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Farm management and production economics (In Finnish) (10cr)

Code: KA01CMYL02-3005

General information


Enrollment
16.04.2019 - 19.01.2020
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
06.01.2020 - 30.04.2020
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
10 cr
Local portion
10 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Teaching languages
Finnish
Degree programmes
Bachelor of Natural Resources, Agriculture and Rural Enterprises
Teachers
Jyrki Rajakorpi
Marjo Latva-Kyyny
Course
KA01CMYL02

Evaluation scale

1-5

Objective

Students will be familiar with the farm management and production economics. They will be competent in obtaining new information from academic publications, for example, and utilizing that information to solve problems in plant production and animal husbandry. Students will understand the hypotheses behind the research and consider them when utilizing the results of the research.

Content

? Theory and the real world
? Economic principles and optimization
? Acquiring and organizing management information
? Resource management
o Land control and use
o Human resource management
o Machinery management

Materials

Kay, Edwards & Duffy 2016. Farm Management. McGraw-Hill. s. 121-172.
Ryhänen & Sipiläinen (2018). Maatalousyrityksen johtaminen ja toiminnan kehittäminen.
Ryhänen ja Laitila (toim.) 2012. Yhteistyö ja resurssit maitotiloilla : verkostomaisen yrittämisen lähtökohtia ja edellytyksiä. Seinäjoen ammattikorkeakoulun julkaisuja B 59.
Opettajan tuottama ja kokoama materiaali.

Teaching methods

Kontaktiopetusta, ryhmissä esseen kirjoittamista, PP -alustuksen laadintaa ja tulosten esittämistä sekä omatoimista oppimista

Student workload

10*26,7 tuntia = 267 tuntia, josta 60 h on luokkatyöskentelyä ja 200 h ryhmien omatoimista oppimista.

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.

Qualifications

Introduction to farm management

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