Modul: Farm and Project Evaluation (4904-450)

Personen:

• Prof. Dr. Thomas Berger (verantwortlich)
• Prof. Dr. Manfred Zeller (verantwortlich)

Studiengang:

• Agrarwissenschaften - Agricultural Economics (Master, PO vom 01.10.2014)
  1. Semester, Wahlpflicht
• Agricultural Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics (bis Studienbeginn WS 2018/19) (Master, PO vom 01.10.2014)
  3. Semester, Pflicht
• Agricultural Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics (ab Studienbeginn WS 2019/20) (Master, PO vom 01.10.2019)
  3. Semester, Wahl
• Bioeconomy (Master, PO vom 01.10.2014)
  3. Semester, Wahl
• Bioeconomy (ab WS 16/17) (Master, PO vom 01.04.2017)
  3. Semester, Wahl

Bezug zu anderen Modulen:

n/a

Teilnahme­vorraussetzungen:

Proficiency in using spreadsheet applications (MS-Excel)

Sprache:

englisch

ECTS:

6 credits

Angebotshäufigkeit:

jedes WS

Dauer des Moduls:

1 Semester

Modulprüfung:

Component examinations

Prüfungsleistung:

Component examinations for 4904-451 and 4904-452

Arbeitsaufwand:

56 h Präsenz + 104 h Eigenanteil + Prüfung = 160 h Workload

Fachkompetenzen:

The objective of the farm level part of this module is to provide the necessary tools to conduct detailed farm business analyses. Students will be taught the basic accounting concepts such as depreciation, balance sheet, income statement and the various forms of budgeting, such as partial, enterprise, whole farm and cash flow budgets. The specific goal is to enable students to analyze the liquidity, solvency and investments in farm businesses, the financial feasibility of investments, as well as understand the basic economics of credit use.

The project part of the course focuses on project evaluation on an economic basis, taking into account the values for revenues and resources allocated in the project. These values are adjusted, as compared to market values, for market and policy distortions. Further, methods are discussed on how to value other than economic project outcomes, in particular in the social and environmental context.

Schlüsselkompetenzen:

Analytical thinking, oral presentation, scientific reading

Anmerkungen:

Laptop required for computer exercises in class

Limited number of particpants - students must register in ILIAS before the module starts

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