PRACTICE AND ETHICS IN AGRICULTURE
- Course
- PSCT209 - PRACTICE AND ETHICS IN AGRICULTURE
- Department
- Plant Production and Technology - English - Undergraduate
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 6
- T+P+L
- 3 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- Asst. Prof. Dr. Hüseyin OK
- Prerequisite
- -
- Keywords
Course Description
This course brings the student up to date with new developments in agriculture as well as the new developments in the common sphere of agriculture and other sectors of the economy. Agriculture has definite effects on nature, on the environment and on man himself. As humans are the initiators and propagators of agriculture, human activity should be bound to ethical rules regarding agriculture and should be liable for all the consequences of human activity. This course also encompasses the theory and practice of agricultural ethics aiming at the establishment of a mutually beneficial relationship between agriculture and nature and covers topics such as sustainability, the protection of breeders’ rights and upholding of standards governing true-to-type breeding.
PRACTICE AND ETHICS IN AGRICULTURE
Evaluation Tools (Active Term)
| Item | Type | Weight (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Midterm | Midterm | 40 |
| Final | Final | 60 |
| Total | 100 | |
Course outcomes
- 01 1.Identifying and using systems of ethics
- 02 2. Relating ethics to agricultural practice
- 03 3. Explaining the laws and central principles of aproaches to ethics
- 04 4. Applying principles of ethics to real life agricultural cases
Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | General introduction on agricultural ethics, perceptions and responsibilities |
| Week 2 | Background of global agricultural and food ethics |
| Week 3 | The ethics of agricultural land reform, land restitution and redistribution |
| Week 4 | Biodiversity conservation in agriculture: Current ethical issues and future perspectives |
| Week 5 | Conservation and sustainable use of medicinal plants: Problems, progress, and prospects |
| Week 6 | Animal rights and animal welfare in agriculture |
| Week 7 | Ethics and agricultural biotechnology |
| Week 8 | MIDTERM EXAM |
| Week 9 | MIDTERM EXAM |
| Week 10 | The effective practice of agricultural science |
| Week 11 | Transforming agricultural practice through an ecological perspective |
| Week 12 | Soil fertility, sustainability, global and local food security |
| Week 13 | Science, politics and the farming of modern agricultural technologies |
| Week 14 | Presentation |
| Week 15 | Discussion |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 1. Thompson, P.B. and Thompson, K.O. eds., 2018. Agricultural Ethics in East Asian Perspective: A Transpacific Dialogue (Vol. 27). Springer.
- 02 2. Herring, R.J. ed., 2015. The Oxford Handbook of Food, Politics, and Society. Oxford University Press, USA.
- 03 3. Thompson, P.B. and Oosting, 2020. Food and Agricultural Biotechnology in Ethical Perspective. Springer.
Learning Outcomes
- L01 1.Identifying and using systems of ethics
- L02 2. Relating ethics to agricultural practice
- L03 3. Explaining the laws and central principles of aproaches to ethics
- L04 4. Applying principles of ethics to real life agricultural cases
Program Outcomes
- P01 1- To have advanced theoretical and practical knowledge supported by textbooks, application tools and other resources including current information in the field of Accounting and Finance.
- P02 2- To be able to use advanced theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the field of Accounting and Finance.
- P03 3- To be able to interpret and evaluate data, identify problems, analyze and develop solutions based on research and evidence by using advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field of Accounting and Finance.
- P04 4- To be able to take responsibility as an individual and a team member in order to solve complex and unpredictable problems in accounting and finance applications.
- P05 5- To be able to plan and manage activities for the development of employees under the responsibility of a project.
- P06 6- To be able to determine the learning requirements in the field of Accounting and Finance and to direct their learning.
- P07 7- To be able to inform people and institutions about issues related to the field of accounting and finance, and to be able to transfer their ideas and solution proposals in writing and orally.
- P08 8- To be able to use information and communication technologies together with computer software at the European Computer Driving License Advanced Level required by the field of Accounting and Finance.
- P09 9- To act in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting, applying and announcing the results related to the field of accounting and finance.
Po-Lo Matrix
| LO | P01 | P02 | P03 | P04 | P05 | P06 | P07 | P08 | P09 | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |