# RDEV10040

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Academic Year 2025/2026

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#### Introduction to Food and Agribusiness Management (RDEV10040)

Subject:
:   Rural Development

College:
:   Health & Agricultural Sciences

School:
:   Agriculture & Food Science

Level:
:   1 (Introductory)

Credits:
:   5

Module Coordinator:
:   Assoc Professor Deirdre O'Connor

Trimester:
:   Spring

Mode of Delivery:
:   Blended

Internship Module:
:   No

How will I be graded?
:   Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

The module takes the form of an overview of the food system in an Irish and European context. It introduces students to the range of actors engaged in the food chain in Ireland such as farmers, food companies, supermarkets and consumers, and specifies the relationships between them.

## About this Module

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### What will I learn?

###### Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this module students should be able to:· Identify the various roles and contributions of the different actors in the agri-food system in Ireland. · Describe the impact of relevant key historic and current trends on the operation and development of the sector.· Identify the key areas of policy in Ireland and Europe which impact upon the operation and development of the sector.

###### Indicative Module Content:

Overview of the Structure and Function of the Agri Food Sector \
Trends and Developments in the Sector \
Overview of the Primary Agriculture Sector\
Overview of Developments in Retailing and Consumption\
Overview of the Food Processing Sector

### How will I learn?

###### Student Effort Hours:

| Student Effort Type | Hours |
| --- | --- |
| Lectures | 24 |
| Small Group | 12 |
| Autonomous Student Learning | 68 |
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| Total | 104 |

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###### Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

The module employs a range of teaching and learning strategies - face to face and online lectures, group work and private study

### Am I eligible to take this module?

###### Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.

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###### Module Requisites and Incompatibles

**Equivalents:**\
Intro to Food & Agribus Mangt (AERD10030)\
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### How will I be assessed?

###### Assessment Strategy

| Description | Timing | Component Scale | Must Pass Component | % of Final Grade | In Module Component Repeat Offered |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Group Work Assignment: Field visit - food company | Week 11 | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 25 | No |
| Individual Project: Literature review | Week 3 | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 25 | No |
| Individual Project: Field trip report farm visit | Week 6 | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 50 | No |

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###### Carry forward of passed components

Yes

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### What happens if I fail?

| Resit In | Terminal Exam |
| --- | --- |
| Summer | No |

*Please see [Student Jargon Buster](https://www.ucd.ie/students/services/ucdstudentjargonbuster/) for more information about remediation types and timing.* \

### Assessment feedback

###### Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment\
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment\

###### How will my Feedback be Delivered?

For assignments that take place in weeks 7 and 9, individual/group feedback will be provided to the student(s) within 20 days of receipt of assignment

### When is this module offered?

**Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.**

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Spring | Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Thurs 15:00 - 16:50 |

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