COURSE UNIT TITLE

: AGRICULTURAL PROJECT DESIGNING TECHNIQUES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAR 4232 AGRICULTURAL PROJECT DESIGNING TECHNIQUES COMPULSORY 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Agricultural Management

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR YASEMIN ERGÜNER

Offered to

Agricultural Management (Evening)
Agricultural Management

Course Objective

This course is designed to present the basic concepts and processes of "Project Preparation Technique" with the "Project Cycle Management" approach to students who aim to become future expert/manager candidates or who have established their own business in different sectors such as agriculture, service, industry and in different institutions such as public, private and NGO.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To understand the role of agricultural projects in local/national development and their importance in global sustainable development goals
2   To gain basic knowledge and skills to prepare a project
3   To graps the basic elements of "Project Cycle Management" by applying the "Logical Framework Approach"
4   To recognize the technical, administrative and financial planning, monitoring and evaluation processes of projects
5   To establish the basic information about agricultural projects, investments and their characteristics
6   To familiarize with the national/international funds and incentives for agricultural projects

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Presentation of course description and content, determination of faculty and student expectations from the course
2 Project, Plan and Investment Concepts; Characteristics of Agricultural Projects
3 Investment Concepts; Agricultural Investment Projects and their characteristics
4 Project Preparation and Project Management Tools and Techniques - Project Cycle Management - Logical Framework Approach
5 Logical Framework of the Project - Analysis Phase 1: Situation Analysis, Stakeholder Analysis, Problem Analysis, Analysis of Objectives
6 Logical Framework of the Project - Analysis Phase 2: Strategy Analysis, Project Goal, Project Purpose
7 Logical Framework of the Project - Planning Phase 1: Project Logic, Logical framework matrix, Project Results/Outputs, Project Activities
8 Mid-Term Exam
9 Logical Framework of the Project - Planning Phase 2: Performance and Risk, Logical framework matrix, Performance indicators, Verification sources, Risk analysis
10 Logical Framework of the Project - Planning Phase 3: Monitoring and evaluation, Sustainability, Activities and Timeline
11 Logical Framework of the Project - Planning Phase 4: Financial Processes of the Project, Resource planning
12 Logical Framework of the Project - Planning Phase 4: Financial Processes of the Project, Budget and resource planning, Investment and Project Financing
13 Global Trends in Agricultural Projects: Digital Transformation and Industrial Dimension (Agriculture 4.0/5.0 project examples from Türkiye)
14 Global Trends in Agricultural Projects: Digital Transformation and Industrial Dimension (Agriculture 4.0/5.0 overseas project examples)
15 Discussion of Student Project Assignments/Cases
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook / Supplementary materials:
1. AB ve Kalkınma Ajanslarına Yönelik Proje Hazırlama ve Bütçeleme Teknikleri. Nurhan Yentürk, Yiğit Aksakoğlu, Alper Akyüz. 2016. Istanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları 542. STK Çalışmaları - Eğitim Kitapları 19.
2. Rehber, E., & Erkuş, A. (2020). Tarımda proje hazırlama tekniği (gözd. gçrl. 7. bs.). Bursa: Ekin Yayınevi.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture/Presentations
2. Problem solving and case studies
3. Active participation/Discussion
3. Project assignments

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Learning outcomes will be measured by midterm exam, student project assignments and final exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dr. Yasemin ERGÜNER, yasemin.erguner@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Office hours are between 12:30-13:00 and 16:30-17:00 on class days.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Developing the project 2 0 0
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Preparing assignments 1 8 8
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 78

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.1111
LO.211
LO.311
LO.411
LO.5111
LO.6

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