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Course Description Course Name : Analysis of Agricultural Policies Course Code : TE-541 Course Type : Optional Level of Course : Second Cycle Year of Study : 1 Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks) ECTS : 6 Name of Lecturer(s) : Prof.Dr. M.NECAT ÖREN Learning Outcomes of the Course : 1. Able to measure alternative policies and their effects on economy directed towards to the agricultural sector and the sections of society 2. Able to choose politics under the restrictions and considering the existing practises Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : Analyzing and interpretation of economic effects and social costs of alternative policies for Agricultural Sector. Helping authorities for choosing politics. Course Contents : Agriculture and food policy. Analyzing the economical effects of these policies for the sections of society (Welfare Analysis): interventions in the domestic markets, technological change, input subsidies, the price of production and supply control measuring with trade effects of social welfare, and the resource distribution analysis of interventions. Examples for practise Language of Instruction : Turkish Work Place : Class   Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods 1 Introduction and conceptual framework Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections 2 The scope and objectives of Agricultural Policies Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections 3 Agricultural Policy applications (Tools) and effects Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections 4 Analysis of the impacts of agricultural policies on Welfare and resource Distribution (Welfare Analysis): Basic issues and concepts Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections 5 Fundamental topics and conceptions Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections 6 Supply curve and producer surplus Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections 7 Demand curve and consumer´s surplus Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections 8 World prices and opportunity costs Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections 9 Price Interventions Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections 10 Midterm Exam Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections 11 Input Subsidies Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections 12 Technological Development Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections 13 Production and supply control Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections 14 The one Commodity - Market (Supply And Demand) analysis Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections 15 Policy preference case Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections 16/17 Final Exam All lecture notes and resources   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  Lecture notes that have been prepared and updated Required Course Material(s)  Halcrow, H.G., Spitze, R.G.F., Allen E.,Simith, J.(1994). Food and Agricultural Policy: Economics and Politics. Mc Graw - Hill Series  Yavuz, F. (2001). Tarım politikası II. A.Ü. Ziraat Fakültesi Ders Yayınları No: 186.  Sadoulet, E.; A. de Janury, (1995). Quantitative Development Policy Analysis. The Johns Hopkins Univ. Press.  Gardner, B.L., (1987). The Economics of Agricultural Policies. Mac Millan Publishing Co.   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 70     Homeworks/Projects/Others 1 30 Total 100 Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40   Final Assessments 100 Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60 Total 100   Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes # Key Learning Outcome Contribution* 1 Able to further develop and deepen knowledge acquired based on the undergradute level proficiencies in the fields of farm management and agricultural policy 5 2 Able to comprehend interactions among related disciplines and field of agricultural economics 2 3 Able to use theoretical and practical knowledge of agricultural economics in their specialization area 3 4 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 3 5 Able to use software widely used in agricultural economics 0 6 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 7 Ability to take the lead in multidisciplinary teams and work in teams 0 8 Able to critically evaluate specialized knowledge and abilities acquired in agricultural economics and direct his/her own learning process 4 9 Able to transfer research results using verbal, written and visual tools 0 10 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 5 11 Constantly adapt himself to new scientific developments 2 12 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 13 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 1 * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).   Student Workload - ECTS Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour) Course Related Works     Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 4 56     Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 4 56 Assesment Related Works     Homeworks, Projects, Others 1 10 10     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 10 10     Final Exam 1 15 15 Total Workload: 147 Total Workload / 25 (h): 5.88 ECTS Credit: 6