COURSE UNIT TITLE

: AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AND COMMUNICATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAR 4226 AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AND COMMUNICATION 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

At the end of this course, students will be able to use individual, group and mass communication tools and methods effectively in agricultural extension. In addition, the students are aimed to solve the problems in rural areas and extension system in a participatory manner to analyze the knowledge, skills and attitude of the farmers' living standards have aimed to provide upgrades.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to tell individual extension tools and techniques.
2   Being able to present banners, brochures such as visual materials effectively.
3   Being able to apply the group tools and techniques.
4   Being able to explain the differences between technology transfer and participatory extension approaches.
5   Being able to collect knowledge with participatory extension.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The concept of agricultural extension, the historical development of the agricultural extension, approaches
2 Perception, communication, foundations of behavior and motivation
3 Preparation of visual tools and presentation techniques, body language
4 Presentations, learning and teaching, adult education
5 The adoption and diffusion of innovations
6 Posters, brochures preparation techniques, individual extension tools and methods
7 Mid-Term Exam
8 Mid-Term Exam
9 Participatory rural appraisal approach, tools and techniques
10 Group extension tools and methods, conflict management
11 Facilitation skills, group tools and methods
12 The mass communication tools and methods
13 Selection of appropriate tools and methods to extension work; local information systems
14 Identification of the problems and hopes and the preparation of extension programs

Recomended or Required Reading

1.Özkaya, T., 1996, Agricultural Extension and Communication, Publication of Ege University Agriculture Faculty, textbook, ISBN: 975 483-314-1, Izmir.
2. Olgun, A., 2002, Agricultural Extension and Communication, Publication of Ege University Agriculture Faculty, textbook, Izmir.
References:
1.Özkaya, T.; Karaturhan, B. ve Boyacı M., 1998, A Study on the Importance of Farmers' Participation in Rural Development: Example of village Halilbeyli, Turkey Union of Chambers of Agriculture publication. (www.karasaban.net)
2. ADAMS, M.E., Translated: Asst. Prof. Dr. Murat BOYACI, Agricultural Extension in Developing Countries

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Active participation
3. Discussion
4. Question and answer

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

Measured learning outcome 5 with 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.511

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