving the basic sciences and engineering knowledge and obtaining new knowledges at a level of expertise	-
2	Must be able to design, develop, and apply methods and experiments at advanced level to solve forestry problems, and analyses and interpret their results	5
3	Must be able to provide solutions for the country?s forestry and environmental problems by considering global, public and ecosystem conditions	5
4	Must be able to setup interdisciplinary approach to reach an advanced solution for forestry problems	-
5	Must be able to act in an advanced level of professional ethics and responsibility during the identification and resolution of problems encountered in forestry	5
6	Must be able to do the task in a single or multi-disciplinary working groups, and be able to show effective communication	-
7	Must have the ability to effective use of both information technologies and a foreign language at an advanced level	4
8	Must be able to describe, foresee and solve the current problems in the fields of forestry and other related problems at advanced level brought by current global developments	-
9	Must be able to use the tools and techniques required for forestry applications at an advanced level	-
10	Must be able to think, interpret, analyse and synthesize forestry practices at an advanced level by using a three dimensional perspective	-
11	Must be able to research and survey any kinds of natural resources and event, and write advanced reliable reports by using the achieved findings	-
12	Must be able to understand the necessity of life-long learning at an advanced level, and to be able to use the methods that keeps obtained knowledge up date	5

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