Undergraduate Course: Farm Business Management (VETS08015)
Course Outline
| School | Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course will give students an understanding of Key elements of Farm Management. These include principles of farm accounting, farm economics and credit management, leadership and staff management, labour planning and resource use, land use, classification and rotation, waste management and international farm business. Throughout the course, the national and international legislative framework for farm business operation will provide the context within which the scope for farm business operation is possible. |
| Course description |
The course will give the students knowledge, understanding and skills in the following areas:
- Principles of farm accounting and economics
- Farm budgeting, planning and credit control
- International Agribusiness operations
- Farm resource planning including land, buildings, labour, machinery, soil, carbon and waste management
- Farm business operation within the legislative framework
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Describe the core elements of farm business management required for effective business operation.
- Recognise and describe key attributes of an effective farm business manager.
- Prepare a farm business budget.
- Explain the main legislative frameworks for national and international farm business operations.
- Describe the constraints to effective farm management.
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Reading List
Farm Business Management: The Core Skills (9781845936679)
Farm Business Management: The Human Factor, 2nd Edition (9781789240733)
Farm Business Management: Analysis of Farming Systems (9781845938390)
The Farm Management Handbook https://www.fas.scot/publication/farm-management-handbook-2018-2019/ |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Enquiry and lifelong learning - will be developed through independent learning, supported by tutorials
Aspiration and personal development - will be developed through involvement in tutorials, laboratories and field visits
Outlook and engagement - will be developed through involvement in tutorials, laboratories and field visits
Research and enquiry - will be developed through involvement in tutorials, laboratories and field visits
Personal and intellectual autonomy - will be developed through involvement in tutorials, laboratories and field visits
Personal effectiveness - will be developed through managing independent learning and involvement in tutorials, laboratories and field visits
Communication - will be developed through involvement in tutorials, laboratories and field visits |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Shailesh Shrestha
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Course secretary | Mr Gordon Littlejohn
Tel: (0131 6)51 7454
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