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| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Agricultural Economics |
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| Course Code |
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BBP112 |
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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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Prof.Dr. M.NECAT ÖREN
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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
Able to define the stages of agricultural commodities from farm to conusumer and relations between stages and determine the factors that are affecting the stages.
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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, terms and functions |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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2 |
Differences of agricultural activities |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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3 |
Differences of agricultural activities |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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4 |
Contributions of Agricultural sector to the National Economy |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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5 |
Contributions of Agricultural sector to the National Economy |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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6 |
Basic Economical principles in Agricultural economics |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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7 |
Basic Economical principles in Agricultural economics |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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8 |
Factors of production ( land and capital) |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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9 |
Factors of production (labour-entreprise);agricultural financing, management |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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10 |
Midterm Exam |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Exam |
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11 |
Evaluating annual reports in Agricultural business management |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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12 |
Agricultural Marketing |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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13 |
Agricultural Marketing |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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14 |
The importance of cooperatives in agriculture, types of cooperatives, principles, problems, tasks and changes |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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15 |
Agricultural Policies |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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16/17 |
Final Exam |
All lecture notes and resources |
Exam |
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Required Course Resources |
| Resource Type | Resource Name |
| Recommended Course Material(s) |
 Tarım Ekonomisi ve İşletmeciliği, 2001, Prof. Dr. İ. Hakkı İnan, T.Ü. Tekirdağ Ziraat Fakültesi, Tekirdağ, 2001
Tarım Ekonomisi, Prof. Dr. Erkan Rehber ve Doç. Dr. Bahattin Çetin, Tarım Ekonomisi Uludağ Üniversitesi Güçlendirme Vakfı Yayınları, Bursa, 1998.
Tarım Ekonomisi, Prof. Dr. Zeynel Dinler, Ekin Kitabevi, Bursa, 2000
Tarım Ekonomisi, Prof. Dr. Ahmet Erkuş ve ark., A.Ü. Ziraat Fakültesi, Ankara
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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 |
100 |
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Homeworks/Projects/Others |
0 |
0 |
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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 |
To have sufficient theoretical knowledge in basic engineering and agricultural engineering |
3 |
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2 |
To have sufficient theoretical knowledge in basic horticulture and also fruit, vegetable, vitis and ornamental growing and breeding subjects
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0 |
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3 |
To have technical kknowledge in subjects related to horticulture |
0 |
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4 |
Finding the source of environmental, biological, technical and economical problems in horticulture those reduce yield and quality and developing solutions based on researches |
5 |
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5 |
To define, entitle and grow fruit, vegetable, vineyard and ornamentals |
0 |
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6 |
Breeding in Horticulture, developing new cultivars and producing propagation materials of new developed varieties |
0 |
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7 |
Using and applying biotechnology in horticulture |
0 |
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8 |
Applying methods for preserving genetic resources and environment for sustainable usage in horticulture |
4 |
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9 |
Irrigation, fertilization, defining pests and diseases, considering and assaying changes after post-harvest storage in horticulture |
0 |
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10 |
Obatining data in horticulture, researching, considering, recording, consulting and expert ability, project writing and applying |
0 |
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11 |
Recognizing different roles those enchance the individual skills and undertaking role as a member of the work team and having skills in terms of team work under different conditions |
0 |
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12 |
Accessing to the relevant information for the purpose, analytical thinking and planning, questioning, having an exploratory and creative vision and using the obtained knowledge for the benefit of society |
5 |
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13 |
Transfering knowledge to filed working people with different levels, concacting, data presenting. Moreover updating theirselves in terms of science, culture, art and social areas regarding their individual interest and skills. |
0 |
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14 |
Establishing-managing orchards, greenhouses and vineyards |
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 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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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: | 84 |
| Total Workload / 25 (h): | 3.36 |
| ECTS Credit: | 3 |
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