Information Package / Course Catalogue
General Cooperatives
Course Code: YENT190
Course Type: Non Departmental Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

To comprehend general and basic cooperatives knowledge, to comprehend the present global and national importance, to evaluate the aims of cooperatives, to examine social and economic reasons of cooperatives movement

Course Content

To define and explain the principles of cooperatives. To learn the reasons for cooperatives and how they are managed. Understand the forms of co-operatives and their place within legal legal frameworks. To understand the difference between cooperatives and other non-agricultural enterprises.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Emine ERTÜRK ŞAHİN
Learning Outcomes
1.They will acquire the ability to recognize the problems encountered in the micro and macro level and to produce solutions in the field of cooperatives.
2.They will gain the ability to collect and interpret accounting transactions in the field of cooperatives and practice skills and cooperatives.
3.They will gain the ability to independently perform basic tasks related to the establishment and functioning of cooperatives and their superiors.
4.They will be able to fulfill their assigned duties and responsibilities by gaining the ability to create and communicate solidarity culture.
5.They will gain the ability to apply knowledge in the fields of economics, business, law and communication in the field of cooperatives.
6.They will gain the habit and skill to monitor global, national and local co-operative movements and developments.
Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Cooperatives and önemi.dünya scope and the emergence and development of cooperatives in Turkey.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Cooperative principles
Week 3 - Theoretical
Features that separate cooperatives from other businesses
Week 4 - Theoretical
State and cooperative relations. Cooperative Legislation in Turkey
Week 5 - Theoretical
Upper organization in cooperatives
Week 6 - Theoretical
Agricultural cooperatives in Turkey, in the bodies of Cooperative Management and tasks.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Agricultural purchasing and agricultural processing cooperatives
Week 8 - Theoretical
Midterm Exam Evaluation
Week 9 - Theoretical
Classification of agricultural cooperatives.
Week 10 - Theoretical
Agriculture Sales and Agriculture Credit cooperatives.
Week 11 - Theoretical
Agricultural Service and Agriculture Insurance cooperatives.
Week 12 - Theoretical
Non-agricultural cooperatives
Week 13 - Theoretical
The Situation of Agricultural Cooperatives in the World and EU
Week 14 - Theoretical
Cooperatives Problems and Suggestions in Turkey
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Assignment2216
Term Project1617
Individual Work51110
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)101
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes