Iğdır University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
0701408110	AGRICULTURAL PUBLISHING AND COMMUNICATION	Compulsory	4	8	5

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

The main objective of this course is students can have enough knowledge in order to determination of agricultural production problems of farmers, introducing alternative solutions and achieving behavioral change. In this context students are informed about main characteristics of extension service, program planning, communication process, extension methods and diffusion and adoption process.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1	Information about diffusion and adoption of innovations processes in rural area
2	Information about innovation and innovativeness.
3	Information about monitoring and evaluation of extension.
4	Information about extension methods and proper method selection criteria.
5

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	The definition of agricultural extension, the role of agricultural extension in rural development.
2	Information flow process in agricultural extension
3	Issues of agricultural extension programs
4	Issues of agricultural extension programs
5	Program scheduling process in agricultural extension
6	Program scheduling process in agricultural extension
7	Exam
8	Features of Innovations, Adoption process
9	Adoption process
10	Spread of innovations and adoption groups
11	Definition of communication and its properties
12	Basic elements of communication and communication process
13	Extension Methods
14	Selection criteria for agricultural extension method
15	Method selection in agricultural extension
16

Recommended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
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

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	2	2
Attending Lectures	14	2	28
Self Study	14	6	84
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	10	10
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	25	25
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10	PO 11	PO 12	PO 13	PO 14	PO 15	PO 16	PO 17	PO 18
LO1		4						3	4			5		3
LO2			4			5							2			4
LO3	4						3			3							2
LO4				3							2				2			2
LO5					3

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High