Changes in Operational Environment and Future DevelopmentsLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

The course will give knowledge and skills to understand the operational environment in agriculture and food sector. The students are able to acquire reliable data and information of the agriculture and food sector, as well as about changes in it, in order to support their firm or farm development.

Content

- Understanding operational environment in agriculture and food sector in present and in the future: political, economic, social, technological, environmental, and legal aspects.

Qualifications

No prerequisites

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

-Students who are familiar with operational environment and are able to understand satisfactory the effects of the changes which take place in it on the individual firm will receive a grade of 1 or 2.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

-Students who are able to describe operational environment and able to understand well the effects of the changes which take place in it on the individual firm will receive a grade of 3 or 4.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

-Students who are able to describe operational environment excellently and are able to analyze the effects of the changes which take place in it on the individual firm will receive a grade 5.

Materials

Will be announced in the beginning of the studies