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

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 2008. Farm management. McGraw-Hill. p. 105-156
? Ryhänen & Sipiläinen 2016. Maatalousyrityksen johtaminen ja tuotannon suunnittelu. Handout
? Ryhänen & Laitila (eds.) 2012. Yhteistyö ja resurssit maitotiloilla. Verkostomaisen yrittämisen lähtökohtia ja edellytyksiä. Seinäjoki university of applied sciences. Reports 59. (appl. parts).
? Turkki 2010. Tuotantoekonomia. University of Helsinki: Dept. of economics. Series No. 4. 2nd edition.
? Lecture notes and other material as indicated during lectures

Teaching methods

? Contact teaching (50 %)
? Independent study (50 %)

Student workload

10*26,7 tuntia = 267 tuntia, josta 50 % on luokkatyöskentelyä ja 50 % 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