ECON223 Farm and Resource Management
Updated: 25 October 2006| Credit Points | 6 | |||||||||
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| Online level | Level C - Internet access required | |||||||||
| Intensive School(s) |
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| Supervised Exam | June | |||||||||
| Pre-requisites | 24 cp | |||||||||
| Co-requisites | None | |||||||||
| Restrictions | ARE 210; BM 203 | |||||||||
| Notes | 3.5 day residential school | |||||||||
| Combined Units | None | |||||||||
| Coordinator(s) | Oscar Cacho (ocacho@une.edu.au) | |||||||||
| Unit Description |
This unit comprises up to 26 lecture hours and 12 lab/workshop hours. A unit providing skills in managing a farm or resource-based business. The basic management functions of planning, implementing and monitoring/controlling are covered, with primary emphasis on planning for the short run. Skills learnt will include various budgeting techniques (gross margin, partial, whole farm, cash flow), sensitivity analysis, linear programming and the decision tree method of making a choice subject to risk. |
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| Prescribed Material Mandatory |
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards. | |||||||||
| Recommended Material Optional |
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards. | |||||||||
| Disclaimer | Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester. |