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| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Agricultural Law |
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| Course Code |
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TEP452 |
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| Course Type |
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Optional |
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| Level of Course |
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First Cycle |
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| Year of Study |
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4 |
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| Course Semester |
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Spring (16 Weeks) |
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| ECTS |
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3 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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Assoc.Prof.Dr. MÜGE KANTAR DAVRAN
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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is able to explain basic concepts of Agriculture Law
knows about Land Law which is the most fundamental issue of Agricultural production and Agriculture Law
can summarize, discuss, and put forward ideas about the legislations of Land and Agriculture reform, environment law, forestry law, and farm workers
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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 gain students theoretical vision in order to establish solutions to questions of law due to either soil property system or the issues between the people dealing with farming in rural areas; to provide information about legislation of land which is the main element of production, ranch, water sources, environment forests, and workers. |
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| Course Contents |
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Law and general information on agricultural law; historical development of land law (Ottoman period between 16th and 19th centuries and republican period); civil law in terms of agricultural law (real rights, movable and immovable goods, possession; official title registers, concept of ownership; rules for gaining and losing property rights); law of obligations in agricultural law (produce and basic rent, rules for renting and sharecropping); Expropriation and land distribution in the context of major reform surveys (legal regulations on farmers’ choice, land size, cost of transfer); land consolidation; regulations to prevent use of agricultural lands for non agricultural purposes, pasture laws, water laws; agricultural workers and their work conditions |
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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 |
General information about Law and Agricultural Law |
Lecture notes and recommended resources |
Lecture |
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2 |
Historical development of land law (Between 16 and 19th. Centuries Ottoman and Rebuplican Period) |
Lecture notes and recommended resources |
Lecture |
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3 |
Historical development of land law (cont´d) |
Lecture notes and recommended resources |
Lecture |
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4 |
Civil Law beyond Agriculture Law |
Lecture notes and recommended resources |
Lecture |
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5 |
Law of obligations in agricultural law |
Lecture notes and recommended resources |
Lecture |
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6 |
Law of obligations in agricultural law |
Lecture notes and recommended resources |
Lecture |
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7 |
Expropriation and land distribution in the context of major reform surveys |
Lecture notes and recommended resources |
Lecture |
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8 |
Land consolidation |
Lecture notes and recommended resources |
Lecture |
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9 |
Regulations to prevent use of agricultural lands for non agricultural purposes |
Lecture notes and recommended resources |
Lecture |
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10 |
Pasture laws, Water laws |
Lecture notes and recommended resources |
Lecture |
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11 |
Midterm Exam |
Lecture notes and recommended resources |
Written Exam |
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12 |
Environmental Law, Forestry Law |
Lecture notes and recommended resources |
Lecture |
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13 |
Agricultural workers and their work conditions |
Lecture notes and recommended resources |
Lecture |
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14 |
General Review |
Lecture notes and recommended resources |
Lecture |
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15 |
General Review |
Lecture notes and recommended resources |
Lecture |
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16/17 |
Final Exam |
All lecture notes and recommended resources |
Written Exam |
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Required Course Resources |
| Resource Type | Resource Name |
| Recommended Course Material(s) |
 Lecture notes that have been prepared and constantly updated published by the relevant institutions and persons, articles, presentations, academic dissertations; official legal regulations in the field of agriculture law, newspapers etc.
Tarım Hukuku (Suat Aksoy )
Toprak Hukuku (Fikret Eren
Tarım Hukuku (Fahri Korkmaz)
Hukuka Giriş (Turgut Akıntürk)
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| Required Course Material(s) | |
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Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria |
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Semester/Year Assessments |
Number |
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 |
is be able to explain and apply basic theories related to major science and engineering courses in order to form a foundation which enables him/her to understand advanced level subjects related to his/her profession |
0 |
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2 |
is able to describe, intorduce and evaluate crop and animal production techniques, tools and equipment used in this area and explain role, importance and development of agriculture in national and world economy |
0 |
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3 |
is able to describe characteristics and interrelations of all stages from production to consumption in agricultural sector; is able to describe basic concepts related to efficienct and sustianable use of resources; is able to explain and apply basic economic principles used for this purpose |
0 |
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4 |
is able to explain concepts, thought, theory and methods related to major economic, social, natural, cultural, institutional, organizational and legal factors affecting activities in agricultural sector and rural areas, also national and international forces and interaction between them, their universal and social effects |
5 |
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5 |
is able to apply basic principles of economics to the problemes encountered in agricultural sector |
0 |
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6 |
is able to show and express economic and social data to be used in agricultural decision making process in tables, graphs and mathematical symbols |
0 |
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7 |
is able to apply ecosystem, biodiversity, sustainable resource management, rural development, planning and technology use related knowledge to crop and animal production and marketing processes |
0 |
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8 |
determines required data related to the analysis of problems encountered in agricultural sector, critically examines and uses those data, selects a proper frame, model and method for the analysis, and evaluates results of the analysis |
1 |
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9 |
uses basic information technologies in the analysis of economic and social data and uses software prepared for this purpose and interpretes results |
0 |
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10 |
is able to carry studies related to his/her field independently and according to the legal procedures; is able to give consultancy, supervising, and expertise services in those fields; is able to join to team works |
0 |
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11 |
is able to get access to actual and updated information in the field; is able to inquire knowledge obtained and use them for public benefit according to the purpose selected |
2 |
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12 |
is able to communicate with sepacialist and non-specialist people both in verbal and written form; is able to select most appropriate communications methods; is able to develop cooperation with stakeholders on producer and organization basis |
0 |
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13 |
acquires general and professional foreign language command at a sufficient level to observe professional developments and communicate with colleagues;is able to use information and communication technologies |
0 |
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14 |
is able to identify problems that can be encountered in agricultural sector; determines their context, evaluates effects of solutions, projects and policies applied in this context, produces solutions, projects and policy alternatives, foresees possible effects of alternatives suggested by himself/herself or others, selects the most appropriate alternative in terms of the goals selected, applies, direcs and monitors project |
5 |
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15 |
is able to describe historical development of the profession, ethical principles obligatory during the performance of the profession and to be consicous of meticulous application of these principles |
0 |
| * 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) |
16 |
2 |
32 |
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Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) |
16 |
2 |
32 |
| Assesment Related Works |
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Homeworks, Projects, Others |
1 |
3 |
3 |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
10 |
10 |
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Final Exam |
1 |
10 |
10 |
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Total Workload: | 87 |
| Total Workload / 25 (h): | 3.48 |
| ECTS Credit: | 3 |
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