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Description of Individual Course Units| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | 0701208106 | BERRIES | Elective | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| | Level of Course Unit | | First Cycle | | Objectives of the Course | | At the end of this course, students will learn the fundamental concepts and
theories of economics and will have the information and skills to analyze the
economic problems; they will have a general insight on the economical
dimention of the problems in the agricultural sector and an economics
background to be able to follow the advanced agricultural economics
courses. | | Name of Lecturer(s) | | Yrd. Doç. Dr. Kasım ŞAHİN | | Learning Outcomes | | 1 | To have knowledge about Berry fruit in our country and the world production. | | 2 | Strawberry, Raspberry, Blackberry, have knowledge about the ecological requirements of the species, such as berry fruits such as mulberry plant-water relations can interpret | | 3 | Strawberry, Raspberry, Blackberry, have knowledge about the reproductive biology of the species, such as berry fruits such as mulberry | | 4 | Strawberry, Raspberry, Blackberry, Mulberry cultivation of fruit species such as berry and have knowledge about the marketing | | 5 | |
| | Mode of Delivery | | Daytime Class | | Prerequisites and co-requisities | | None | | Recommended Optional Programme Components | | None | | Course Contents | | Basic concepts of economics • Fundamental economic problems faced by
all societies and economic systems • Market concept and types of markets •
Price theory • Consumption theory • Production theory • Costs of
production • Market equilibrium under prefect competition • Market
equilibrium under monopoly • Basic indicators in macroeconomics | | Weekly Detailed Course Contents | |
| 1 | Introduction of the scope and the importance of
the course, and the recommended text books | | | | 2 | Basic concepts of economics | | | | 3 | Economic problems faced by all societies,
production possibilities, opportunity cost,
economic systems | | | | 4 | Market concept and types of markets | | | | 5 | Supply and demand, changes in supply and
demand | | | | 6 | Market equilibrium and price determination,
changes in equilibrium price, market equilibrium
and time | | | | 7 | Elasticity of demand and supply | | | | 8 | Midterm exam | | | | 9 | Consumer Preferences, Utility, Consumer
Equilibrium and Utility Maximization | | | | 10 | Production function in the short run and the law
of diminishing returns | | | | 11 | Production function in the short run and returns
to scale | | | | 12 | Isoquants (Equal Product Curves), isocost lines,
optimal production point (lowest-cost
combination of inputs) at a given level of output | | | | 13 | Cost Function, costs associated with the short
run and the long run | | | | 14 | Profit maximization under perfect competition
and under monopoly | | | | 15 | Basic concepts of macro economics, national
income, gross domestic product (GDP),
methods used for calculating the GDP, inflation | | | | 16 | | | |
| | Recommended or Required Reading | | Zeynel Dinler, İktisada Giriş, Ekin Kitapevi, 2009. Zeynel Dinler, Mikro
Ekonomi, Ekin Kitapevi, 2009. Erdal M. Ünsal,
İktisada Giriş, İmaj Yayıncılık, 2007, ISBN: 975 8752515. İlker Parasız,
İktisadın ABC’si, 7. baskı, Ezgi Kitabevi, 2005. N. Gregory Mankiw,
Principles of Microeconomics, Thompson South-Western, 4th Edition,
.2006, ISBN: 978-0324319163 Michael Parkin,
Economics, Global Edition + Myeconlab Xl, Pearson Education, 10/2009.
ISBN: 9781408245811. | | Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods | | | 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 |
| | Workload Calculation | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Self Study | 14 | 5 | 70 | | Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 5 | 5 | | Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 10 | 10 | | Homework | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes | | LO1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | LO2 | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | LO3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | LO4 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | 3 | | | LO5 | | | | | | | | | 4 | | | |
| | * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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