Rural Society and Development in a Multi-functional Countryside
| Title | Αγροτική Κοινωνία και Ανάπτυξη σε μια πολυλειτουργική ύπαιθρο / Rural Society and Development in a Multi-functional Countryside |
| Code | AOA107 |
| Faculty | Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment |
| School | Agriculture |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate, 3rd / Doctorate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600017701 |
Programme of Study: AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Registered students: 12
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses | Winter | - | 10 |
| Academic Year | 2019 – 2020 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600141437
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Course Type 2011-2015
Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600141437
- eLearning (Moodle):
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
- Italian (Examination)
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Respect natural environment
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Video lectures
- Interactive excersises
- Fishbone & brainstorming
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | ✓ | |||
| Seminars | 6 | ✓ | |||
| Laboratory Work | 21 | ||||
| Reading Assigment | 13 | ✓ | |||
| Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities | 6 | ✓ | |||
| Written assigments | 52 | ✓ | |||
| Exams | 3 | ✓ | |||
| Total | 140 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Oral Exams (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
• Custance, P., Walley, K., Tate, G., & Armagan, G. (2015). Agricultural Multifunctionality and Care Farming: Insight from the UK. South Asian Journal of Business and Management Cases, 4 (1):74–86de Rooij, S., Ventura, F., Milone, P., van der Ploeg, J.D. (2014). Sustaining food production through multifunctionality: The dynamics of large farms in Italy. Sociologia Ruralis, 54 (3): 303-320.
• Fuller A.J. (1990). From part-time farming to pluriactivity: a decade of change in rural Europe. Journal of Rural Studies, 6:361-373.
• Morris, W., Henley, A., Dowell, D. (2017). Farm diversification, entrepreneurship and technology adoption: Analysis of upland farmers in Wales. Journal of Rural Studies, 53:132-143.
• Ohe, Y. (2007). Multifunctionality and Rural Tourism: A Perspective on Farm Diversification. Journal of International Farm Management, 4 (1): 18-40
• Ploeg, Jan & Roep, Dirk. (2003). Multifunctionality and rural development: the actual situation in Europe. In: Multifunctional Agriculture. A New Paradigm for European Agriculture and Rural Development / van Huylenbroeck, G., Durand, G., Aldershot, Hampshire, England : Ashgate - ISBN 0754635767, p. 37-54.
• Renting, H., Rossing, W.A.H., Groot, J.C.J., Van der Ploeg, J.D., Laurent, C., Perraud, D., Stobbelaar, D.J., Van Ittersum, M.K. (2009). Exploring multifunctional agriculture. A review of conceptual approaches and prospects for an integrative transitional framework. Journal of Environmental Management, 90 (2): S112-S123.
• Shingo Yoshida, S., Yagi, H., Kiminami, and Garrod, G. (2019). Farm Diversification and Sustainability of Multifunctional Peri-Urban Agriculture: Entrepreneurial Attributes of Advanced Diversification in Japan. Sustainability, 11(10), 2887
• van der Ploeg, J.D., Renting, H., Brunori, G., Knickel, K., Mannion, J., Marsden, T., de Roest, K., Sevilla-Guzmán, E. and Ventura, F. (2000). Rural Development: From Practices and Policies towards Theory. Sociologia Ruralis, 40 (4):391-408.
Last Update
08-07-2019
