| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | 0701405100 | RURAL DEVELOPMENT | Elective | 3 | 5 | 4 |
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| First Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| At the end of this course, the students will learn the basic concepts and approaches of rural development and acquire the skills to analyse rural development studies and projects and they will become as experienced as to be able to work in the rural development studies that are going to be conducted in the following years and that are being conducted. |
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| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Skills of comprehension and analysis of rural areas and their problems | | 2 | To be able to evaluate and interpret rural development studies | | 3 | To have knowledge about the importance of rural development studies for countries and about the factors leading to rural development studies | | 4 | To have knowledge of the changes in approaches to Rural Development and of paradigms and methods | | 5 | To be able to evaluate and interpret the rural development studies and approaches in Turkey |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Daytime Class |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| None |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| None |
| Course Contents |
| 1.Rural development and basic concepts as well as the relationships between rural development and other fields of science, 2. Definition of rural area and basic characteristics of rural areas in Turkey and in some countries, 3. Basic study areas and objectives in rural development practices, 4. Purposes and instruments of rural development studies and the methods applied, 5. Basic characteristics of rural development policies and practices, 6. Rural development policies and changes in policies in the EU, 7. Changes experienced in rural development policies in the world, 8. Evaluation of policies, practices and outcomes of Rural development in Turkey, 9. Evaluation of the outcomes of rural development projects that were implemented and are being implemented in Turkey, 10.Potential determination and inventory studies in rural development, 11. Techniques of problem analysis, determination of priorities, risk analysis and solution approaches in rural development studies, 12. The National Rural Development Strategy-Turkey |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Introduction of the scope of and reason for the course and the resources that can be utilized | | | | 2 | Rural development and its basic concepts as well as the relationships between rural development and other fields of science | | | | 3 | Definition of rural area and basic characteristics of rural areas in Turkey and in some countries | | | | 4 | Purposes and instruments of rural development studies and the methods applied | | | | 5 | Basic characteristics of rural development policies and practices | | | | 6 | Rural development policies and changes in policies in the EU | | | | 7 | Changes experienced in rural development policies in the world | | | | 8 | Midterm exam | | | | 9 | Policies, practices and outcomes of Rural development in Turkey | | | | 10 | Evaluation of the outcomes of the implementations of Rural development policy in Turkey | | | | 11 | Rural development projects that were implemented and are being implemented in Turkey | | | | 12 | Evaluation of the outcomes of rural development projects that were implemented and are being implemented in Turkey | | | | 13 | Potential determination and inventory studies in rural development | | | | 14 | Final Exam | | |
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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 | 6 | 84 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Homework | 1 | 12 | 12 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | LO2 | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | LO3 | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | LO4 | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | LO5 | | | | 3 | 3 | | | |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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