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| Unit | INSTITUTE OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES |
| AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS (PhD) | |
| Code | DTE205 |
| Name | Special Area Course |
| Term | 2018-2019 Academic Year |
| Term | Fall |
| Duration (T+A) | 5-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 0 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Belirsiz |
| Type | Uzmanlik Alan |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi TUNA ALEMDAR |
| Course Instructor |
The current term course schedule has not been prepared yet.
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Course Goal / Objective
Preparing students for graduate thesis. Students find an opportunity to make research on topics those are not otherwise available in other formal courses. An individual course of study is followed under the supervision of the thesis advisor so that the student can determine his/her thesis subject. This includes choosing a thesis subject, preparing a written thesis proposal and presenting it in front of the academic committee. The course starts with the admission of the student to the program and ends when the student completes his/her M. Sc. thesis and graduates, though with somewhat different topics.
Course Content
Thesis proposal, choosing a proper research subject, literature review, interpreting results of scientific articles, determining data to be required for a special research, assessment of data adequacy of data resources, data collection techniques, diffrent sections of thesis proposal (importance of the subject, objectives of the study, literature review, material and methods, work plan, references)
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Knows how to prepare a scientific research proposal |
| LO02 | Knows how to approach any specific economic and social issue in a scientific manner |
| LO03 | Can read articles published in scientific journals critically and understand and discuss them |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | - | Able to further develop and deepen knowledge acquired based on the undergradute level proficiencies in the fields of farm management and agricultural policy | |
| PLO02 | - | Able to comprehend interactions among related disciplines and field of agricultural economics | |
| PLO03 | - | Able to use theoretical and practical knowledge of agricultural economics in their specialization area | |
| PLO04 | - | 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 | |
| PLO05 | - | Able to use software widely used in agricultural economics | |
| PLO06 | - | 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 | |
| PLO07 | - | Ability to take the lead in multidisciplinary teams and work in teams | |
| PLO08 | - | Able to critically evaluate specialized knowledge and abilities acquired in agricultural economics and direct his/her own learning process | |
| PLO09 | - | Constantly adapt himself to new scientific developments | |
| PLO10 | - | 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 | - | Able to transfer research results using verbal, written and visual tools | |
| PLO12 | - | 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 | - | 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 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Review of major research areas in agricultural economics | Literature review | |
| 2 | Review of articles published in well-known scientific journals in agricultural economic | Literature review | |
| 3 | Choosing a special article and critically review the structure of the article | Reading a scientific article | |
| 4 | Interpreting findings of a scientific article. | Reading a scientific article | |
| 5 | Discussion and critics on the findings of a scientific article | Reading a scientific article | |
| 6 | Review of adequacy of several data sources in the World and in Turkey. | Review of online and offline data sources | |
| 7 | Preparing a M.Sc. thesis proposal draft on a given subject. | Homework preparation | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | ||
| 9 | Selecting a thesis subject with alternatives. | Literature review | |
| 10 | Discussion on the thesis subjects | Reading assignments | |
| 11 | Data availability of the thesis subjects chosen by the student. | Searching in data sources | |
| 12 | Selecting a scientific method | Reading assignments | |
| 13 | Compilation and review of previous studies | Literature review | |
| 14 | Assessing potential and limitations of previous studies | Reading and writing assignments | |
| 15 | Clarifying thesis subject and writing a thesis proposal | Preparing Thesis Proposal | |
| 16 | Term Exams | ||
| 17 | Term Exams |