Farm management and production economics (In Finnish)
| Structure Type: | Course |
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| Code: | KA01CMYL02 |
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| Type: | Elective |
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| Level: | Bachelor |
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| Credits: | 10.0 points |
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| Responsible Teacher: | Ryhänen, Matti |
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| Language of Instruction: | Finnish |
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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 |
5.0 |
2017-08-01 |
2017-12-31 |
| MAELINK-2015 |
3 spring |
5.0 |
2018-01-01 |
2018-07-31 |
| MAELINK-2016 |
3 autumn |
5.0 |
2018-08-01 |
2018-12-31 |
| MAELINK-2016 |
3 spring |
5.0 |
2019-01-01 |
2019-07-31 |
Learning Outcomes
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.
Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses
Introduction to farm management
Contents
• 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
Recommended or Required Reading
• 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
Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
• Contact teaching (50 %)
• Independent study (50 %)
Assessment Methods
Students who understand farm management, economical phenomena and are able to describe them and who have satisfactory command of applying theory into practice will receive a grade of 1 or 2.
Students who understand farm management, economical phenomena and are able to describe them well and who have good command of applying theory into practice, are able to solve economic problems mathematically and have a somewhat profound understanding of the phenomena will receive a grade of 3.
Students, who have a profound understanding of farm management and economical phenomena, are able to describe them well and have excellent command of applying theory into practice, and are able to examine these phenomena from several different points of view and operational environments will receive a grade of 4 or 5.
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