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11932 (v.6) Seafood Business Studies 302


 

Area:

Muresk Institute

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

5.0

Lecture:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Practical:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

Explores businesss issues relevant to the seafood, fisheries and aquaculture industries in Australia. Business planning skills within these industries are developed through the examination and implementation of analytical techniques associated with market research, management, and project evaluation and research techniques.
 

Unit Outcomes:

Write a comprehensive business plan related to the aquaculture or seafood industry. Develop market research skills and perform related field work. Conduct a SWOT analysis. Apply Project Evaluation and Research Technique to a project On completion of thisunit students will have - Written a comprehensive business plan related to the aquaculture or seafood industry. Developed market research skills and performed related feild work. Conducted a SWOT analysis. Applied Project Evaluation and Research Technique to a project management scenario in aquaculture and seafood related industries. Examined processes, controls and regulations associated with the import, export and distribution of seafood products. Evaluated aspects of small business management as theyrelate to the local aquaculture industry. Developed skills required to prepare questionnaires for eliciting market research data for application in the seafood and aquaculture industries. Introduction to STEEP analysis as a pre- feasibility study tool. ; ;

Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases.

Unit References:

Hussey J and Hussey R., (1997), Business Research: a practical guide for undergraduate and post graduate students, 357pp, Wiltshire, Great Britain, Macmillan Press. Miller M., (2002), Teach yourself business plans in 24 hours, ISBN: 0-02-864216-3, 395pp, United States of America, Alpha Publishing. Richardson J., (1996), The farm as a business, 127pp, Riverwood, New South Wales, Inkata Press.

Unit Texts:

No prescribed texts.
 

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Continuous Assessment 60%, Examination 40%.

Field of Education:

 50100 Agriculture (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

2  

Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information:

 Supplemental  

Result Type:

 Grade/Mark


Availability

YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2004Bentley CampusSemester 2Y  

Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

 
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