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| Unit | FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE |
| PEDOLOGY AND PLANT FEEDING PR. | |
| Code | BBT202 |
| Name | Agricultural Economy |
| Term | 2018-2019 Academic Year |
| Semester | 4. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 3 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | C Compulsory |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. DİLEK BOSTAN BUDAK |
| Course Instructor |
Prof. Dr. DİLEK BOSTAN BUDAK
(Bahar)
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
To apply basic principles of economics to the problems encountered in agriculture and find solutions to these problems; to evaluate and assess the annual results of agricultural activities in an enterprise and farm.
Course Content
Basic issues and concepts in agricultural economics; development process of agriculture; characteristics of agricultural sector and its goods; agriculture and economic development; current status of agricultural sector in Turkey and in the world; main economic concepts and principles in agricultural economics; agricultural production factors and their characteristics; annual activity report analysis of a farm; balance sheet preparation and analysis; farm management; agricultural marketing; agricultural and food policies; agricultural organizations and cooperatives;
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Recognize distinctive basic characteristics of agricultural production |
| LO02 | Explain the role of agricultural sector in national economy, its interactions with other sectors and its contributions to economic development |
| LO03 | Defends ideas based on economic principles regarding problems encountered in the agricultural sector using the basic concepts and tools of economics. |
| LO04 | Define the major criteria used in evaluating annual activity reports of agricultural enterprises. |
| LO05 | Explain the stages of agricultural commodities throughout the process of passing from farm to consumers, interrelations of these stages and basic effective factors of these |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | - | Has basic knowledge generally in Agricultural Sciences and specifically in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition | 0 |
| PLO02 | - | Gains basic information about the principles of the intended use of soils | 0 |
| PLO03 | - | Understands the principles of ecological farming in point of sustainable and ecological farming | 0 |
| PLO04 | - | Owns basic scientific information on plant nutrients and their applications which ensure healty nutritions of plants for high quality and economic plant production | 0 |
| PLO05 | - | Has the ability to identify, define, formulize and solve engineering problems. Choses and applies the appropriate analytical and modelling techniques for this purpose. | 0 |
| PLO06 | - | Leads to the application and development of new technolgies, methods and measuring systems in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition area, under the scope of scientific, economic and rational uses of agricultural areas, | 1 |
| PLO07 | - | Carries the effective working ability and self-confidence for taking the responsibility in solo and team works | 0 |
| PLO08 | - | Queries, investigates, thinks analytically and produces project. | 1 |
| PLO09 | - | Has the awareness for following the developments in science and technology and renewing them continuously | 0 |
| PLO10 | - | Builds effective oral and written communication in Turkish and has enough knowledge in at least one foreign language | 0 |
| PLO11 | - | Uses information and communication technologies together with suitable softwares at an advanced level. | 0 |
| PLO12 | - | Constantly improve themselves with determining their training needs in accordance with their interests and abilities in the scientific, cultural, artistic and social fields in addition to their professional development | 0 |
| PLO13 | - | Has enough awareness of project management, workplace applicaitons, health of workers, and environment and job safety | 0 |
| PLO14 | - | Be aware of the legal results of their activities | 0 |
| PLO15 | - | Gains consciousness for professional and ethical resposibilities | 0 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to agricultural economics, descriptions and functions | Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections | |
| 2 | Distinguishing characteristics of agricultural activities, products and markets | Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections | |
| 3 | Distinguishing characteristics of agricultural activities, products and markets | Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections | |
| 4 | Contributions of Agricultural sector to the National Economy | Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections | |
| 5 | Contributions of Agricultural sector to the National Economy | Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections | |
| 6 | Basic Economical principles in Agricultural economics | Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections | |
| 7 | Basic Economical principles in Agricultural economics | Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections | |
| 8 | Production Factors (Land, Capital) | Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections | |
| 9 | Midterm Exam | Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections | |
| 10 | Production Factors ( Labor, Enterprise) | Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections | |
| 11 | Evaluating annual reports in Agricultural business management | Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections | |
| 12 | Evaluating annual reports in Agricultural business management | Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections | |
| 13 | Agricultural Marketing | Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections | |
| 14 | The importance of cooperatives in agriculture, types of cooperatives, principles, problems, tasks and changes | Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections | |
| 15 | Agriculture Policies | Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections | |
| 16 | Final Exam | All lecture notes recommended resources | |
| 17 | Final Exam | All lecture notes recommended resources |
Assessment (Exam) Methods and Criteria
| Assessment Type | Midterm / Year Impact | End of Term / End of Year Impact |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Midterm Exam | 100 | 40 |
| General Assessment | ||
| Midterm / Year Total | 100 | 40 |
| 1. Final Exam | - | 60 |
| Grand Total | - | 100 |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 16 | 16 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 78 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 3,12 | ||
| ECTS | 3 ECTS | ||