Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
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| Year/Semester of Study | 2 / Spring Semester | ||||
| Level of Course | Short Cycle Degree Programme | ||||
| Type of Course | Optional | ||||
| Department | ORGANIC FARMING | ||||
| Pre-requisities and Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face to Face | ||||
| Teaching Period | 14 Weeks | ||||
| Name of Lecturer | EMEL KAÇAR (emelkacar@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
| Name of Lecturer(s) | ATA ESKİN, | ||||
| Language of Instruction | Turkish | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| To teach the basic concepts of agricultural economics by analyzing the concepts, to teach the production activities, problems and solutions of agricultural enterprises | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | Can define the agricultural, diversification, technical and economical properties can be ordered. |
PO-11 Solve problems related to sustainable agriculture and to manage sustainable agricultural policies. PO-19 Inform the relevant people and institutions on issues related to the field; transfer and share ideas and suggestions for solutions to problems to relevant people. PO-21 Sensitive to current events and developments and monitor these developments. |
Examination |
| LO-2 | Can evaluate the importance of agriculture in terms of understanding and telling contributions to sectors. |
PO-10 Has knowledge of social responsibility, ethical values and legal bases on issues related to the Organic Agriculture Program. PO-19 Inform the relevant people and institutions on issues related to the field; transfer and share ideas and suggestions for solutions to problems to relevant people. PO-21 Sensitive to current events and developments and monitor these developments. PO-22 It collects data in the field and transfers the results to the application. |
Examination |
| LO-3 | Can understand the basic elements of agricultural structure. |
PO-5 To be able to recognize and evaluate plants produced for organic farming using basic knowledge and skills. PO-7 Follows the modern agricultural techniques related to the field and puts them into practice. PO-9 Practical applications related to organic agriculture program ability to use the necessary equipment. PO-11 Solve problems related to sustainable agriculture and to manage sustainable agricultural policies. |
Examination |
| LO-4 | The students who succeeded in this course, can apply the basic principles of the economy to agriculture. |
PO-13 Has knowledge about agricultural production, marketing problems and solutions. PO-14 Using the basic level of knowledge and skills she/he has acquired, she/he will be able to interpret and evaluate data, identify and analyze problems, and develop solutions based on evidence. PO-28 Has the knowledge to identify the problems and seek solutions in the studies related to the field. |
Examination |
| LO-5 | Can determine the production mode and method of agricultural operation, and can carry out all operations in production and product evaluation stages. |
PO-7 Follows the modern agricultural techniques related to the field and puts them into practice. PO-11 Solve problems related to sustainable agriculture and to manage sustainable agricultural policies. PO-13 Has knowledge about agricultural production, marketing problems and solutions. PO-15 Identify problems in overall scale, analyze and develop solutions, identify incidents and concepts by using their acquired information. |
Examination |
| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| Definition of agricultural economy and importance of agriculture, importance of agriculture, characteristics of agricultural structure, factors of production, economic principles in agricultural economy, production costs, price formation in agricultural products, concept of agricultural management, operational characteristics, classification, basic functions of business, annual activities in the enterprise, farm management, business analysis methods, business planning, production and marketing in enterprises, cooperatives in agriculture, credit and finance status in agriculture, scope, agricultural policy, EU relations | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | The definition of farming, the types and characteristics of farming production | Questions and Answers, Speaking Skills |
| 2 | The importance of farming, the contribution of the farming sector to nutrition and industry, its place in the economy | Questions and Answers, Speaking Skills |
| 3 | Fundamental factors and technological level of farming structure, population in farming and its characteristics, usage of land capital and its distribution by farms, the farm sizes | Questions and Answers, Speaking Skills |
| 4 | Capital usage in farming and technology level, mechanization, seed, fertilizer and manure usage in farming, varieties and quantities of farming products and its evaluations by years, institutional changes | Questions and Answers, Speaking Skills |
| 5 | Establishment and evaluation of some public institutions (ZDK, TSK, ZB, TMO etc.) and the contributions of intuitionalism to farming development | Questions and Answers, Speaking Skills |
| 6 | Fundamental principles of economics to farming, diminishing return law, substitution principles, marginal income principle, maximization of the production | Questions and Answers, Speaking Skills |
| 7 | Determining of costs of farming production, fixed and variable costs, average cost and costs of a product | Questions and Answers, Speaking Skills |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Supply and demand characteristics of farming products, farming product markets and price formation | Questions and Answers, Speaking Skills |
| 10 | Determining of production facilities of farming production, cost analysis according to partial and exact budget method in end of the year, determining of fiscal structure of a farm | Questions and Answers, Speaking Skills |
| 11 | Creating and developing of finance resources of a farm, credit conditions, preparation of payment plans | Questions and Answers, Speaking Skills |
| 12 | Importance of organization in farming, types of organizations, cooperatives, principles, types, the objectives of farming cooperatives, problems and theirs evaluations | Questions and Answers, Speaking Skills |
| 13 | General information on farming policies, aims and tools, application results, policy changes | Questions and Answers, Speaking Skills |
| 14 | Turkey-EU relations | Questions and Answers, Speaking Skills |
| 15 | Turkey-EU relations | Questions and Answers, Speaking Skills |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | Prf.Dr.Zeynel DİNLER, Tarım Ekonomisi, 2008, Seçkin Yayıncılık | |
| 2 | Prof. Dr. Cennet Oğuz, Doç. Dr. Zeki Bayramoğlu, Tarım Ekonomisi 2. baskı, Atlas Akademi | |
| Required Course instruments and materials | ||
| Projector and laptop. | ||
| Assessment Methods | |||
| Type of Assessment | Week | Hours | Weight(%) |
| mid-term exam | 8 | 1 | 40 |
| Other assessment methods | |||
| 1.Oral Examination | |||
| 2.Quiz | |||
| 3.Laboratory exam | |||
| 4.Presentation | |||
| 5.Report | |||
| 6.Workshop | |||
| 7.Performance Project | |||
| 8.Term Paper | |||
| 9.Project | |||
| final exam | 16 | 1 | 60 |
| Student Work Load | |||
| Type of Work | Weekly Hours | Number of Weeks | Work Load |
| Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| Outside Class | |||
| a) Reading | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| b) Search in internet/Library | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| c) Performance Project | 0 | ||
| d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report | 0 | ||
| e) Term paper/Project | 0 | ||
| Oral Examination | 0 | ||
| Quiz | 0 | ||
| Laboratory exam | 0 | ||
| Own study for mid-term exam | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| mid-term exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Own study for final exam | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | |||
| 0 | |||
| Total work load; | 90 | ||