COURSE SYLLABUS

AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION

1	Course Title:	AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
2	Course Code:	GSD4711
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	4
6	Semester:	7
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	3
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	-
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Dr. Ögr. Üyesi İ.Bülent Gürbüz
16	Course Lecturers:	-
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	bulent@uludag.edu.tr (224) 2941591
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To teach adult training techniques to raise the living standards in rural areas. To get information and skills about carrying out and programming activities that will be held parallel to this purpose. To earn ability to transfer innovations and to ensure behavioral changes for the development of rural people living in rural areas.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	Identify needs of individuals in rural and to prepare extension programs in order to meet the requirements ;
2	Earn ability aimed at introducing and disseminating innovations in rural areas;
3	Learn the principles of adult education;
4	Earn ability to work with different disciplines;
5	Earn and apply agricultural extension approaches applied in Turkey and the world;
6	Earn ability to decide and use methods used in conducting extension studies;
7	Earn ability to prepare, execute and evaluate extension programs and to serve in rural areas;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Course description and content, identification of students’ expectations from the course, the philosophy of agricultural extension and contributions to rural development
2	Historical development of agricultural extension in world and Turkey, individual outfit of agricultural extensionist and human relations, rural areas and the characteristics of individuals living in rural areas
3	Characteristics of agricultural extension, basic principles, subject areas and objectives, adult education principles and the methods used to determine the needs
4	Agricultural extension approaches
5	Introduction and dissemination innovation (characteristics of innovation, decision-making process, adoption process, adoption categories)
6	Communication (communication process, communication models, publication messages),Listening and persuasion exercise
7	Review+Midterm Exam
8	Extension Tools and Methods (individual, group and mass methods and properties),Presentation, brochures, posters and other tools preparation
9	Extension Tools and Methods (individual, group and mass methods and properties),Presentation, brochures, posters and other tools preparation
10	Extension Tools and Methods (individual, group and mass methods and properties),Presentation, brochures, posters and other tools preparation
11	Create a group and working techniques with groups (moderation techniques),Grouping and discussion
12	Planning of Extension Programs (data collection, implementation, monitoring and evaluation),Extension Program Preparation
13	Rural development projects implemented in Turkey- the role of extension
14	Review

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Textbooks: Prof. Dr. Orhan YAVUZ, Tarımsal Yayım ve Haberleşme, U.Ü Yayınları, Bursa, 2000. - , Other Materials: Agricultural Extension and Communication (Prof.Dr.Tayfun ÖZKAYA) Agricultural Extension and Communication (Assoc.Prof.Dr.Orhan ÖZÇATALBAŞ&Prof.Dr.Yaşar GÜRGEN) Agricultural Extension and Communication (Prof.Dr.Ziya Yurttaş) Agricultural Extension and Communication (Prof.Dr. Ayşen OLGUN) Agricultural Extension in Developing Countries (.M.E.ADAMS, translater(çeviren): Assoc.Prof.Dr.Murat BOYACI) Extesion Study Guide (P.OAKLEY, C.GARFORTH) Agricultural Extension (A.W.van den BAN, HAWKINS) Extension Science (Niels ROLLING) Extension Handbook (Donald BLACBURN) Communication Models (Denis MCQUAIL and Sven WİNDAHL)
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	2	28
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	14	3	42
Homeworks, Performances	0	0	0
Projects	1	5	5
Field Studies	1	5	5
Midtermexams	1	7	7
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	9	9
Total WorkLoad			103
Total workload/ 30 hr			3,2
ECTS Credit of the Course			3

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

	PQ1	PQ2	PQ3	PQ5	PQ6	PQ7	PQ8
LO1	0	0	0	5	4	5	0
LO2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
LO3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
LO4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
LO5	2	0	0	2	0	0	3
LO6	0	4	2	4	4	0	5
LO7	0	0	4	4	5	5	4

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High