RDEV10030

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Academic Year 2025/2026

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Introduction to Agricultural Economics and Business (RDEV10030)

Subject: : Rural Development

College: : Health & Agricultural Sciences

School: : Agriculture & Food Science

Level: : 1 (Introductory)

Credits: : 5

Module Coordinator: : Assoc Professor Deirdre O'Connor

Trimester: : Autumn

Mode of Delivery: : On Campus

Internship Module: : No

How will I be graded? : Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module is designed to provide stage 1 undergraduate students with an overview of the role, structure and operation of the agri-food sector in Ireland within the context of the wider economy and society. While the primary focus of the module will be on the structure and operation of the sector itself, it will also be necessary to provide an overview of the national economy and rural economy in Ireland and the key policy making bodies in the European Union, in order to set the context in which the agri-food sector in Ireland operates. No prior knowledge of economics is expected or assumed.

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What will I learn?

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students should be able to:Specify the different roles and functions of the key economic institutions in Ireland and the EU;Identify the most important factors in the development of an economy and the operation of the inter-linkages between them;Identify the principal components of the agri-food sector in Ireland and how they interact with each other;Explain the role and importance of the agri-food sector in Ireland;Use basic tools of economic analysis to show how markets for goods and services in the agri-food sector operate.

Indicative Module Content:

Overview of the Agri-Food Sector in Ireland \ The basic tools of economic analysis applied to the sector \ Market structures in the agri-food sector\ Overview of the national economy\ Issues of economic development\ The policy environment

How will I learn?

Student Effort Hours:

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Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

The module employs a mix of strategies - online lectures, online group exercises, online tutorial exercises, 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:\ Agr Economics & Business (AERD10010)\ \ \  \

How will I be assessed?

Assessment Strategy

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Carry forward of passed components

Yes

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What happens if I fail?

Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. \

Assessment feedback

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment\ • Online automated feedback\

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

There are two in-semester continuous assessment exercises which take place in Week 5 and Week 8 of the module. For both of these, online automated feedback will be provided. For the end of semester assignment in Week 11, feedback to the individual student will be provided, post assessment

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.

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