PRACTICE AND ETHICS IN AGRICULTURE

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)

Course outcomes

1. 01 1.Identifying and using systems of ethics
2. 02 2. Relating ethics to agricultural practice
3. 03 3. Explaining the laws and central principles of aproaches to ethics
4. 04 4. Applying principles of ethics to real life agricultural cases

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 1. Thompson, P.B. and Thompson, K.O. eds., 2018. Agricultural Ethics in East Asian Perspective: A Transpacific Dialogue (Vol. 27). Springer.
2. 02 2. Herring, R.J. ed., 2015. The Oxford Handbook of Food, Politics, and Society. Oxford University Press, USA.
3. 03 3. Thompson, P.B. and Oosting, 2020. Food and Agricultural Biotechnology in Ethical Perspective. Springer.

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 1.Identifying and using systems of ethics
2. L02 2. Relating ethics to agricultural practice
3. L03 3. Explaining the laws and central principles of aproaches to ethics
4. L04 4. Applying principles of ethics to real life agricultural cases

Program Outcomes

1. P01 Has knowledge of social service application areas (health, social welfare services, education, social security, civil society, local government).
2. P02 Has knowledge of social work theories (system, ecology, empowerment theory).
3. P03 Has knowledge of human development and social environment.
4. P04 Use knowledge of communication skills (with individuals, families, groups and different social groups).
5. P05 Use knowledge of management and management processes (management of private and public social service institutions and organizations)
6. P06 Apply knowledge of research methods and techniques in social work.
7. P07 Has the ability to perform planned change process (linking, diagnosis and evaluation, planning, implementation, evaluation, termination and monitoring of applications) by considering similarities and differences for all levels of applicants.
8. P08 Social service application areas (Health, education, social security, civil society, local government), social service theories (system, ecology, empowerment theory), human development and social environment, communication (with individuals, families, groups and different social groups) apply management and management processes (management of private and public social service institutions and organizations), research methods and techniques, professional ethics, principles and values, and the ability to practice social work with different client groups.
9. P09 Has the ability to distinguish and collect appropriate information for social investigation, evaluation and report preparation
10. P10 Has the ability to interpret research results and professional literature.
11. P11 Has the ability to develop inter-institutional relations, communication and joint services.
12. P12 Acts in accordance with professional ethics, norms and standards that determine duties and rights related to social work profession.
13. P13 It adopts social justice and rights based approach within the framework of social, scientific, cultural and professional values.
14. P14 Develop an understanding of individual, family, group, institution, community, community and global practices in order to improve social functionality and facilitate social change
15. P15 Becomes a model to the society with knowledge, skills, values ​​and attitudes and adopts the understanding of lifelong learning.

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