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| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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General Economics |
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| Course Code |
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BKP112 |
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| Course Type |
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Compulsory |
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| Level of Course |
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First 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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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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Able to define basic concepts of Economics
Able to explain fundamental principles of source utilization that is the major issue of economics
Able to interpret factor that are effecting; supply- demand, market structure and pricing
Able to discuss macro economic variables and their relations
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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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Examining basic concepts and problems of economics, economical systems; collecting information on macro and micro economics level. According these informations gaining a basic knowledge about economics in Agricultural Economics. |
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| Course Contents |
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Basic concepts of Economics, market types, pricing, consumer behaviour theory, production theory, partition theory, national income, employment, money and banking, foreign trade |
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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 |
Basic concepts of Economics (problems, economic systems, doctrins) |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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2 |
Fundamental terms about Economics (Necessity, goods and services, utility, value) |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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3 |
Fundamental terms about Economics ( Production Factors) |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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4 |
Market Types ( Market concept, perfect competition market, other market types) |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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5 |
Pricing ( Demand) |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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6 |
Pricing ( Supply) |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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7 |
Pricing ( Elasticity, pricing, periodical price fluctations in Agriculture) |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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8 |
Consumer Behaviour Theory |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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9 |
Midterm Exam |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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10 |
Production Theory |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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11 |
Distribution Theory |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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12 |
National Income and Employment |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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13 |
National Income and Employment |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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14 |
Money and Banking |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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15 |
Foreign Trade, Economic Growth, Development |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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16/17 |
Final Exam |
All lecture notes and resources |
Lecture |
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Required Course Resources |
| Resource Type | Resource Name |
| Recommended Course Material(s) |
 Lecture notes that have been prepared and updated
Temel Ekonomi (Prof.Dr. Hakkı İnan)
Mikroekonomiye Giriş (Prof.Dr. Tümay ERTEK)
Genel Ekonomi (Prof.Dr. Kenan ÇELİK)
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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 |
Gain the sufficient equipment to determine the challenges about the diseases, pests and weeds in plant health and identify those agents. |
5 |
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2 |
Decide to the best and economic strategy by using knowledge to solve the challenges in plant protection and keep safe the protection of natural and sustainable sources. |
4 |
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3 |
Gain the ability to communicate with farmers and organizations dealing with agriculture and be able to teach his professionals to them |
0 |
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4 |
Provides to apply practical control strategies safely and interpret the results; prescribe the pesticides in case of using chemical control. |
3 |
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5 |
Obtain the skill to choose and use modern technical tools in plant protection. |
0 |
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6 |
Skills on using a laboratory, identifying of the diseases, pests or weeds in laboratory conditions, analyzing, determination and interpret of the results and prepare reports. |
0 |
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7 |
Acqure the competence to be respectful to the professional ethics, to understand the plant protection challenges within the legal legislations and improve strategies to cope with them |
0 |
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8 |
Easily reaches to information on plant protection by using qualified Technologies and combine them with its knowledge to prepare written or oral presentations. |
0 |
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9 |
Gain the skills to catch and analyze the basic methods of the scientific researches |
1 |
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10 |
Gain the ability to work lonely or with a team, responsibility in professional ethics and safety in applications. |
0 |
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11 |
Learn the basic plant protection topics such as biology, ecology, systematic, control strategies of agents causing economical losses in cultivation |
2 |
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12 |
Students have the sufficient knowledge about agricultural engineering in general and also, plant protection area in private |
0 |
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13 |
Professional development in accordance with their interests and abilities, as well as the scientific, cultural, artistic and social fields, constantly improves itself by identifying training needs |
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 |
5 |
5 |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
5 |
5 |
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Final Exam |
1 |
10 |
10 |
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Total Workload: | 84 |
| Total Workload / 25 (h): | 3.36 |
| ECTS Credit: | 3 |
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