COURSE UNIT TITLE

: AGRICULTURAL POLICY 1

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAR 4227 AGRICULTURAL POLICY 1 COMPULSORY 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Agricultural Management

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DILEK YÜCEL ENGINDENIZ

Offered to

Agricultural Management (Evening)
Agricultural Management

Course Objective

To follow developments in agricultural policy in the world and in Turkey. Agricultural policies in Turkey in the historical process of theoretical and practical learning practices.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to evaluate the theoretical framework of agricultural policies.
2   Being able to interpret the changes in agricultural policies in Turkey.
3   Being able to express the historical process of agricultural policies in Turkey.
4   Being able to relate with agriculture policies relevant periods.
5   Being able to bind the periods related with agriculture policies.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Characteristics of the Agriculture Sector
2 Difference of Agricultural Product Features and Other Sectors
3 Priority to Agriculture Development Theories and Foundations of that.
4 The historical development of agriculture and Commercialization
5 Historical Process of Agricultural Policies in Turkey
6 Agricultural Policy Debate
7 Midterm Exam
8 Midterm Exam
9 Capitalism and the Peasantry
10 Agriculture and ownership relationships
11 Agricultural Policy and Statistics
12 Agricultural Policies and Women's Labor
13 Alternative Approaches in the world and in Turkey I
14 Alternative Approaches in the world and in Turkey II

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Textbook(s):
Köymen O. 2008. Kapitalizm ve Köylülük, Yordam Yayınları, Istanbul
Özuğurlu M. 2011. Küçük Köylülüğe Sermaye Kapanı, Notabene, Ankara
Berstein H., 2009, Tarımsal Değişimin Sınıfsal Dinamikleri, Yordam Yayınları, Istanbul

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Analysis of current events
3. Question and answer
4. Active Participation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FN Final
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE VZ*0.40 + FN* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) VZ*0.40 + BUT* 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Learning outcomes will be assessed by mid-term and final exams.

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)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51