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Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
GEP0640 Towards Zero Hunger (SDG 2) Fall 3 0 3 5
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: English
Type of course: GE-Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Hybrid
Course Coordinator : Assist. Prof. MÜGE KESİCİ
Recommended Optional Program Components: Yok
Course Objectives: The aim of this course is to present the developmental stages of agriculture through human history and the projection into the future. In addition, it is to ensure that they have information about how today's technologies and possible future scenarios will affect and direct agriculture. At the end of the course, students will design the agriculture of the future with the knowledge they have acquired.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. Gain information about agriculture history.
2. Comprehend the contribution of food safety to the world development.
3. Learn about poverty.
4. Learn examples in food right.
5. Understand the relationship between agriculture and food security.
6. Gain knowledge about sustainable agriculture.
7. Learn European Green Deal, green transition and etc.
8. Have foresight about the effect of global climate change on food safety.

Course Content

Students who responsible the course are expected to follow the course in MSTeams during the course hours.
Students who have questions can have either an online or a face-to-face meeting with the instructor during the office hours.
The teaching method of the course is lecture. Project assignments (in the form of a case study) given at the beginning of the semester will be given to students individually as oral presentations in the last two weeks of the semester.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction to the course yok
2) Brief history of agriculture and revolutions yok
3) What is F2F strategy? yok
4) World hunger and poverty yok
5) Agricultural production systems yok
6) Transition to sustainable agriculture yok
7) Paradigm for zero hunger yok
8) Mid term exam
9) Food security yok
10) Global climate change effect on agriculture yok
11) Technology impact to achieve zero hunger yok
12) European green deal yok
13) Student assignment presentations yok
14) Student assignment presentations yok

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: FAO, The Future of Food and Agriculture: Trends and Challenges, 2017.
Scientific papers
References: FAO, The Future of Food and Agriculture: Trends and Challenges, 2017.
Scientific papers

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 14 % 0
Presentation 1 % 20
Midterms 1 % 30
Final 1 % 50
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 50
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 13 3 39
Study Hours Out of Class 12 4 48
Presentations / Seminar 2 10 20
Homework Assignments 1 10 10
Midterms 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 121

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) To prepare students to become communication professionals by focusing on strategic thinking, professional writing, ethical practices, and the innovative use of both traditional and new media 3
2) To be able to explain and define problems related to the relationship between facts and phenomena in areas such as Advertising, Persuasive Communication, and Brand Management 3
3) To critically discuss and interpret theories, concepts, methods, tools, and ideas in the field of advertising 3
4) To be able to follow and interpret innovations in the field of advertising 1
5) To demonstrate a scientific perspective in line with the topics they are curious about in the field. 5
6) To address and solve the needs and problems of the field through the developed scientific perspective 3
7) To recognize and understand all the dynamics within the field of advertising 2
8) To analyze and develop solutions to problems encountered in the practical field of advertising 2