Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Agricultural Economics ZFZ217 Turkish Compulsory 3. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 2.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery Face to Face
Course Coordinator Doç. Dr. Yaşar Selman GÜLTEKİN
Instructor(s)
Goals To provide students with information about the role of agriculture in Turkey's economy, agricultural production economics, natural resources economics, valuation, agricultural policy and international agricultural policy, agricultural production factors, agricultural finance and credit, access to agribusiness, agribusiness analysis, agricultural marketing, is to provide information about agricultural cooperatives.
Course Content Agricultural economy, natural resource economy, agricultural policy, marketing and cooperatives.
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 Students understand the general workflow of agricultural production and limitations
2 Studemts undersyand the costing and valuation.
3 Students know several ways of financing and the power of cooperatives.
4 Students know marketing challenges and opportunities.
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Introduction to Agricultural Economics and Management Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
2. Week Contribution of agriculture to Turkey Economy: Population and labor contribution, production and yield contribution Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
3. Week Contribution of agriculture to Turkey Economy: nutrition contribute to society, contributing to the industrial sector contribution to GDP, foreign trade contribution Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
4. Week Agricultural production economics: the law of diminishing returns, substitution of inputs Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
5. Week Agricultural Production Economics: the substitution of the initiative, the company's short-term decision on full competition, opportunity cost principle, the principle of equal marginal revenue, the theory of comparative advantages Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
6. Week Agricultural Policy: The definition and scope of the agricultural policy objective of agricultural policy, agricultural policy instruments Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
7. Week Instruments of agricultural policy, quality of products to be supported, evaluation of the support price method Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
8. Week MIDTERM EXAM
9. Week The role of cooperatives in price fixing, structural and social policies Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
10. Week International agricultural policy: definition, objectives, agreements and international agricultural organizations Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
11. Week Agricultural production factors: land, capital, labor and entrepreneurship Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
12. Week Agricultural Finance and Credit Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
13. Week Agricultural Marketing Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
14. Week FINAL EXAM
*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.
The Matrix for Course & Program Learning Outcomes
No Program Requirements Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 .Applies knowledge of natural sciences and mathematics to the development of various processes within the field.
2 Acts in accordance with ethical and deontological principles in decision-making and implementation processes.
3 Utilizes scientific and technological developments in field-related applications.
4 Solves engineering problems within the field through an analytical approach by integrating fundamental engineering knowledge with technical tools.
5 Designs all technical systems, system components, and production processes related to the field.
6 Implements crop and livestock production processes in accordance with scientific and technical principles.
7 Utilizes data-driven core technologies within the agricultural sector in production processes.
8 Applies sustainability principles and approaches to agricultural processes.
9 Utilizes managerial and institutional knowledge for agriculture, taking into account global and local developments.
10 Integrates fundamental scientific knowledge in the fields of genetics, molecular biology, microbiology, and biochemistry into agricultural biotechnology processes through a critical approach.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4
PY1 4 4 4 4
PY2 4 4 4 4
PY3 2 2 2 2
PY4 5 5 5 5
PY5 1 1 1 1
PY6 4 4 4 4
PY7 2 2 2 2
PY8 1 1 1 1
PY9 1 1 1 1
PY10 4 4 4 4
Recommended Sources
Ders Kitabı veya Notu Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır.
Diğer Kaynaklar
  • İnan, İ.H. 2005. Tarım Ekonomisi ve İşletmeciliği, Avcı Ofset, 5th Ed. İstanbul (in Turkish)
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Ders İçi
Class Hours 12 2 24
Ders Dışı
Research 12 4 48
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 1 3 3
Homework 1 1 12 12
Homework 2 1 12 12
Final 1 3 3
Total Workload 102
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 2.0