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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS IKT 5126 AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND POLITICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Economics

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YAŞAR UYSAL

Offered to

Economics

Course Objective

Theoretical knowledge of the economics of agriculture and agricultural policy, evaluation of applications in the size of tool and purpose

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to to understand the role and importance of the agricultural sector in the economy 2   To be able to analyze that sub-branches of the agricultural sector and conditions of production in the sector to make a comparative analysis with the other sectors. 3   To be able to learn purpose and tools of agricultural policies how to use these 4   To be able to understand importance of agriculture as economically, social and cultural in Turkey 5   To be able to learn agriculturel policies in Turkey with results

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Agricultural production and characteristics of the products (KING Law, Cobweb Theorem, elasticities of supply and demand, income elasticity) 2 The importance of the agricultural sector and its functions 3 Tools and purposes of agricultural policies 4 Agriculture in the Turkey s economy and its functions 5 Evaluation of agricultural policies that implemented in Turkey 6 Agriculture in The world economy and trade 7 Globalization and Agriculture (WTO agriculture agreement and its effects) 8 EU agricultural policies and the reform process 9 EU agricultural policies and the reform process 10 EU-Turkey relations in the agriculture (CAP compliance of Turkey) 11 The current developments in agriculture I (global climate change and its consequences, and the effects of genetically modified organisms) 12 The current developments in agriculture II (GAP, KOP, and the effects of EAP Projects) 13 Discussions on the future of agriculture in Turkey's economy 14 Discussions on the future of agriculture in the world economy

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Refferance : Gülten Kazgan, Tarım ve Gelişme Oya Köymen, Kapitalizm ve Köylülük Supplementary Refferance: Zeynel Dinler, Tarım Ekonomisi Gülcan Eraktan, Tarım Politikası

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER) 3 FIN FINAL EXAM 4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40 5 RST RESIT 6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Giving the Lecture 13 3 39 Preperation for the mid exam 1 10 10 Preperation for the final exam 1 20 20 Preperation of essay 1 20 20 Before/After Lecture Preperation Process (Weekly) 13 3 39 Final Exam 1 1 1 Mid Exam 1 1 1 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 130

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 LO.1 4 3 3 4 LO.2 5 3 5 LO.3 3 5 4 LO.4 5 2 4 4 LO.5 4 3 5