Strategic farm management and decision making (In Finnish) (5cr)
Code: KA01CMYL03-3001
General information
- Enrollment
- 02.10.2016 - 31.01.2017
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 01.11.2016 - 31.05.2017
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- RDI portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Natural Resources, Agriculture and Rural Enterprises
- Teachers
- Matti Ryhänen
- Course
- KA01CMYL03
Evaluation scale
1-5
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
Materials
Kay, Edwards & Duffy 2016. 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.
Teaching methods
Contact teaching (50 %)
Independent study (50%)
Student workload
5*26,7 hours = 134 hours
Contact teaching (50 %)
Independent study (50%)
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
Further information
5 credits in RDI