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| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Organic Agriculture Economics and Marketing |
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| Course Code |
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TE-556 |
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| Course Type |
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Optional |
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| Level of Course |
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Second Cycle |
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| Year of Study |
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1 |
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| Course Semester |
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Spring (16 Weeks) |
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| ECTS |
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6 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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Asst.Prof.Dr. UFUK GÜLTEKİN
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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Able to comprehend Organic Agriculture and Principles of Organic Agriculture
Able to compare Organic Agriculture between world and Turkey
Able to put out differences between conventional and organic agriculture due to the economical results
Able to comprehend organic agriculture law and certification process
Able to comprehend marketing structure of organic commodities
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| Mode of Delivery |
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Face-to-Face |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites |
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None |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
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None |
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| Aim(s) of Course |
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To have students comprehend that; basic principles of organic agriculture, economical and structural differeneces between organic and conventional agriculture and show how to evaluate Turkey’s cultivation potential |
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| Course Contents |
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History, concept and basic principles of Organic Agriculture, economy, environment, and sustainability features of organic agriculture.
size, control and certification of organic commodities, organic production and economy, legal practices and standards, organic and conventional agricultural production, marketing of organic commodities, economic comprasions of organic agriculture, supply and demand of organic commodities,organic commodities and marketing margins, marketing channels, consumer preferences and price formation, marketing research of organic commodities manufacturing and marketing cooperative of organic commodities unity and development of organic agriculture information, other manufacturer organizations, publishing, education and research facilities, policies for organic agricultural commodities
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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Class |
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Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities |
| Week | Subject | Student's Preliminary Work | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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1 |
The concept of organic agriculture, the basic principles and Features |
Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections |
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The history of Organic Agriculture |
Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections |
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Economical, Environmental and sustainability dimension of Organic Agriculture |
Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections |
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Control and certification of organic commodities |
Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections |
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Cultivation and economy of organic commodities |
Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections |
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6 |
Economical comprasions between organic and conventional agriculture |
Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections |
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Legal practises and standarts |
Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections |
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8 |
Marketing of organic commodities |
Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections |
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9 |
Supply and demand of organic commodities |
Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections |
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10 |
Midterm Exam |
Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections |
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Marketing researches about organic commodities |
Ders notu ve önerilen kaynakların ilgili bölümleri |
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Cooperatives and producer organizations of organic commodity production and marketing |
Ders notu ve önerilen kaynakların ilgili bölümleri |
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Information, education, publicaton and research opportunities for developing organic agriculture |
Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections |
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Policies for organic agricultural commodities |
Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections |
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Expectations for the future and targets in Organic Agriculture |
Lecture notes and recommended resources relevant sections |
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16/17 |
Final Exam |
All lecture notes and resources |
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Required Course Resources |
| Resource Type | Resource Name |
| Recommended Course Material(s) |
 İlbaş, İ., 2009. Organik Tarım - İlkeler Ve Ulusal Mevzuat. Efil Yayınevi Yayınları, Ankara.
Zengin,M. ,2007.Organik Tarım ,Hasad yayıncılık, Konya.
Beşirli,G., 2009.Organik Tarım,Yayçep , Ankara.
Uluslararası Rekabet Araştırmaları Kurumu Derneği (URAK), 2006. Sürdürülebilir Rekabet Avantajı Elde Etmede Organik Tarım Sektörü Sektörel Stratejiler ve Uygulamalar. İstanbul.
ETO.,1999. Ekolojik Tarım. İzmir.
Prepared and updated course notes and slides
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| Required Course Material(s) | |
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Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria |
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Semester/Year Assessments |
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Contribution Percentage |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
60 |
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Homeworks/Projects/Others |
1 |
40 |
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Total |
100 |
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Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success |
40 |
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Final Assessments
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100 |
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Rate of Final Assessments to Success
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60 |
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Total |
100 |
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| Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes |
| # | Key Learning Outcome | Contribution* |
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1 |
Able to further develop and deepen knowledge acquired based on the undergradute level proficiencies in the fields of farm management and agricultural policy |
4 |
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Able to comprehend interactions among related disciplines and field of agricultural economics |
2 |
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Able to use theoretical and practical knowledge of agricultural economics in their specialization area |
5 |
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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 |
5 |
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Able to use software widely used in agricultural economics |
1 |
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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 |
5 |
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Ability to take the lead in multidisciplinary teams and work in teams |
1 |
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Able to critically evaluate specialized knowledge and abilities acquired in agricultural economics and direct his/her own learning process |
5 |
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Able to transfer research results using verbal, written and visual tools |
5 |
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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 |
1 |
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Constantly adapt himself to new scientific developments |
5 |
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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 |
5 |
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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 |
2 |
| * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum). |
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| Student Workload - ECTS |
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Related Works |
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Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) |
14 |
4 |
56 |
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Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) |
14 |
4 |
56 |
| Assesment Related Works |
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Homeworks, Projects, Others |
1 |
10 |
10 |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
10 |
10 |
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Final Exam |
1 |
15 |
15 |
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Total Workload: | 147 |
| Total Workload / 25 (h): | 5.88 |
| ECTS Credit: | 6 |
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