Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
AGRICULTURAL FINANCE ZTE432 0 + 0 0 0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery Oral and Discussion
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Goals To identify the credit needs of agricultural business,to gain information about provision of credit and usage,to train employees who will help business use financal resources at optimum rates, improve our decision ability on financal matters, purposes are to analize capital costs and incomes and to teach analysis techniques for agricultural investments
Course Content Financal Principle , Agriculture, Capital, Credit, İnvensment, Financal application, Financal Market
Learning Outcomes 1) Defination of financing, scop and methods; business financing, scope, principles, basic principles and forms of financing businesses
2) Definition and scope of agricultural business finance , agricultural business finance and organization, forms of financing in agricultural business, the importance and procurement of capital in agricultural business
3) Capital in agriculture and types of capital, foreign capital in agriculture business and debt ratios,financial statement analysis, interest calculations, discount calculations, amortization of debt
4) Basic information about investments, Evaluation of investments in agricultural business, financial management of agricultural businesses
5) Use of credit in agricultural business, evaluaiton of loan applications in agriculture, organization of agricultural credit

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Defination of financing, scop and methods Lecture
Brainstorming
Homework
2. Week Concept of Business Finance , Basic concept and principles, Forms of Finance in business Lecture
Brainstorming
Homework
3. Week Scope of Business Financing, Principles and Basic Principles, Types of Financing in Businesses Lecture
Brainstorming
Homework
4. Week Scope of Business Financing, Principles and Basic Principles, Types of Financing in Businesses Lecture
Brainstorming
Homework
5. Week The importance and procurement of capital in agricultural business Lecture
Brainstorming
Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
6. Week Foreign capital in agriculture business and debt ratios Lecture

Homework
7. Week Analysis of Financial Statements Lecture; Problem Solving

Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
8. Week Interest Calculations, Annuity Calculations, Discount Calculations,Debt Ratios Problem Solving

Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
9. Week Interest Calculations, Annuity Calculations, Discount Calculations,Debt Ratios Problem Solving

Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
10. Week Basic Information about investment securities Lecture

Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
11. Week Evaluation of investments in agricultural business Lecture

Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
12. Week Financial management in agriculture business Lecture

Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
13. Week Usage of credit in agriculture business,Evaluation of Credit Demands in Agriculture, Credit organization in Agriculture Lecture

Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
14. Week Usage of credit in agriculture business,Evaluation of Credit Demands in Agriculture, Credit organization in Agriculture Lecture

Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Paul N. Ellinger and Peter J. Barry., Farm and Rural Business Finance, University of Illinois
Antonio Mele; Lecture Notes in Financial Economics, The London School of Economics and Political Science Güneş, E. Avrupa Birliği’ne Üyelik Sürecinde Türkiye’de Tarımsal Kredi Piyasasındaki Gelişmeler, Türkiye 7. Tarım Ekonomisi Kongresi (Basımda), Antalya, 2006
Fulya,A.,Gürman,T.,Arman,T.T., Excel ile Finans, Literatür Yayıncılık
Paul Söderlind;Lecture Notes for Finance, University of St. Gallen.

Assessment
Measurement and Evaluation Methods and Techniques
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 16 2
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 16 1
Homework 1 5
Midterm Exam 1 1.5
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 14
Final Exam 1 1.5
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 14
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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