| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Fundamentals of Agricultural Economics I |
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| Course Code |
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TE-563 |
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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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Fall (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 recognize characteristics of agricultural production
Able to evaluate the position of agricultural sector in national economy and examine the relations with the other sectors and evalute contributions of agricultural economy to the national economy
Gaining the ability of speculation about the problems in agriculture sector with the help of the basic concepts anf tools of Economics.
Gaining the ability of evaluating annual reports of agricultural corporations, making comprasions and defining the fundamental criterias
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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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Solving problems in agriculture sector with the help of the basic principles of economics; interpreting and evaluating activity results in agriculture and agricultural corporations |
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| Course Contents |
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Basic concepts and terms about agricultural economics, development period of agriculture, agricultural sector and and specialities of commodities; Agriculture and economical development, Agriculture in Turkey and World: Fundamental concepts and principles of Agriculture: Agricultural production factors and features: Analyzing annual reports of agricultural corporations: preparing balance sheets and analyze. Management of agricultural corporations; Agricultural marketing, Agriculture and food policies, Cooperatives in Agriculture |
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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Classroom |
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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 |
Introduction to Agricultural Economics, definiton and concept |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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2 |
Development process of Agriculture, basic features of Agricultural production |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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3 |
Contribution of agriculture to the economy of Turkey;
Population and Employment |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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4 |
Contribution of agriculture to the economy of Turkey;
Production, efficiency |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
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5 |
Contribution of agriculture to the economy of Turkey;
Industrial Sector and Community feed
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Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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6 |
Contribution of agriculture to the economy of Turkey;
National income and Foreign Trade |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
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7 |
Agricultural production economics;
Law of diminishing returns |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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8 |
Agricultural production economics;
Law of diminishing returns |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
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9 |
Agricultural production economics; Principles of substitution |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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10 |
Other principles in Agricultural production economics |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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11 |
Midterm Exam |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
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12 |
Production Factor in Agriculture; Land and Labor |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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13 |
Production Factor in Agriculture; Capital and entrepreneurship |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
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14 |
Production Factor in Agriculture; Capital and entrepreneurship (cont´d) |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
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15 |
Rural development and Agriculture |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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16/17 |
Final Exam |
All lecture notes and resources |
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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 |
5 |
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2 |
Able to comprehend interactions among related disciplines and field of agricultural economics |
5 |
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3 |
Able to use theoretical and practical knowledge of agricultural economics in their specialization area |
5 |
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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 |
5 |
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5 |
Able to use software widely used in agricultural economics |
5 |
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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 |
5 |
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7 |
Ability to take the lead in multidisciplinary teams and work in teams |
2 |
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8 |
Able to critically evaluate specialized knowledge and abilities acquired in agricultural economics and direct his/her own learning process |
5 |
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9 |
Able to transfer research results using verbal, written and visual tools |
3 |
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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 |
3 |
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11 |
Constantly adapt himself to new scientific developments |
5 |
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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 |
4 |
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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 |
5 |
| * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum). |
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