Information Package / Course Catalogue
Agricultural Extension and Communication
Course Code: TİS210
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

Techniques for improving standard of living of rural residents to teach adult education. Programming will be held for this purpose and how to carry out activities to gain knowledge and skills to students. Students in this context; education publishing features, agricultural extension program planning process, communication process, expected to have information about extension methods.

Course Content

The concept and philosophy of agricultural extension, agricultural extension systems and approaches, the contribution of rural development, agricultural extension, principles of agricultural extension work, subject areas, the development of the world and Turkey, communication techniques, the adoption and diffusion of innovations, extension methods of individual and group extension methods, program planning, monitoring and evaluation.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to determine requirements to meet the needs of individuals in rural areas and to prepare program publication
2.To be able to introduce and spread innovations for the rural areas of skills gained by the students
3.To be able to apply the agricultural approaches in Turkey and the world.
4.To be able to gain the abilities of preparations of extension programs, execution, evaluation skills and gain the ability to serve rural areas
5. To gain the ability to conduct studies with different disciplines
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Tarımsal Yayım ve Haberleşme ders notu, Prof.Dr.Cemal Taluğ, Prof.Dr.Hasan Tatlıdil. Ankara Üniversitesi
2.Tarımsal Yayım ve Haberleşme, Yrd.Doç.Dr.Orhan Özçatalbaş, Prof.Dr.Yaşar Gürgen, Baki Kitabevi.
3.Tarımsal Yayım ve Haberleşme Ders Kitabı Prof.Dr.Tayfun Özkaya, Ege Üniversitesi.
4.Tarımsal Yayım ve Haberleşme, Prof.Dr.Ayşen Olgun
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Agricultural extension, basic principles, objectives and subject areas
Week 2 - Theoretical
Role in development of agricultural extension in rural
Week 3 - Theoretical
Information flow process of agricultural extension
Week 4 - Theoretical
Agricultural extension program planning
Week 5 - Theoretical
Agricultural extension approaches
Week 6 - Theoretical
Introduction and spread of innovations (the decision-making process. Adoption process)
Week 7 - Theoretical
characteristics of innovations
Week 8 - Theoretical
The definition and properties of communication Midterm Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Publishing tools and methods (individual, group and mass methods and properties)
Week 10 - Theoretical
Publishing tools and methods (individual, group and mass methods and properties)
Week 11 - Theoretical
Publishing tools and methods (individual, group and mass methods and properties)
Week 12 - Theoretical
Extension program planning
Week 13 - Theoretical
Extension program planning
Week 14 - Theoretical
Agricultural extension work of the world and Turkey
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%1
Midterm Examination1%35
Final Examination1%60
Final Rate1%4
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory152375
Assignment2024
Midterm Examination1718
Final Examination114115
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)102
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
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OÇ-1
3
3
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
2
5
OÇ-2
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
2
5
OÇ-3
3
3
5
5
5
5
5
3
5
3
5
OÇ-4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
3
4
2
5
OÇ-5
3
4
4
3
4
5
5
5
2
2
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026