AERD30190
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Academic Year 2025/2026
Farm Business Management (AERD30190)
Subject: : Agribus Extension & Rural Dev
College: : Health & Agricultural Sciences
School: : Agriculture & Food Science
Level: : 3 (Degree)
Credits: : 5
Module Coordinator: : Ms Aoife Byrne
Trimester: : Autumn
Mode of Delivery: : Blended
Internship Module: : No
How will I be graded? : Letter grades
Curricular information is subject to change.
The focus of the module is on providing students with a working knowledge of techniques and principles of farm business financial analysis, planning and strategic decision-making. The module content includes: operational and strategic principles of farm business management; preparation and analysis of basic farm management accounts; application of farm planning techniques: enterprise, partial and whole farm budgets; farm financial control and cash flow budgeting; assessment and management of risk in farm decision-making.
About this Module
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What will I learn?
Learning Outcomes:
The module aims to enable students to apply management theory and techniques to address farm decision problems. On successful completion of the module students should be able to: describe the rationale for and process of development of a farm business strategy; prepare and analyse basic farm management accounts; apply key farm planning techniques (partial budgets, whole farm budgets); describe procedures for farm budgetary control; analyse and evaluate management strategies to control risk in farm management decision making.
How will I learn?
Student Effort Hours:
| Student Effort Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Specified Learning Activities | 20 |
| Autonomous Student Learning | 50 |
| Lectures | 30 |
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| Total | 100 |
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Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
This module will involve a mixture of active/task-based learning together with lectures and tutorials, delivered in a blended approach. \ AI may not be used for the purposes of any assessments and/or examinations undertaken as part of this module. \ \ \
Am I eligible to take this module?
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:\
An introductory module in Business Management such as AERD20030 or equivalent.
Learning Recommendations:\
Students should have a sound basic understanding of livestock and crop production enterprises common to Irish farms. In particular, this should include knowledge of popular terminolgy relating to farm production enterprises.
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Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module. \ \
How will I be assessed?
Assessment Strategy
| Description | Timing | Component Scale | Must Pass Component | % of Final Grade | In Module Component Repeat Offered |
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| Exam (In-person): Mid trimester continuous assessment exam. Timing of assessment is indicative and may be subject to change. | Week 7 | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 40 | No |
| Exam (In-person): Final end of trimester exam | End of trimester Duration: 2 hr(s) | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 60 | Yes |
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Carry forward of passed components
Yes
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What happens if I fail?
| Resit In | Terminal Exam |
|---|---|
| Spring | Yes - 2 Hour |
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. \
Assessment feedback
Feedback Strategy/Strategies
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment\
How will my Feedback be Delivered?
Detailed class feedback will be provided to students post assessment. Individual feedback will be provided upon request and by appointment with the lecturer.
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.
| Autumn | Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 | Mon 09:00 - 09:50 |
| Autumn | Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 12 | Mon 09:00 - 09:50 |
| Autumn | Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks | Wed 11:00 - 12:50 |