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| Code | BBT202 |
| Name | Agricultural Economy |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Semester | 4. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 3 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. DİLEK BOSTAN BUDAK |
| Course Instructor |
1 2 |
Course Goal / Objective
To apply basic principles of economics to the problems encountered in agriculture and find solutions to these problems; to evaluate and assess the annual results of agricultural activities in an enterprise and farm.
Course Content
Basic issues and concepts in agricultural economics; development process of agriculture; characteristics of agricultural sector and its goods; agriculture and economic development; current status of agricultural sector in Turkey and in the world; main economic concepts and principles in agricultural economics; agricultural production factors and their characteristics; annual activity report analysis of a farm; balance sheet preparation and analysis; farm management; agricultural marketing; agricultural and food policies; agricultural organizations and cooperatives;
Course Precondition
No prerequisites
Resources
Agricultural Economics and Management. İ. Hakkı İnan
Notes
Tarım Ekonomisi. Burhan Özkan.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Can recognize distinctive basic characteristics of agricultural production |
| LO02 | Can evaluate the role of agricultural sector in national economy, its interactions with other sectors and its contributions to economic development |
| LO03 | Gains the ability to put forward ideas on the basis of economic principles about the the problems encountered in agricultural sector utilizing the basic concepts and tools of economics. |
| LO04 | Can define and compare the major criteria used in evaluating annual activity reports of agricultural enterprises. |
| LO05 | Knows the stages of agricultural commodities throughout the process of passing from farm to consumers, interrelations of these stages and basic effective factors of these |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Has discipline-specific subject’s adequate knowledge of mathematics, science, and Agricultural Engineering (Soil Science and Plant Nutrition); use theoretical and applied knowledge in these fields of the complex engineering problems. | 3 |
| PLO02 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Define, formulate and solve complex problems in the field of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, select and apply appropriate analysis and modeling methods for this purpose. | 3 |
| PLO03 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Design a complex system, process, device or product to meet specific requirements under realistic constraints and conditions, and apply modern design methods for this purpose in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition discipline. | |
| PLO04 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Select and use modern tools necessary for the analysis and solution of complex problems and use information technologies effectively in the field of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition application. | |
| PLO05 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Design, conduct experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret results for the study of complex problems or discipline-specific research issues encountered in the field of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. | |
| PLO06 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Work effectively in interdisciplinary (Soil Science and Plant Nutrition) and multidisciplinary teams; develope individual study skills | |
| PLO07 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Communicate effectively orally and in writing; has a foreign language knowledge at the “beginner” level; write reports effectively in the field of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, understand written reports, prepare, design and production reports, make effective presentations, take and give clear and understandable instructions. | |
| PLO08 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Gain awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning; access information in the field of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, follow the developments in science and technology, and constantly renew oneself. | |
| PLO09 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Compliance with ethical principles, professional and ethical responsibility in the field of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, and has knowledge of standards used in engineering practices. | |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Gain knowledge of business practices as project and risk management and change management; gain awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation; information about sustainable development in the field of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. | 1 |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Has information about the effects of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition practice’s on health, environmental, and security in universal scale and social dimensions: The problems of the age reflection related with the field of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition; gain awareness of the legal implications of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition solutions. | 1 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to agricultural economics, descriptions and functions | Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 2 | Aagricultural activities, products and markets | Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 3 | Distinguishing characteristics of agricultural activities, products and markets | Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 4 | National Economy | Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 5 | Contributions of Agricultural sector to the National Economy | Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 6 | Basic Economical principles in Agricultural economics | Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 7 | Economical principles | Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 9 | Midterm Exam | Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 10 | Production Factors ( Labor, Enterprise) | Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 11 | Agricultural business management | Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 12 | Evaluating annual reports in Agricultural business management | Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 13 | Agricultural Marketing | Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 14 | The importance of cooperatives in agriculture, types of cooperatives, principles, problems, tasks and changes | Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 15 | Agriculture Policies | Lecture notes and recommended resources for the relevant sections | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 16 | Term Exams | All lecture notes recommended resources | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 17 | Term Exams | All lecture notes recommended resources | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 16 | 16 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 78 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 3,12 | ||
| ECTS | 3 ECTS | ||