COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES IN AGRICULTURE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAR 4106 MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES IN AGRICULTURE ELECTIVE 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

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to give information on the human resources and development in agriculture, put forward agricultural labor issues and recommend possible solutions .

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to evaluate the possibilities of employment in agriculture.
2   Being able to discuss the concept of human resources in rural areas.
3   Being able to evaluate the importance of human resource management in rural areas.
4   Being able to interpret the studies in the field of human resources for the development of rural.
5   Being able to interpret to the overall position of women and children in rural areas of labor and employment and their roles.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic indicators for rural areas
2 Rural-urban differences in Turkey, Human resources in rural areas
3 Opportunities human resources development in agriculture,.
4 Education-motivation and evaluation in agricultural employment
5 Communication and problem-solving in agricultural employment
6 Women s places of human resources in rural areas
7 Mid-Term Exam
8 Mid-Term Exam
9 Children s places of human resources in rural areas
10 Place in education, and organizational culture in the development of human resources in agriculture
11 Solution approaches for the improvement of the education and current situation in rural areas
12 As a model for the development of human resources in rural areas, the Village Institutes
13 Approaches to the problem of seasonal workers in agriculture in Turkey
14 Approaches to the five-year development plans, human resources, human development index and Turkey

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Yıldırak, N., Gülçubuk, B., Gün, S., 2003, Türkiye de Gezici ve Geçici Kadın Tarım Işçilerinin Çalışma ve Yaşam Koşulları, Tarım-iş Sendikası Yayınları, Ankara.
Bayraktaroğlu, S., 2002, Stratejik ve Stratejik Olmayan Insan Kaynakları Yönetimi, Beta Yayınları, Istanbul
Supplementary Book(s):
References:
Materials: Lecture notes, Presentations

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecturing
2. Question and answer
3. 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 10 10
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 70

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.111
LO.211
LO.311
LO.411
LO.511