Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
BT-2017AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICSElective233
Level of Course Unit
Short Cycle
Objectives of the Course
Taught the importance of agricultural production in Turkey, and the place in our country and around the world watched the students about the content of agricultural policies intended to inform
Name of Lecturer(s)
Inst. Erhan Bozkurt
Learning Outcomes
1Understand the importance of agriculture in the economy.
2Knows the characteristics of the supply and demand of agricultural products
3Agricultural products and their interest in government incentives to support the policies of the learned
4Individually or as a group, the common agricultural planning a business, executive and acquires the ability to conclude
5A variety of solutions to economic problems of agriculture in the country understands and acquires the ability to develop
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Development of economics and economic thought, the economy, the basic concepts, characteristics of agriculture, the supply of agricultural products, agricultural products, demand elasticities of supply and demand of agricultural support policies in Turkey agricultural support policies, the agricultural sector and agricultural production in the world
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Economic and agricultural economy the definition, types of agricultural production
2Basic concepts of economics
3Price theory (supply)
4Price Theory (Demand)
5Elasticity of Demand and Supply
6Consumption Theory
7Midterm Exam
8Cost Theory
9Exchange and Foreign Trade
10Agricultural support policies
11Foreign Trade policy
12National Income
13Undertakings
14In European Union agricultural structure, agricultural production and agricultural policies
15General Review
16Final (Final Exam)
Recommended or Required Reading
Ankara University, Faculty of Agriculture, Economics Book, Professor. Dr. Selahattin Nuri Eraktan Anadolu University, agricultural economics and agricultural policies, the book of agricultural economics lecture notes, www.ziraatfakultesi.net
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures14228
Question-Answer14228
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11212
Individual Study for Final Examination11212
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)82
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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LO4      2   3   
LO5      2   3   
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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