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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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TYP106 |
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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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2 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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Asst.Prof. ARZU SEÇER
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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Defines basic concepts of Economics
Explains fundamental principles of source utilization that is the major issue of economics.
Interpretes the factors which are effecting; supply- demand, market structure and pricing
Discusses 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 |
Basic terms about Economics (Factors of Production) |
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 |
Production Theory |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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10 |
Distribution Theory |
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 |
Exam |
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12 |
National Income and Employment |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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13 |
Money and Banking |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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14 |
Foreign Trade, Economic Growth, Development |
Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections |
Lecture |
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15 |
General Review |
All lecture notes and resoruces |
Lecture |
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16/17 |
Final Exam |
All lecture notes and resoruces |
Exam |
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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)
Genel Ekonomi (Prof.Dr. M.Asım ÇUBUKÇU)
- Genel Ekonomi (Prof.Dr. Yaşar GÜRGEN)
Ekonomi (Prof.Dr. Selahattin ERAKTAN, Prof.Dr. A.Fethi AÇIL)
Ekonomiye Giriş (Prof. Dr. Tevfik PEKİN)
İktisada Giriş (Alkin E., Yıldırım, K., Özer, M.)
Mikro Ekonomi (Prof.Dr. Zeynel Dinler)
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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.) |
0 |
50 |
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Homeworks/Projects/Others |
0 |
50 |
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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 |
Accesses to the resources in the field, uses of these resources and continuous self-improvement |
0 |
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2 |
Plans activities related to operation, maintenance and repairs irrigation network,developes project formulations in monitoring and evaluations, operates the irrigation networks. |
0 |
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3 |
Developes and implements irrigation programmes using the soil-plant-water relations and soil engineering properties |
0 |
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4 |
Developes and implements strategies for wastewater, drainage water, runoff water such as treated waste water re-use of non-conventional water without adversely affecting the environment, makes laboratory analysis about saline alkali soils and water suitability to irrigation and reports. |
0 |
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5 |
Prepares project about soil and water structures, animal houses, storage structures and crop production structures. Analyzes in terms of static and strength. Determines the properties of materials used in construction and makes the relevant tests.
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0 |
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6 |
Designs crop production systems, controls environmental domestic conditions and operates, makes the selection of materials to be used, tests and prepares a report. |
0 |
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7 |
Etudes drainage of agricultural lands, plans drainage systems,prepares projects and makes aplications, selects materials to be used, tests and prepares a report
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0 |
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8 |
Exposes the problems about soil and water conservation (erosion) and water harvesting, prepares and implements the project.
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0 |
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9 |
Designs and projects small dams, ponds. Prepares and implements flood action plans within the scope of integrated watershed management. |
0 |
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10 |
Works independently and takes responsibility |
0 |
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11 |
Developes and implement s strategies of sustainable water management for the purposes of protecting water resources and agricultural production. |
0 |
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12 |
Makes aplication of engineering design of irrigation systems and conducts tests about the materıals used ın these systems and preapares reports |
0 |
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13 |
Prepares land consolidation projects and applies. Provides farm developing systems. Prepares and implements rural development projects. |
0 |
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14 |
Creates effective solutions for sustainable agricultural production |
0 |
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15 |
Developes projects to protect natural resources like water,and offers the benefit to society, using the information of basic engineering, basic agricultural engineering and agricultural structures and irrigation engineering .
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0 |
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16 |
Has the ability to analyze problems ,make decisions and solve about professional subjects |
0 |
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17 |
Has the ability to design and apply analytical, modelling and experimental researches,and acquires the skill of analyzing and interpreting the complex issiues occured during this process . |
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) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Assesment Related Works |
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Homeworks, Projects, Others |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Final Exam |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Total Workload: | 56 |
| Total Workload / 25 (h): | 2.24 |
| ECTS Credit: | 2 |
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