Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
İKT3112013201AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICSElective354
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
It is aimed to analyze how agricultural products are produced by using scarce production sources such as land, labor, capital and entrepreneurship and how they distribute the products obtained at the end of production to the consumers over time and to examine comparatively agricultural policies and agricultural markets in developed and developing countries .
Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Seval MUTLU ÇAMOĞLU
Learning Outcomes
1To understand the characteristics of agricultural markets.
2To be able to evaluate economic variables, importance and characteristics of agriculture sector in developed and developing countries
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
The characteristics of agricultural markets and the importance of agriculture sector, agricultural policies, characteristics of agricultural markets, agricultural market analysis, agricultural production economics, characteristics of agricultural enterprises, history of agricultural development in Turkey and in the world and its effects on other sectors, agricultural policies and agricultural markets, the differences in the markets, the effects of agriculture policies on agricultural markets in Turkey and the suggestions for improvement of the market.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1The science of agricultural economics and scope of research topics
2The transition process from Hunting and migrator to settled agriculture
3Characteristics of agricultural production and differences with other sectors
4Agricultural production economy
5The place of agriculture in Turkish economy
6Relationship between agricultural population growth, productivity and migration
7Middle exam
8The characteristics of small and large enterprises in agriculture and the situation in Turkey
9Supply and demand characteristics of agricultural products
10Development process of agricultural economy in Turkey
11Reasons for the instability of agricultural product prices and agricultural product prices
12Characteristics of agricultural support policies
13Government incentives for agricultural products
14Development of international agricultural commodity trade
15EU common agriculture and politics
16National and international institutions and agricultural agreements
Recommended or Required Reading
Bahattin Çetin, Tarım Ekonomisi Zeynel Dinler, Tarım Ekonomisi Other related books and articles
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination133
Final Examination133
Attending Lectures14342
Self Study7535
Individual Study for Final Examination7535
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)118
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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