Organik Tarım (Diyarbakır Tarım MYO) Ön Lisans Diploması

ISCO 08

ISCO 08

It is a higher education program that covers a two-year program, two or three semesters a year, based on secondary education qualifications, aims to train qualified manpower, and at least 40% of the curriculum is based on applied education and constitutes the first stage of undergraduate education.

Education and training are carried out in the form of formal, open or distance education. Additionally, practical training is provided as internships or workplace training in laboratories and workshops within higher education institutions or in industry, healthcare institutions and workplaces.

•  Learns and applies the basic principles of Organic Farming science.
•  Has the knowledge of recognizing, growing, storing and marketing organic plant products (field crops, fruit and vegetable growing and viticulture).
•  Gains the ability to understand the basic concepts of animal husbandry science and has the knowledge to produce organic animal products.
•  Recognizes the problems that may be encountered during the cultivation, storage and marketing of organic products and develops solution suggestions.
•  Gains the ability to recognize and use tools, equipment and equipment related to agricultural production and Occupational Health and Safety.
•  Understands the developments in environmental protection, ecosystem, biodiversity and sustainable agricultural management, rural development, agricultural planning and agricultural technology use and their effects on human life.
•   Has the knowledge to evaluate and apply new developments and applications in the field of Organic Farming.
•  Has the knowledge to use computer software and advanced information and communication technologies at the level required by the field of organic farming.
•  Develops a positive attitude towards lifelong learning with the knowledge and skills acquired in the field of Organic Farming.
•  As technical personnel with professional and social ethical values, Quality Management System knowledge, Career Planning skills and the necessary scientific formation, they can take part in teamwork and assume individual responsibility when necessary.
•  They will have the knowledge to use the Turkish language effectively in written and verbal communication.
• They will have sufficient foreign language knowledge to follow and communicate with international literature on Organic Farming.

Possesses the key competencies listed below at a pre-advanced level.

•  Multilingual competence
•  Literacy competence
•  Multilingual competence
•  Mathematical competence and competence in science, technology and engineering
•  Digital competence
•  Personal, social and learning to learn competence
•  Citizenship competence
•  Entrepreneurial competence
•  Cultural awareness and expression competence

Each student must register for classes at the beginning of the semester and attend at least 70% of the classes and 80% of the practical sessions in order to take the final exam. Students are subjected to at least 1 midterm exam and 1 final exam for each course. The contribution of the midterm exam (the scores obtained from assessment tools such as homework, laboratory exam, quiz, etc. can also be taken into account as the midterm grade) to the success grade is 40%, and the contribution of the final exam is 60%. All exams are evaluated out of 100 points. It is mandatory to get at least 60 points from the final exam.

Success grades and weight coefficients are as follows.

Success Grade (in Numbers) Success Letter Grade Weight Coefficient Meaning

90-100                                      AA                        4,00                     Passes

85-89                                        BA                        3,50                     Passes

75-84                                        BB                        3,00                     Passes

70-74                                        CB                        2,50                     Passes

60-69                                        CC                        2,00                     Passes

0-59                                            DC                        1,50                   Does Not Pass

For the supervision of higher education programs;

• YÖK is responsible for the planning, regulation, publication and supervision of education, training and other information in the regulation of higher education.

• According to the framework distributed by YÖK, "University Monitoring and Evaluation Reports" for the higher education unit offered are published every year. Reports prepared according to these reports, containing good and quality evaluations for higher education institutions, are also shared with the public by YÖK.

Every year, YÖK publishes the "Foundation Higher Education Institutions Report", which includes academic, administrative and financial data of foundation higher education institutions. These reports, which include quantitative and qualitative evaluations of foundation higher education institutions, are shared with the public by YÖK.

Quality assurance of associate degree programs in higher education is provided according to the "Procedures and Principles for Providing Quality Assurance of Higher Education Diploma Programs":

1.       Creation and Approval of Curriculum:

1.1.    YÖK determines the minimum standards and criteria required for the opening of associate degree departments and programs in higher education institutions.

1.2.  The curriculum of associate degree programs in higher education institutions and the learning outcomes that each diploma program will bring to the student are determined by the senates of higher education institutions in accordance with the basic principles determined by YÖK on these issues.

1.3.   The curriculum of National Core Education Programs is implemented by higher education institutions with the approval of YÖK.

2.  Measurement-Evaluation: How to measure and evaluate the learning outcomes that each associate degree program will provide to the student is carried out according to the teaching and examination regulations prepared by higher education institutions in accordance with the basic principles determined by YÖK on these issues.

3. Certification: Students enrolled in associate degree programs, if they successfully complete the course credits and other obligations determined by higher education institutions; receives an associate degree.

4. Self-Evaluation-External Evaluation: In the context of continuous monitoring, higher education institutions enter the "Institution Internal Evaluation Reports" of the previous year into the Information System prepared by the Higher Education Quality Board (YÖKAK) at the beginning of each year. The "Institutional Feedback Report" prepared by YÖKAK regarding the external evaluation of higher education institutions is shared with the public. In addition, accreditation decisions made by accreditation bodies authorized or recognized by YÖKAK also show that the quality assurance of the qualifications of the programs is ensured. It carries out regular review activities regarding the qualifications determined in accordance with the YÖKAK legislation.

•  To have graduated from secondary education institutions or foreign secondary education institutions whose equivalence is approved by the Ministry of National Education and to have met the conditions for admission to associate degree programs of higher education institutions.
•  To have been placed in the relevant associate degree program of the higher education institution as a result of the central exam conducted by the Evaluation, Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM), the procedures and principles of which are determined by YÖK.

• Candidates who successfully complete their associate degree education can pass the Vertical Transfer Exam (DGS) to the relevant departments of the Faculties of Agriculture and study in undergraduate programs within the limits of the quotas.
• They can work as technicians in the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, in private farms engaged in organic farming, in the Control and Certification Institutions of Organic Products and in farmer organizations.

1.     Higher Education Law No. 2547

1.1.  Regulation on the Principles of Transfer Between Associate and Undergraduate Programs in Higher Education Institutions, Double Major, Minor and Inter-Institutional Credit Transfer

1.2.  Regulation on the Continuation of Undergraduate Education for Graduates of Vocational Schools and Open Education Associate Degree Programs

2.     Higher Education Law No. 2547 (Additional Article-35)

2.1.  Higher Education Quality Assurance and Higher Education Quality Board Regulation

The qualification is valid at all times.