Agricultural Projects Feasibility Study Course Specifications University :Zagazig University Faculty: Institute of Productive Efficiency
Programme(s) on which the course is given Major or Minor element of programmes: Major Department offering the programme: Institute of Productive Efficiency Department offering the course: Agricultural Economics and Extension Academic year / Level: Fourth level 2007 Date of specification approval: A- Basic Information Title: Agricultural Projects Feasibility Study Credit Hours: Lecture:4 Practicals:4 Total: 6 B- Professional Information 1 – Overall Aims of Course This is an introductory course in the fundamentals of Agricultural Feasability Studies. This course is designed to perform the following outcomes: a) To teach the student the procedures of conducting an agricultural feasability studies for agricultural projects. b) To apply the criteria of selection among inestement alternatives. c) To study the different between commerical and economic feasabilitity stuies. 2 – Intended Learning Outcomes of Course (ILOs) a- Knowledge and Understanding: a1- to understand concepts of agricultural feasibility studies. a2- to know the definitions of feasibility studies and its branches a3- to introduce the main concepts of commercial and national profitability. b- Intellectual Skills b1- To develop the cost benefit analysis skills. b2- To improve the ability of project evaluation of agricultural projects. b3- To train the students on the creative thinking in agricultural project evaluation. c- Professional and Practical Skills c1- To apply simple project evaluation techniques to select among investment alternatives and the constraints on the selection process. c2- To adapt the project evaluation concepts to the agricultural project issues taking in account the different constraints. c3-To apply principles of agricultural feasibility studies branches to actual problems. Code: -
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d- General and Transferable Skills d1-To increase the written and oral communications skills in the agricultural feasibility studies topics. d2-To encourage working groups in investment evaluation discussions. d3-To promote the problem solving capabilities in the field of feasibility studies. 3- Contents Topic The investment project Feasibility studies Marketing feasibility studies Technical feasibility studies Costs of investment projects financing of investment projects Commercial feasibility for the investment projects National(economicsocial ) profitability for the investment projects Profitability analysis under uncertainty Planning and monitoring the investment projects Planning and monitoring the investment projects Case Study on agricultural project No. of hours 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Lecture 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Tutorial/Practical 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
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4– Teaching and Learning Methods 4.1-Theory: oral lectures 4.2 Assignments: examples and applications in groups. 5- Student Assessment Methods 5.1 Written exams to assess their ability to use the agricultural feasibility studies language. 5.2 Oral exam to assess to use valid oral economic language. Assessment Schedule Assessment 1 Mid-Term Exam. Week 6 Assessment 2 Oral Exam Week 10
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Assessment 3 Practical Exam Assessment 4 Final Exam Weighting of Assessments Mid-Term Examination Final-term Examination Oral Examination. Practical Examination Semester Work Other types of assessment Total Any formative only assessments 6- List of References
Week 11 Week 12 10% 70% 10 % 10% % % 100%
6.1- Course Notes 1. Morad Khalil (2007), Investment Projects Feasibility Studies, Institute of Productive Efficiency, Zagazig University. مراد خليل (دكتىر) ، دراسات جدوي المشروعات االستثمارية ، قسم االقتصاد .2007 ، واإلرشاد السراعي ، معهد الكفاية اإلنتاجية ، جامعة السقازيق 6.2- Essential Books (Text Books) Jittinger J. (1982), Economic Analysis of agricultural Projects, Baltimore: The John Hopkins University Press.
6.3- Recommended Books Finnzi,U. (1992),The World Bank and Project analysis: An Introduction, Washington DC,EDI of the World bank.
6.4- Periodicals, Web Sites, … etc American Agricultural Economics Association (AAEA).[online],Available at URL:http://wwwaaea.org/ 7- Facilities Required for Teaching and Learning White board Data Show Course Coordinators: Prof. Dr. Morad Khalil Prof. Dr. Ahmed Qadry Bahloul Head of Department: Prof. Dr. Fekry Saad D. Shalaby Date: 25/ 8 / 2007
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