The principles of farm-scale planning of production

Structure Type: Course
Code: KA01CMYT01
Type: Elective
Level: Bachelor
Credits: 10.0 points
Responsible Teacher: Kallio, Eliisa (Lehtori)
Teacher Team: Rönkä, Teija ; Harmanen, Heikki ; Törmä, Juhani
Language of Instruction: Finnish

Course Implementations, Planned Year of Study and Semester

Curriculum  Semester  Credits  Start of Semester  End of Semester
MAELINK-2014   3 autumn   10.0   2016-08-01   2016-12-31  
MAELINK-2015   3 autumn   10.0   2017-08-01   2017-12-31  
MAELINK-2016   3 autumn   10.0   2018-08-01   2018-12-31  

Learning Outcomes

Students will analyze the present situation of an agricultural enterprise and can justify how to develop the production. They will understand the principles of production planning, which leads to the best possible economic outcome. They will understand how the planning of production progresses when utilising the gross margin method.

Student's Workload

Total workload of the course is 270 h
- of which scheduled studies 100 h
- of which autonomous studies 170 h

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

Common professional studies and farming practise.

Contents

Managing an agricultural enterprise
- Entrepreneurship and working as an entrepreneur
- Acquiring information and analysis of it
- Planning production according to the gross margin method
- Determining production alternatives, business results and solvency

Recommended or Required Reading

Informed by the teachers.

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Co-operative learning
- Contact teaching (lectures, group discussions, feedback): 40 %
- Independent study: 60 %

Assessment Criteria

1. The students have difficulties in understanding the effects of market economy system, productive resources and entrepreneurship in the planning of the production. They need a lot of support in making calculations and in the interpretation of results. They fall behind schedule.
3. The students understand the effects of market economy system, productive resources and entrepreneurship in the planning of the production. They need some support in making calculations but can understand the significance of different components at farm-scale level. They work on schedule.
5. The students can apply the rules of market economy system, the possibilities of productive resources and entrepreneurial activity in the planning of the production and understand the significance of different components at farm-scale level. They know how to utilize the planning methods and can make calculations with a minor support. They work on schedule.

Assessment Methods

Active participation in supervised sessions and feedback sessions
- Approved assignment

Work Placement

None.

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