Bayburt University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
ORG315.1	Agricultural Cooperatives	Elective	3	5	4

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

It is to learn the structure and function of national and international agriculture organizations and to have the knowledge to lead and contribute to the activities of cooperatives by believing that the farmers should be organized in Turkey.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Yrd. Doc. Dr. Emre TEKCE

Learning Outcomes

1	Know the definition and principles of agricultural cooperatives
2	Know national and international agricultural organizations and organizations
3	Cooperatives know their duties and responsibilities
4	Learns the importance of organizing in agriculture.
5	The situation of the cooperatives in the world and in Turkey and legal regulations are known.

Mode of Delivery

Normal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Definition and history of cooperatives
2	Types of organization in agriculture and main objectives
3	Cooperative legislation
4	Classification of agricultural cooperatives
5	Cooperatives and economic systems
6	Management bodies, duties and responsibilities in agricultural cooperatives
7	Legal status of cooperatives in Turkey and cooperative establishment procedures
8	MIDTERM
9	Supervision and financing of agricultural cooperatives
10	Integration and upper organization in agricultural cooperatives
11	Classification of agricultural cooperatives and types of cooperatives
12	Agricultural Sales cooperatives
13	Agricultural Credit Cooperatives
14	Agricultural Insurance Cooperatives
15	Final Exam
16

Recommended or Required Reading

• Mülayim. Z. G., 2006, Cooperatives Ankara

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	80
Homework	1	20
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

English

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	5	5
Attending Lectures	14	2	28
Practice	0	0	0
Question-Answer	14	3	42
Field Work	0	0	0
Self Study	10	2	20
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	6	6
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	6	6
Homework	1	4	4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			112

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10	PO 11	PO 12	PO 13	PO 14	PO 15	PO 16	PO 17
LO1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
LO2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
LO3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
LO4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
LO5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High