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Academic Year/course: 2017/18

451 - Degree in Veterinary Science

28407 - Economics and business


Syllabus Information

Academic Year:
2017/18
Subject:
28407 - Economics and business
Faculty / School:
105 - Facultad de Veterinaria
Degree:
451 - Degree in Veterinary Science
ECTS:
6.0
Year:
1
Semester:
Second semester
Subject Type:
Basic Education
Module:
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5.1. Methodological overview

The learning activities are mainly organised in 45 lecture and interactive sessions, and 10 hours of practical activities. The latter activities include case studies solving, organised in classes of 2 hours, and a 5 hours group-activity comprising on a literature review, and the search for specific information through Internet, the elaboration and delivery of the speech’s outline, and the oral presentation of a brief speech. The topic of the aforementioned speech is based on the subject’s content and is proposed by lecturers.

5.2. Learning tasks

Section I. Core concepts on Economics and Agricultural Economics. The production and Environmental Economy.

 

Learning activities:

-          Lecture session: 20 horas

-          Private study: 35 horas

-          Case study solving: 4 horas

 

 

Section II. Framework of current agriculture and livestock.

 

Learning activities:

-          Lecture session: 10 hours

-          Private study: 20 hours

-          Literature review, the speech’s outline, and the oral presentation of a brief speech: 5 hours

-          Individual activity: 3 hours

 

 

Section III. Economics and management of farm enterprises and veterinary clinics

 

Learning activities:

-          Lecture sessions: 15 hours

-          Private study: 30 hours

-          Case studies solving: 6 hours

-          Individual activity: 2 hours

5.3. Syllabus

Section I. Core concepts on Economics and Agricultural Economics. The production and Environmental Economy.

Concepts of the Economic Science.Supply, demand and market. Changes in supply and demand, elasticity, types of market. Consumer and utility. The company in a perfect competition market. The production theory I. Production function, productivity, and technical change. The production theory II. The input factors. Economy, state and Environment.

 

Section II. Framework of current agriculture and livestock.

Agro-food marketing: utilities, functions and marketing services. Commercial agents and commercial channels. The beef meat value chain. The sheep meat value chain. The meat pig value chain. The meat chicken value chain. Agricultural policy: concept, models of agricultural policies. Common Agricultural Policy. Local food systems: quality and origin. Organic agriculture. Fair trade.

 

Section III. Economics and management of farm enterprises and veterinary clinics

Business, entrepreneur and business management. Technical and economic business achievement. Balance sheet and technical-economic information for farm business management. Costs in production process. Break-even point. Analysis and economic assessment of investments. Financial function. Financial sources in business.

Financial and economic analysis of business. Marketing. Market and social orientation of business. Marketing as business function. Marketing-mix. Marketing decision variables. Consumer/customer behaviour. Quality dimensions of a service. Commercial information and market research. Analysis and management of livestock farming systems. Analytical methods of management.

 

5.4. Course planning and calendar

For further details concerning the timetable, classroom and other information of the course please refer to the “Programación de primer curso de Veterinaria” web site (link: http://veterinaria.unizar.es/gradovet/). The information will be updated at the beginning of the course.

Classroom activities

HOURS

Non-presential activities

HOURS

TOTAL

Lecture sessions

45

Private study

85

 

Case studies solving

10

Self-assessment questions

2

 

Literature and Internet search, outline and speech

5

Literature and Internet search, outline and speech

3

 

TOTAL

60

 

90

150

5.5. Bibliography and recommended resources

[BB: Bibliografía básica / BC: Bibliografía complementaria]

