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| Unit | INSTITUTE OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES |
| AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS (MASTER) (WITH THESIS) | |
| Code | TE541 |
| Name | Analysis of Agricultural Policies |
| Term | 2018-2019 Academic Year |
| Term | Fall |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Yüksek Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. MUSTAFA NECAT ÖREN |
| Course Instructor |
The current term course schedule has not been prepared yet.
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Course Goal / Objective
Analyzing and interpreting the economic effects and social costs of alternative policies for the agricultural sector and assisting those concerned about policy choice
Course Content
Agricultural policies; Analysis of the welfare and resource allocation effects of agricultural policies; Sample applications and policy choice problem
Course Precondition
Resources
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Counts and explains agricultural policy tools and their economic and social effects |
| LO02 | Measures and interprets the economic and social welfare effects of alternative agricultural policies |
| LO03 | Makes policy choices under national and global constraints and provides decision-makers with data to help policy choice |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Able to further develop and deepen knowledge acquired based on the undergradute level proficiencies in the fields of farm management and agricultural policy | 5 |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Able to comprehend interactions among related disciplines and field of agricultural economics | |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Able to use theoretical and practical knowledge of agricultural economics in their specialization area | 5 |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Able to prepare reports on developments in national economy and agricultural sector; able to critically evaluate historical and actual developments in agriculture and economy; able to observe and interpret economics related publications | 2 |
| PLO05 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Able to use software widely used in agricultural economics | |
| PLO06 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Able to combine data of actual developments with his knowledge, data and findings obtained in various disciplines and interpret them while supporting them with qualitative and quantitative data and also forming new knowledge through synthesis | 2 |
| PLO07 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Ability to take the lead in multidisciplinary teams and work in teams | |
| PLO08 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Able to critically evaluate specialized knowledge and abilities acquired in agricultural economics and direct his/her own learning process | |
| PLO09 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Constantly adapt himself to new scientific developments | |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Able to use acquired and digested agricultural economics knowledge in multidisciplinary studies, able to explain them, to transfer them to others, able to examine conclusions critically | |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Able to transfer research results using verbal, written and visual tools | |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Able to collect data according to scientific methods in order to solve economic problems, able to supervise and interprete data collected while taking into consideration social, scientific and ethical values | |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Able to develop analytical approaches in order to solve complicated problems that cannot be forecast beforehand in applications of agricultural economics and policy; able to design research process; able to produce solutions by taking on responsibility and to evaluate and justify solutions | 2 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agricultural Policy: Introduction and Conceptual Framework | Course notes and related chapters of the recommended resources | |
| 2 | Scope and Objectives of Agricultural Policies | Course notes and related chapters of the recommended resources | |
| 3 | Tools of Agricultural Policies | Course notes and related chapters of the recommended resources | |
| 4 | Effects of Agricultural Policy implementation | Course notes and related chapters of the recommended resources | |
| 5 | Agricultural Policy Analysis: Basic Topics and Concepts | Course notes and related chapters of the recommended resources | |
| 6 | Welfare and economic efficiency (production) and equality (distribution) objective relations | Course notes and related chapters of the recommended resources | |
| 7 | Private and Social Price, Cost and Profit Concepts | Course notes and related chapters of the recommended resources | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Course notes and related chapters of the recommended resources | |
| 9 | Supply Curve and Producer Surplus | Course notes and related chapters of the recommended resources | |
| 10 | Demand Curve and Consumer Surplus | Course notes and related chapters of the recommended resources | |
| 11 | Total or Economic Surplus (Net Social Gain) | Course notes and related chapters of the recommended resources | |
| 12 | Price Interventions | Course notes and related chapters of the recommended resources | |
| 13 | Technological Development, Input and Food Subsidies | Course notes and related chapters of the recommended resources | |
| 14 | Foreign Trade Interventions | Course notes and related chapters of the recommended resources | |
| 15 | Policy Preference Problem | Course notes and related chapters of the recommended resources | |
| 16 | Term Exams | Course notes and recommended resources | |
| 17 | Term Exams | Course notes and recommended resources |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 157 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 6,28 | ||
| ECTS | 6 ECTS | ||