COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Agricultural Management

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ESIN CANDAN DEMIRKOL

Offered to

Agricultural Management (Evening)
Agricultural Management

Course Objective

The students who take this course will have learned the concept of sustainability and sustainable agriculture practices with the basic rules of production area and its importance in our country and in the world. In addition, they will be able to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the sustainable agriculture system compared to other agricultural systems.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to evaluate the sustainable agriculture system and its practices.
2   To be able to learn the differences between traditional and sustainable production.
3   To learn the principles of agricultural production in sustainable agriculture.
4   To be able to evaluate the sustainable agriculture system from various perspectives.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the course, concept of sustainability, sustainability in agriculture New ways to develop and implement Sustainable Agriculture systems Renewable Energy
2 The emergence of sustainable agriculture practices, the development of sustainable agriculture in the world and in Turkey Examination of sustainable agriculture and food policies
3 Agricultural activities applied in sustainable agriculture (crop rotation, tillage) Sustainable agricultural practices Examining the best practices in the World and Turkey
4 Agricultural activities applied in sustainable agriculture (irrigation, fertilization) Evaluation of sustainable agriculture from economic, environmental, social and political aspects
5 Agricultural activities applied in sustainable agriculture (sowing-planting, plant protection) General Evaluation
6 Agricultural activities applied in sustainable agriculture (harvesting and marketing)
7 Agricultural activities applied in sustainable agriculture (harvesting and marketing) II
8 Midterm
9 Sustainable farming practices organic farming
10 Sustainable farming practices good farming practices

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Süleyman Yılmaz 2015, Sürdürülebilir Tarım Mümkün mü , Yeni Insan Yayınevi
2. Mehmet Zengin, , 2009. Organik Tarım - Hasad Yayıncılık.
3. Bahattin Çetin Uygulamalı Tarım Ekonomisi, 2013, Nobel Yayıncılık.
4. The Road to Sustainable Food Consuption, 2022, Klauses G.Grunert, Zeki Atıl Bulut, Rainer Haas, Tuğba Uçma Uysal Marilyn Mehlmann, ISBN: 978-87-980308-3-6, AB Projesi Kitabı

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecturing
2. Problem solving and case studies
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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Four learning outcomes will be measured with the midterm and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

esin.candan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 72

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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