RESEARCH TECHNIQUES IN AGRICULTURE
- Course
- PSCT501 - RESEARCH TECHNIQUES IN AGRICULTURE
- Department
- Plant Sciences and Technologies - English - Master
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 0
- T+P+L
- 3 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- Prof. Dr. HALUK BALKAN
- Prerequisite
- -
- Keywords
- -
Course Description
This course brings computing solution to traditional practices and modern cocerns, sowing seeds and planting seedlings for a sustainable, constant food supply. The food supply shortage has been main cocern and the biggest problem in under-developed countries. Modelling flood patterns and predicting potential climates and microclimates through distincly modern topics such as pesticide leaching model and the impact of agricultural policy. All of these topics in this particular course deal with utilization of cutting-edge computational techniques of interest to both academics and practitional in agriculture, as well as computitaonal modelling researches such as split-plot and split-blog techniques, creating a referance practical significance.
RESEARCH TECHNIQUES IN AGRICULTURE
Evaluation Tools (Active Term)
| Item | Type | Weight (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Midterm Paper (Project Proposal) | Assignment | 30 |
| Final Paper (Literature Review paper publisha | Assignment | 50 |
| Powerpoint presentation of the final paper | Presentation | 20 |
| Total | 100 | |
Course outcomes
- 01 Assess suitable types of research
- 02 Plan and write an effective research proposal
- 03 Design and conduct a proper scientific research
- 04 Perform ethical research
- 05 Perform an effective literature survey
- 06 Assess data collection methods
- 07 Perform experiments and evaluate data
- 08 Report and present research results
Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction to course, processes |
| Week 2 | Research Methodology andesarch Process |
| Week 3 | Research Problem |
| Week 4 | Model Building & Variables and Their Types- |
| Week 5 | Research Proposal &Formulation of Hypothesis |
| Week 6 | Literature Survey & Plagiarism |
| Week 7 | Data Collection & Sampling |
| Week 8 | MIDTERM EXAMINATION |
| Week 9 | Writing a paper in Scientific Format |
| Week 10 | Presentations of results |
| Week 11 | Effective Technical Writing |
| Week 12 | Ethical issues in research & Collaboration in research |
| Week 13 | Student Presentations |
| Week 14 | Student Presentations |
| Week 15 | Not Scheduled inAcademic calender |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Dr. Pandey, Prabhat and Dr. Meenu Mishra Pandey, “ RESEARCH METHODOLOGY: TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES”, ISBN 978-606-93502-7-0, © Bridge Center, 2015
- 02 John W. CRESWELL, "Research Design", 4th Ed., Sage Publications Ltd.,2014.
- 03 Patrick DUNLEAVY, "Authoring a PhD:How to Plan, Draft, Write and Finish a Doctoral thesis or Dissertation", Palgrave Study Guides, 2003.
Learning Outcomes
No learning outcomes have been defined.
Program Outcomes
- PCST PÇ1: Develop and deepen knowledge acquired in plant science and technologies based on undergraduate level competencies.
- PCST PÇ2: Understand the interaction between plant science and technologies field and related disciplines.
- PCST PÇ3: Combine and interpret the theoretical and practical knowledge related to horticultural plants with the knowledge, data and findings obtained from different disciplines, to be able to create new knowledge and theories by synthesizing them by using the theoretical and practical knowledge related to horticultural plants in the field of expertise and supporting the current developments with quantitative and qualitative.
- PCST PÇ4: Solve problems by using research methods and solving cause and effect relationships.
- PCST PÇ5: Conduct a study requiring expertise on plant science and technologies independently.
- PCST PÇ6: Develop an analytical approach for solving unpredictable complex problems encountered in applications of plant science and technologies, to design the research process, to produce solutions by taking responsibility and to evaluate and defend the results obtained.
- PCST PÇ7: Lead the plant science and technologies in an environment that requires solving problems.
- PCST PÇ8: Access to resources related to plat science and technologies, benefiting from these resources and self-renewal.
- PCST PÇ9: Transfer his / her studies, developments in his / her field of expertise and research results using oral, written and visual tools.
- PCST PÇ10: Use advanced computer software and information and communication technologies as necessary in relation to plant science and technologies.
- PCST PÇ11: Collect data with scientific methods for solving problems related to plant science and technologies, to be able to control and interpret the collected data by taking into consideration the social, scientific and ethical values.
- PCST PÇ12: Utilize and explain integrated knowledge in plant science and technologies in interdisciplinary studies, communicate it effectively, and critically evaluate the conclusions drawn.
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