COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ECONOMICS OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEMS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
UEC 4123 ECONOMICS OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEMS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

ECONOMICS (UOLP-SUNY ALBANY)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR EMINE SEDEF AKGÜNGÖR

Offered to

ECONOMICS (UOLP-SUNY ALBANY)

Course Objective

The course aims to help the learner to become familiar with the nature and organization of agricultural and food markets by applying economic theory to issue related to agricultural and food production

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Describe the role of agriculture in economic system;
2   Identify the major actors and institutions in agricultural and food markets at the National and international level;
3   Apply basic economic theory to agricultural and food markets;
4   Recognize the role of public policies in agriculture;
5   Classify different policy tools used in agriculture;
6   Explain the status of Turkish agricultural policies in the context of EU negotiations;
7   Participate in class discussions with colleagues and teachers

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 ntroduction
2 Agricultural Policy Analysis
3 International Trade
4 Food Marketing
5 Holiday week (no class)
6 Food Industry Structure
7 Futures Market / Visit to Izmir Stock Exchange
8 Investment Analysis
9 Farm Services / Visit to a Firm
10 The Economics of Market Failure
11 Economic Development and the Food Industry
12 presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Problem sets
3. Class discussions

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MT Midterm
2 TP TermProject
3 FN Final
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MT * 0.30 +TP * 0.30 + FN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MT * 0.30 +TP * 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

1. The learner will demostrate understanding of basic theoretical tools used by economists in the analysis of agriculturaland food markets
2. The learner will be able to demonstrate knowledge of basic actors and institutions in the agricultural markets
3. The learner will demonstrate understanding of the role of government and policy in agricultural and food Systems
4. The learner will be able to identify agricultural policy tools

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Sedef Akgüngör, Professor
sedef.akgungor@deu.edu.tr

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 final exam 1 15 15
Preparation for quiz etc. 5 4 20
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 115

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.15454
LO.25455
LO.35
LO.435
LO.535
LO.6345
LO.7555

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