Curricula

Objectives

The student understands the importance of basic economic concepts important for the development of bioeconomy.
The student understands the significance of the business environment of the various sectors of the bioeconomy sector as a part of their development and management activities.

Content

Turnover and employment in the bioeconomy sector
Regional operating environment and its analysis
International business environment and its analysis
Investment planning and investment implementation basics
The basics of carrying out product development projects

Time and location

28.8.2020 - 24.10.2020

Learning materials and recommended literature

Kuhmonen Tuomas & Kuhmonen Irene; Maaseudun alueidenkäytön tulevaisuuskuvat. TUTU julkaisuja 1/2014.
ISBN 978-952-249-274-6
Ravinnekierron taloudellinen arvo ja mahdollisuudet Suomessa. Sitran selvityksiä 99.
ISBN 978-951-663-937-0
Karhinen Reijo; Uusi alku. Maatalous on myös tulevaisuuden elinkeino. Maa- ja metsätalousministeriön julkaisu-ja 2019:3
ISBN 978-952-453-998-2
Elintarviketalous 4.0. VTT:n visio älykkään, kuluttajakeskeisen ruokatuotannon aikakauteen. VTT Visions 9.
ISBN 978-951-38-8500-7.

Ruoka ja luonnonvaratilastojen e-vuosikirja 2019
Tilastoja maataloudesta,metsäsektorilta sekä kala- ja riistataloudesta.
Luonnonvara- ja biotalouden tutkimus 86/2019
ISBN:978-952-326-880-7

Teaching methods

Lähi- ja etäopetuskontaktit
Harjoitustyöt
Tentti

Exam dates and retake possibilities

Verkkotentien ajankohdat sovitaan aloitustunnilla

Student workload

Lähikontaktitunnit 11 h - 0,4 op
Etäkontaktit ja talenteet 8 h sekä tentti 2 h - 0,4 op
Ryhmätyöskentely ja oheismateriaalin hyödyntäminen (115 s) 19 h - 0,7 op
Harjoitustehtävät 40 h . 1,5 op
Tenttikirjallisuus (163 s) - 2 op

Evaluation scale

0-5

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Excellent (5): The student masters the essentials and is able to apply them critically and innovatively in solving demanding growth problems in the bioeconomy eg system integration.
Excellent (4): The student masters the essentials and is able to apply them critically and innovatively in solving eco-economic challenges in the bioeconomy, eg in the planning of waste recovery.
Good (3): the student knows the essentials of the course:
- is familiar with the concepts of economics applied to the bioeconomy and the basic methods of their calculation and is able to make well-founded choices regarding the economic impact of bioeconomy development measures.
Satisfactory (2): The student is familiar with the basics and terminology of economics but has deficiencies in the application of key issues to the bioeconomy reference framework.
Required (1): The student knows the basics and terminology of economics thinking.

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

Good (3): the student knows the essentials of the course:
The student is familiar with the concepts of economics applied to the bioeconomy and the basic methods of their calculation and is able to make well-founded choices regarding the economic impact of bioeconomy development measures.

Excellent (4): The student masters the essentials and is able to apply them critically and innovatively in solving eco-economic challenges in the bioeconomy, eg in the planning of waste recovery.

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5): The student masters the essentials and is able to apply them critically and innovatively in solving demanding growth problems in the bioeconomy eg system integration.