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Agribusiness Marketing & Value Chains (AGRI30040)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
September
Overview
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This subject is about applying principles of agricultural economics, agribusiness marketing and agribusiness value chain analysis to analysing and understanding the process of creating value in agricultural products, from the perspectives of individual firms in the value chain and of the whole value chain.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
- Understand principles of agricultural marketing
- Understand the operation of agricultural value chains
- Understand the processes of value creation for agricultural products
- Be able to map agricultural value chains
Generic skills
- Ability to integrate knowledge from different disciplines
- Communication skills through written assignments
- Quantitative analysis skills
- Sense of intellectual curiosity
Last updated: 15 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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AGRI20042 | Agricultural Economics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 15 February 2024
Assessment
Additional details
- One 2000 word Agribusiness Marketing or Value Creation in an agribusiness activity or industry assignment, due at the conclusion of the teaching period, worth 40%
- One 2 hour written examination, to be held in the last week of semester, worth 60%
Last updated: 15 February 2024
Dates & times
- September
Coordinator Garry Griffith Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours lectures, 24 hours tutorials Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 30 September 2019 to 4 October 2019 Last self-enrol date 1 October 2019 Census date 11 October 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 1 November 2019 Assessment period ends 22 November 2019 September contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 15 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
Last updated: 15 February 2024