Modules Offered in Semester II, 2009/2010

Faculty of Business , Economics & Policy Studies

Module Code

Module Name

Business Statistics
Information System Concepts
Corporate Communication
Challenging Leadership
Creativity and Innovation in Business
Proactive Leadership
Operation and Production Management
Financial Management
Management Information Systems
Human Resource Management
Leadership
Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation
Agricultural Economics and Farm Management
Small Economies and Globalisation
Applied Environment Economics
Financial Economics
Issues in Economic Development
International Trade and Finance
Islamic Economics and Finance
Brunei and the World
Understanding Social Policy
Study of Public Policy
Public Policy Analysis
Advanced Research Methods
Financial Economics
Financial Economics
Islamic Economics and Finance
Issues in Economic Development
Financial Management
Leadership

Type of Module

Degree Core
Degree Core
Faculty Compulsory Breadth
Breadth
Breadth
Core
Core
Core
Core
Option
Option
Breadth
Breadth
Major Option
Option
Option
Option
Option
Breadth
Breadth
Core
Core
Core
Option
Option
Option
Option
Option
Option

Modular Credits

4
4
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3

 

Module Code
Module Title

Type of Module

Modular Credits
Student Workload
Contact hours for timetabling
Prerequisite
Anti-requisite
BE-2401
Agricultural Economics and Farm Management
Breadth
4
8 hrs
3 hours
Principles of Economics
None

Aims/ Objectives/ Rationale:


Agriculture and food systems are experiencing profound changes internationally. There are growing concerns relating to resource use, health, environment and food security. The aim of this module is to show how basic economic principles can be used to understand and analyze issues relating to production and natural resource use in agriculture, consumption, trade and government policy relating to agriculture and food. Emphasis will be placed on agriculture and food systems that are economically and environmentally sustainable. This module also introduces concepts and issues on how to effectively manage a farm business.

Module Content:

  • Production economics; choosing production levels and input-output combinations
  • Agricultural externalities
  • Multifunctional and sustainable agriculture
  • Organic and ecological agricultural systems
  • Issues in international trade of agricultural products
  • Issues of biotechnology in agriculture
  • Farm management: farm business planning, budgeting; optimization
  • Agriculture in Brunei

 

Assessment

Examination:
Coursework:

Project and Presentation
Mid-term test

          
 
50%
50%

30 %
20%