TEP317 Agricultural Policy

3 ECTS - 2-0 Duration (T+A)- 5. Semester- 2 National Credit

Information

Code TEP317
Name Agricultural Policy
Semester 5. 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
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Prof. Dr. MUSTAFA NECAT ÖREN


Course Goal

To improve students' policy development and discussion skills by examining the aims, tools and effects of agricultural policies and their applications within the context of economic theory and national and global economic relations and constraints.

Course Content

Basic concepts and issues; policy-economy relations; state and market interventions; purpose, means and decision process of economic policies; macroeconomic policies and agriculture; State aids, causes and subsidies in agriculture; the scope, objectives and tools of agricultural policies; general and agricultural effects of intervention in agriculture; agricultural structure, production, price, market and income policies; foreign trade policies; globalization and agricultural policies

Course Precondition

No prerequisites

Resources

Lecture notes prepared and constantly updated by the lecturer

Notes

Tarım Politikası (Gülcan ERAKTAN), Tarım Politikası (Fahri YAVUZ), Tarım Politikası (A. Zafer GÜRLER), Food and Agricultural Policy (Harold G.Halcrow et al), Agricultural Development Policy (Roger D. Norton), Agricultural and Food Policy (Ronald D. Knutson et al)


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Explains the basic subjects and concepts related to political science, establishes the relations between economy and politics.
LO02 Explains the reasons for the state's intervention in the economy and especially in the agricultural sector.
LO03 Establishes the interaction of macroeconomic policies with agriculture and agricultural policies
LO04 Classify agricultural policy instruments and explain their economic and agricultural effects.
LO05 It can make policy choices under national and global developments and constraints.


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Has discipline-specific subject’s adequate knowledge of mathematics, science, and Agricultural Engineering (Soil Science and Plant Nutrition); use theoretical and applied knowledge in these fields of the complex engineering problems.
PLO02 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Define, formulate and solve complex problems in the field of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, select and apply appropriate analysis and modeling methods for this purpose.
PLO03 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Design a complex system, process, device or product to meet specific requirements under realistic constraints and conditions, and apply modern design methods for this purpose in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition discipline.
PLO04 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Select and use modern tools necessary for the analysis and solution of complex problems and use information technologies effectively in the field of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition application.
PLO05 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Design, conduct experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret results for the study of complex problems or discipline-specific research issues encountered in the field of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition.
PLO06 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Work effectively in interdisciplinary (Soil Science and Plant Nutrition) and multidisciplinary teams; develope individual study skills 1
PLO07 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Communicate effectively orally and in writing; has a foreign language knowledge at the “beginner” level; write reports effectively in the field of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, understand written reports, prepare, design and production reports, make effective presentations, take and give clear and understandable instructions. 1
PLO08 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Gain awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning; access information in the field of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, follow the developments in science and technology, and constantly renew oneself. 2
PLO09 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Compliance with ethical principles, professional and ethical responsibility in the field of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, and has knowledge of standards used in engineering practices.
PLO10 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Gain knowledge of business practices as project and risk management and change management; gain awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation; information about sustainable development in the field of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. 2
PLO11 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Has information about the effects of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition practice’s on health, environmental, and security in universal scale and social dimensions: The problems of the age reflection related with the field of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition; gain awareness of the legal implications of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition solutions. 3


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Introduction to agricultural policy: Basic concepts and issues Lecture notes and relevant sections of recommended resources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
2 State and market interventions Lecture notes and relevant sections of recommended resources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
3 Beneficial and objectionable interventions according to economic theory Lecture notes and relevant sections of recommended resources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
4 Macro-economic policies and agriculture and agricultural policy relations Lecture notes and relevant sections of recommended resources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
5 Reasons for intervention in agriculture Lecture notes and relevant sections of recommended resources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
6 State aids in agriculture: Subsidies and their features Lecture notes and relevant sections of recommended resources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
7 Definition, scope and objectives of agricultural policies Lecture notes and relevant sections of recommended resources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
8 Mid-Term Exam Lecture notes and relevant sections of recommended resources Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
9 Agricultural policy instruments and purpose-tool relations Lecture notes and relevant sections of recommended resources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
10 Agricultural policy instruments and purpose-tool relations (Continued) Lecture notes and relevant sections of recommended resources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
11 Agricultural structure and production policies Lecture notes and relevant sections of recommended resources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
12 Agricultural structure and production policies (Continued) Lecture notes and relevant sections of recommended resources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
13 Agricultural price and market policies Lecture notes and relevant sections of recommended resources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
14 Economic and agricultural effects of agricultural policies Lecture notes and relevant sections of recommended resources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
15 Foreign trade policies: Purpose and means Lecture notes and relevant sections of recommended resources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
16 Term Exams All of the lecture notes Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
17 Term Exams All of the lecture notes Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav


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