304034 (v.2) Agribusiness Systems 501

Area:

Muresk Institute

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

5.0

** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **

Lecture:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Fieldwork:

1 x 1 Hours Monthly

Equivalent(s):

1669 (v.5) Farm Management 101
11237 (v.1) Horticultural Management 111
301705 (v.1) Agribusiness Systems 101
303220 (v.1) Agribusiness Systems 101

Syllabus:

Fundamentals of the agribusiness system. Exploration of the concepts of systems and systems analysis. Application of concepts to an analysis and evaluation of agribusiness systems, also known as supply or demand chains. Theory of consumer behaviour, marginal utility and indifference analysis, the law of diminishing marginal utility and equi-marginal principle.

** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **

Field of Education:

50100 Agriculture (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information:

Supplemental

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y

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