| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | 9900001064 | AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS | Compulsory | 2 | 3 | 5 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| First Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| At the end of this course students gaining the skills about how to using efficiently the scarce resources and general economics' laws and principles in agriculture |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Yrd. Doç. Dr. Kasım ŞAHİN |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Gaining the skills of information about using production factors efficiently in farms | | 2 | Gaining the skills of assigment as a management in farms | | 3 | Principles of general economics apply to agriculture, gaining the skills of decision making and appyling in farms | | 4 | To assignment and consult in issues about agricultural marketing, agricultural credit and finance, cooperatives and investment project | | 5 | To evaluation and comment agricultural policies |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Daytime Class |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| None |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| None |
| Course Contents |
| Evaluation general characteristic of agriculture,Examination production factors and point of agriculture in the economics,The importance and requirements of decision making in agriculture,Using general economic principles for farms,Case study practices about using general economic principles for farms,Agricultural marketing and marketing channels in farms,Agricultural Finance, credit resources and introduction their practices,Evaluation about Importance and requirements of agricultural cooperatives,Agricultural policies,evaluation aims and tools, practices about agricultural policies in TURKEY,Comparative analysis of agricultural policies EU and TURKEY |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Course description, principles | | | | 2 | Characteristic of the agricultural production | | | | 3 | Examination of agricultural production factors | | | | 4 | Determination of importance and point of agriculture in Turkey economics | | | | 5 | Farms, farms' structures, terms and importance of producer, skills of decision making | | | | 6 | Principles of economics in farms (Law of Diminishing Returns) | | | | 7 | Principles of economics in farms (Substitution principles) | | | | 8 | Midterm exam | | | | 9 | Principles of economics in farms (opportunity cost, relative advantage, laws of equal marginal revenue) | | | | 10 | Agricultural marketing, benefits of marketing, additives of marketing to economics | | | | 11 | Agricultural finance and practices in Turkey | | | | 12 | Importance and requirements of agricultural cooperatives and practices in Turkey | | | | 13 | Evaluation of investment projects | | | | 14 | Final Exam | | |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Attending Lectures | 14 | 10 | 140 |
| Homework | 1 | 10 | 10 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | LO2 | | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | LO3 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | LO4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LO5 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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