  • [BB] Alonso Sebastián, Ramón : Economía de la empresa agroalimentaria / Ramón Alonso Sebastián, Arturo Serrano Bermejo . - 3ª ed., 1ª reimp. Madrid [etc.] : Mundi-Prensa, 2011
  • [BB] Krugman, Paul R. : Fundamentos de Economía / Paul Krugman, Robin Wells, Kathryn Graddy ; traducción, Alejandro Estruch Manjón ; [versión española traducida por Jimena García-Pardo y Alonso de Ojeda] . - 3ª ed. Barcelona [etc.] : Reverté, D. L. 2014
  • [BB] Mochón Morcillo, Francisco. Economía : teoría y política / Francisco Mochón Morcillo. 6ª ed. Madrid [etc.] : McGraw-Hill, 2009
  • [BB] Pérez Gorostegui, Eduardo. Introducción a la economía de la empresa / Eduardo Pérez Gorostegui . - 1ª ed., 3ª reimpr. Madrid : Centro de Estudios Ramón Areces, 2006
  • [BB] Santesmases Mestre, Miguel. Marketing : conceptos y estrategias / Miguel Santesmases Mestre . 6ª ed. Madrid : Pirámide, 2012
  • [BC] Amat, Oriol. Análisis económico-financiero / Oriol Amat Salas . 20ª ed. Barcelona : Gestión 2000, 2008
  • [BC] Ballestero, Enrique. Economía de la empresa agraria y alimentaria : producción , costos, mercadotecnia agroalimentaria, inversiones, financiación, valoración agraria / Enrique Ballestero . 2a ed., rev. y ampl. Madrid [etc.] : Mundi-Prensa, 2000
  • [BC] Bueno Campos, Eduardo. Curso básico de economía de la empresa : un enfoque de organización / Eduardo Bueno Campos . 4ª ed. Madrid : Pirámide, D.L. 2010
  • [BC] Cordonnier, Pierre. Economía de la empresa agraria / Pierre Cordonnier, Roland Carles, Pierre Marsal ; versión española J.L. Castilla Simarro . Madrid : Mundi-Prensa, 1973
  • [BC] García Omeñaca, Jesús. Guía práctica de adaptación del PGC de 1993 al Nuevo Plan General de Contabilidad y PGC Pymes. Barcelona: Deusto, 2008
  • [BC] Gestión y marketing de clínicas veterinarias / Felipe José Calahorra Fernández ... [et al.] ; [dirección y coordinación científica: Luis Ruiz Abad] . 1ª ed. Guadalix de la Sierra (Madrid) : Acalanthis, 2008
  • [BC] González Núñez, José Luis. Empresa : marco conceptual y técnicas de gestión por áreas funcionales / José Luis González Núñez . Bellaterra : Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2010
  • [BC] Juliá Igual, Juan Francisco. Contabilidad agraria / Juan Francisco Juliá Igual,Ricardo José Server Izquierdo . Madrid : Pirámide, D.L. 1993
  • [BC] Kotler, Philip : Dirección de marketing / Philip Kotler, Kevin Lane Keller ; traducción, Leticia Esther Pineda Ayala, Lourdes Amador Araujo ; revisión técnica, Javier Cervantes González . - 15ª ed. México : Pearson Educación, 2016
  • [BC] La Reforma de la Política Agraria Común : preguntas y respuestas en torno al futuro de la agricultura / José María García Álvarez-Coque (coordinador) . Madrid : Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación ; Eumedia, D.L. 2006
  • [BC] Malassis, L.. Economie de la consommation et de la production agroalimentaire. Economie agro-alimentaire I Paris : Cujas, 1979
  • [BC] Romero, Carlos. Evaluación financiera de inversiones agrarias / Carlos Romero . Madrid [etc.] : Mundi Prensa, 1998
  • [BC] Romero, Carlos. Técnicas de gestión de empresas / Carlos Romero ; prólogo de Enríque Ballestero . 3ª ed. rev. y ampl. Madrid : Mundi-Prensa : Cepade, 1993

Listado de URL

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  • España. Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y de Cooperación [http://www.exteriores.gob.es/Portal/es/Paginas/inicio.aspx]
  • España. Ministerio de Sanidad, Servicios Sociales e Igualdad [http://www.msps.es/]
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  • Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) [http://www.who.int/es/]