Information Package / Course Catalogue
Agricultural Ekonomics and Management
Course Code: TİS110
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 1
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

At the end of this course students gain the skills about how to use efficiently the scarce resources and general economics' laws and principles in agriculture

Course Content

Evaluation general characteristic of agriculture, Examination production factors and point of agriculture in the economics,The importance and requirements of decision making in agriculture,Using general economic principles for farms,Case study practices about using general economic principles for farms,Agricultural marketing and marketing channels in farms,Agricultural Finance, credit resources and introduction their practices,Evaluation about Importance and requirements of agricultural cooperatives,Agricultural policies,evaluation aims and tools, practices about agricultural policies in TURKEY,Comparative analysis of agricultural policies EU and TURKEY

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Naciye TOK
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to gain the skills of information about using production factors efficiently in farms
2.To be able to analyze the skills of assigment as a management in farms
3.To be able to apply principles of general economics to agriculture, gain the skills of decision making and apply in farms
4.To be able to take roles in agricultural marketing, agricultural credit and finance, cooperatives and investment project
5. To be able to determine the cost and profitability of production branches
Recommended or Required Reading
1.İnan, İ., H., 2006,Tarım Ekonomisi ve İşletmeciliği, Trakya Üniv., Tekirdağ Zir. Fak. Yayınları, Tekirdağ
2.• Erkuş, A., Bülbül, M., Kıral T., Açıl, F., Demirci, R.,1995, Tarım Ekonomisi, Ankara Üniv. Ziraat Fak. Eğitim, Araştırma ve Geliştirme Vakfı yayın No: 5, Ankara
3.Oktay, E., 1988, Tarım İşletmelerinin Analiz ve Planlaması, E.Ü.Z.F., Teksir, No:64-1
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Course description, principles
Week 2 - Theoretical
Characteristic of the agricultural production
Week 3 - Theoretical
Examination of agricultural production factors
Week 4 - Theoretical
Determination of importance and point of agriculture in Turkey economics
Week 5 - Theoretical
Farms, farms' structures, terms and importance of producer, skills of decision making
Week 6 - Theoretical
Principles of economics in farms (Law of Diminishing Returns)
Week 7 - Theoretical
Principles of economics in farms (Substitution principles)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Principles of economics in farms (opportunity cost) (Midterm Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Principles of economics in farms (relative advantage, laws of equal marginal revenue)
Week 10 - Theoretical
Agricultural marketing, benefits of marketing, additives of marketing to economics
Week 11 - Theoretical
Agricultural finance and practices in Turkey
Week 12 - Theoretical
Importance and requirements of agricultural cooperatives and practices in Turkey
Week 13 - Theoretical
Evaluation of investment projects
Week 14 - Theoretical
Agricultural policies and evaluation practices in Turkey
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory150345
Assignment42216
Midterm Examination115116
Final Examination120121
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)98
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
3
5
4
5
5
3
3
1
1
1
5
OÇ-2
4
5
5
5
5
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5
1
2
5
5
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4
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1
1
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5
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4
4
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3
4
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5
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026