TE008 The Economics of Climate Change and Agriculture

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

Information

Code TE008
Name The Economics of Climate Change and Agriculture
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

Learns climate change and the economic effects on agriculture

Course Content

The concept of climate change, the factors leading to climate change, the share of the sectors in this change, modeling studies for climate change, future-oriented scenarios, international agreements on climate change, climate change and its economic effects, impact assessment methods, the importance of climate change in agriculture, climate change and its economic impact on the agricultural sector, climate studies and the results in Turkey, climate change and agricultural policies implemented in Turkey, EU, other topics

Course Precondition

None

Resources

Roychowdhury, R., Choudhury, S., Hasanuzzaman, M., & Srivastava, S. (Eds.). (2020). Sustainable agriculture in the era of climate change. Springer International Publishing.

Notes

handouts and slides


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Learns the concept of climate change, the factors leading to climate change, the share of sectors in this change, the changes observed to date
LO02 Modeling studies on climate change, scenarios created for the future, international agreements on climate change, climate change and economic impacts and impact assessment methods
LO03 Learns the agricultural policies applied in the context of climate change in Turkey and EU
LO04 Explain the concepts of sustainability and sustainable agriculture
LO05 Defines the relationship between Agriculture-Environment-Climate


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
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 2
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 4
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 2
PLO11 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Able to transfer research results using verbal, written and visual tools 2
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 2


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Description, Scope and Importance Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
2 sectoral changes until today -1 Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
3 sectoral changes until today -2 Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
4 Modeling studies for climate change, scenarios for the future - 1 Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
5 Modeling studies for climate change, scenarios for the future - 2 Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
6 International agreements on climate change, climate change and economic impacts Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
7 Impact assessment methods, adaptation to climate change and adaptation policies 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 The importance of climate change in agriculture sector, economic impact of climate change on agriculture, economic impact assessment in agriculture - 1 Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
10 The importance of climate change in agriculture sector, economic impact of climate change on agriculture, economic impact assessment in agriculture - 2 Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
11 The importance of climate change in agriculture sector, economic impact of climate change on agriculture, economic impact assessment in agriculture - 3 Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
12 Economic impact studies and results in Turkey and EU - 1 Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
13 Economic impact studies and results in Turkey and EU - 2 Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
14 Agricultural policies in Turkey and EU in the context of climate change - 1 Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
15 Agricultural policies in Turkey and EU in the context of climate change - 2 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