TE556 Economics and Marketing of Organic Products

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

Information

Code TE556
Name Economics and Marketing of Organic Products
Semester . Semester
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 Dr. Öğr. Üyesi UFUK GÜLTEKİN


Course Goal

knows basic principles of organic agriculture, economical and structural differeneces between organic and conventional agriculture and cultivation potential

Course Content

History, concept and basic principles of Organic Agriculture, economy, environment, and sustainability features of organic agriculture.

Course Precondition

None

Resources

Demiryürek, K., 2016. T.C. Kalkınma Bakanlığı Doğu Karadeniz Projesi (DOKAP) Bölge Kalkınma İdaresi Başkanlığı, GiresunEditor: Canan, S. ve Günlü, H.ISBN: 978-605-9041-80-5. Giresun.

Notes

handouts and slides


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Able to comprehend Organic Agriculture and Principles of Organic Agriculture
LO02 Able to compare Organic Agriculture between world and Turkey
LO03 Able to put out differences between conventional and organic agriculture due to the economical results
LO04 Able to comprehend organic agriculture law and certification process
LO05 Able to comprehend marketing structure of organic commodities


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
PLO02 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Able to comprehend interactions among related disciplines and field of agricultural economics 2
PLO03 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Able to use theoretical and practical knowledge of agricultural economics in their specialization area
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
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 3
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 3
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 3
PLO11 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Able to transfer research results using verbal, written and visual tools 1
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 4
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


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 The concept of organic agriculture, the basic principles and Features Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
2 The history of Organic Agriculture Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
3 Economical, Environmental and sustainability dimension of Organic Agriculture Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
4 Control and certification of organic products Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
5 Cultivation and economy of organic products Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
6 Economical comprasions between organic and conventional agriculture Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
7 Legal practises and standarts Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
8 Mid-Term Exam Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav, Ödev
9 Marketing of organic products Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
10 Supply and demand of organic products Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
11 Marketing researches about organic products Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
12 Cooperatives and producer organizations of organic production and marketing Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
13 Information, education, publicaton and research opportunities for developing organic agriculture Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
14 Policies for organic agricultural productions Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
15 Expectations for the future and targets in Organic Agriculture Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
16 Term Exams Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
17 Term Exams Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav


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