Information Package / Course Catalogue
Agricultural History and Deontology
Course Code: TB106
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

Giving information about agricultural history and agriculture engineering education, to provide awareness and sense of being employed.

Course Content

The importance of agriculture in Turkey, properties and development of agricultural production, the effects on agriculture of industrial revolution, agriculture in the Ottoman Empire and Turkish Republic, the history and present status of agricultural education, definition of agricultural engineering, scope, and educational legislation, the concept of ethical, the history of morality and social approaches, professional ethics and general of ethical rules, agricultural ethics, duties and responsibilities in terms of agricultural ethics.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Mustafa Ali KAYNAK
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to have information about agriculture history
2.To be able to have information about the history of agricultural education
3.To be able to have information about department
4.To be able to get information about the sense of professional ethics
5.To be able to get information of regulations and guidelines related to Agricultural Engineering
6.6. To be able to solve the problems in terms of ethical in agricultural engineering
Recommended or Required Reading
1.ERİŞ, A.,2006. Agriculture Deontology. Uludağ University, Faculty of Agriculture Lecture Notes, No:88.
2.DİREK,M. 2010. History of Agriculture and Deontology. Education Academy Publications, Konya.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The importance of agriculture in Turkey
Week 2 - Theoretical
Properties and development of agricultural production, agriculture in ancient civilizations
Week 3 - Theoretical
Agriculture in Seljuk’s and Ottomans
Week 4 - Theoretical
Ataturk and agriculture, agriculture in the Republican Period
Week 5 - Theoretical
Effects on agriculture of the Industrial Revolution,
Week 6 - Theoretical
History and current status of agricultural education
Week 7 - Theoretical
Definition of agricultural engineering, scope and education legislation
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
The concept of ethics, the history of morality and social approaches
Week 9 - Theoretical
Professional ethics and general of ethical rules
Week 10 - Theoretical
Factors affecting agricultural ethics
Week 11 - Theoretical
Explain different aspects of the concept of agricultural ethical
Week 12 - Theoretical
Duties and responsibilities in terms of agricultural ethics
Week 13 - Theoretical
Legal regulations, unethical behavior and results
Week 14 - Theoretical
Professional organizations related agricultural engineering
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Midterm Examination1718
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
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
PÇ-11
OÇ-1
4
OÇ-2
OÇ-3
4
OÇ-4
5
OÇ-5
5
OÇ-6
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026