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AGRI12015 - Agribusiness Fundamentals

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit will explore the role and importance of agriculture in the Australian and global economy. In this unit you will be introduced to the fundamental concepts of agribusiness management and agricultural economics and explore solutions to the challenges facing these systems from the individual farm to vast global agricultural supply chains. The unit will outline the economic factors that influence agricultural markets in Australia and around the world. You will become familiar with the strategies that governments, industries and agricultural businesses use to mitigate risks and capitalise on business opportunities. You will also gain new perspectives on agricultural workforce management, business planning, financial management, private-public partnerships, entrepreneurship, agricultural trade, agribusiness banking, supply chain management and agribusiness consulting. You will have the opportunity to hear from experts in the fields of agricultural economics, agribusiness consulting and agribusiness banking, surveying the range of public and private organisations in the Australian agribusiness landscape. You will draw on the methods and approaches this unit introduces to analyse and address the challenges facing agricultural businesses and to develop a business plan for a new agricultural business opportunity.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 1
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Completion of at least 24 credit points.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2025

There are no availabilities for this unit on or after Term 2 - 2025

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Group Discussion 20%
2. Presentation 40%
3. Written Assessment 40%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

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Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Identify and analyse important elements of the agricultural economics landscape in Australia and around the world
  2. Present strategies for overcoming major economic challenges facing agricultural businesses and industries
  3. Develop a business plan for a new agricultural business opportunity.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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6 - Information Technology Competence •
7 - Cross Cultural Competence •
10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures •
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