309715 (v.2) Agricultural Commodity Marketing 402

Area:	Department of Agribusiness and Wine Science
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 2 Hours Weekly
Anti Requisite(s):	303252 (v.5) Commodity Trading and Risk Management 202 AND 312371 (v.1) International Agricultural Trade 202
Syllabus:	Provides a broad understanding of commodity marketing concepts, the critical role commodity marketing plays in the profitable operation of farming businesses, and how marketing can be used by farmers in running businesses. Topics include: commodity market structures, factors affecting commodity markets, price setting and farmer marketing options. A commodity market of the student's choice is studied in greater depth. Grain milling and baking principles.
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Field of Education:	059999 Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies not elsewhere classified
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Informational *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2010	Northam Campus	Semester 2	Y

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Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

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Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External