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RDEV20030

Academic Year 2021/2022

Applied Economic Analysis (RDEV20030)

Subject:
Rural Development
College:
Health & Agricultural Sciences
School:
Agriculture & Food Science
Level:
2 (Intermediate)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Dr Lucie Adenaeuer
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
Blended
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This stage 2 module is designed to equip students with the tools and skills necessary to analyse the operation of the agri-food economy in a national and global context. Students will gain insights into the structure and driving forces of food markets; develop their capacity to analyse producer, consumer and market behaviour as it applies to the sector and assess the implications of agricultural, trade and environmental policy for the agri-food sector and the wider economy.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this module students should be able to: 1. Analyse the structure and performance of agri-food markets 2. Apply the tools of economic analysis to model producer and consumer behaviour in relation to agri-food markets. 3. Identify and evaluate the impacts of agricultural, trade and environmental policy on agri-food markets and the wider economy.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities

24
Autonomous Student Learning

50
Lectures

36
Total

110

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
The approach to teaching and learning is based on lectures, active learning, tutorials and self-study exercises.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Equivalents:
Applied Economic Analysis (AERD20010), Appl Econ Analysis (Tfr) (RDEV20150)


 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Examination: Final Term Exam 2 hour End of Trimester Exam No Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
60
 No
Continuous Assessment: Quizzes and exercises. Throughout the Trimester n/a Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
40
 No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Solutions to assessments will be discussed interactively in class after the assessment.

“Economics”, 4th edition (2017), N.G. Mankiw and M.P. Taylor, Publisher: Cengage Learning EMEA, Andover, UK

Name Role
Anne Hayden Tutor
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