Strategic farm management and decision making (In Finnish) (5cr)

Objective

Students will develop a profound understanding of how to manage a farm or ranch.

Content

? Functions of management
? Strategic management
o Planning, implementation and control
? Decision making

Qualifications

Introduction to farm management

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students are able to study the basics of the period.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students are able to course things well.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students are able to course things well and knows how to apply them in practice.

Materials

? Kay, Edwards & Duffy 2008. Farm Management. McGraw-Hill. (appl. parts).
? Olson 2004. Farm Management: Principles and Strategies. Blackwell Publishing Company. Iowa State Press. (appl. parts).
? Ryhänen & Laitila 2012. Yhteistyö ja resurssit maitotiloilla. Verkostomaisen yrittämisen lähtökohtia ja edellytyksiä. Seinäjoki university of applied sciences. Reports 59. (appl. parts).
? Ryhänen & Nissinen (ed.) 2011. Kilpailukykyä maidontuotantoon. Toimintaympäristön tarkastelu ja ennakointi. Seinäjoki university of applied sciences. Research reports 8. (appl. parts).
? Ryhänen & Sipiläinen 2016. Maatalousyrityksen johtaminen ja tuotannon suunnittelu. Handout.
? Lecture notes and other material as indicated during lectures.

Further information

5 credits in RDI