COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOCIOLOGY OF AGRICULTURE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SOC 5043 SOCIOLOGY OF AGRICULTURE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Sociology

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR TURGUT GÜMÜŞOĞLU

Offered to

Sociology

Course Objective

Theoretical discussions in the literature in the field of rural and agricultural sociology will be discussed with students for a semester. It is important to learn, know and evaluate what these mean in terms of today's social dynamics.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To relate agricultural production in rural areas and to relate it to society
2   To analyze the problems encountered in planning agricultural production and delivering products to consumers
3   Understanding Farm Workers and Identity Issues
4   Dealing with foreign agricultural workers and integration issues
5   Producing development models in rural areas

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 sociology of rural and agricultural
2 Subjects of the countryside: such as farmers, peasants, green-collar workers, etc
3 Economic activities, productions and products in rural areas
4 Agricultural problems in the world and in Turkey today
5 Rural life, identity, agricultural workers, foreigners and migrations
6 Agricultural policies, government supports, efficiency and sustainability
7 Agricultural products, market, cooperatives and consumers
8 Accessible healthy food and consumption
9 Agricultural workers, disadvantaged groups and identities
10 Women's labor in agriculture and hidden unemployment
11 Contract farming: problems and proposed solutions
12 Development strategies and models in rural areas
13 Socio-economic relations network and development policies in the context of rural-urban separation
14 Discussion of the solution proposals of the problems experienced in rural areas in the context of Turkey in terms of the sociology of social problems
15 Discussion of theories, models and solutions
16 General evaluation and discussions

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Books and articles
Supplementary Book(s): Internet, Short Films, Interviews
References: Works requiring specialist knowledge and Works
Materials: Documentary

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The topics covered in the course will be discussed with the students and written texts will be created on these topics. After the course, co-authored studies will be evaluated as articles.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

It is thought that the information explained in the lessons will be interpreted and transferred by the students in the exams. Exams and grades will be evaluated by talking to the students.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

turgut.gumusoglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 12:00- 13:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 7 98
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 196

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.1555
LO.255
LO.355
LO.455
LO.55

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