Courses & Units
Dairy Business Management KLA509
Introduction
This unit explores business strategy, management, and leadership concepts in the context of controlling managing a dairy business. You will examine approaches to developing a growth plan for your business while also acquiring personal skills that will allow you to grow alongside it. You will do this by learning central concepts needed to holistically manage the human, physical and financial resources of your business, including those needed to analyse your businesses current position, those needed to develop and implement a plan for growth, and tools useful for making effective decisions consistent with the business’ risk profile. The unit’s content will provide an overview of your industry and introduce foundational concepts related to:
1. Approaches to strategy, purpose, and planning for your personal and business growth (or consolidation).
2. Assessment and analysis of your businesses current profile and position.
3. Risk profiles.
4. Decision making tools.
In this Unit we will introduce the course structure and explain how the discipline content and associated assessment tasks integrate to enable you to compile a holistic personal and business plan, which is the final assessment and capstone experience of the course.
In conjunction with the discipline theory, this unit fosters learning through practice and its application to specific business settings. The content of this unit and other units undertaken in this course will support the development of a personal and business portfolio.
Summary
| Unit name | Dairy Business Management |
|---|---|
| Unit code | KLA509 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| College/School | College of Sciences and Engineering Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture |
| Discipline | Agriculture and Food Systems |
| Coordinator | Doctor Alexander Malherbe |
| Delivered By | University of Tasmania |
Availability
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launceston | Half Year Period 1 | Off-Campus | International | Domestic | |
| Launceston | Half Year Period 2 | Off-Campus | International | Domestic | |
Key
- On-campus
- Off-Campus
- International students
- Domestic students
Key Dates
| Study Period | Start date | Census date | WW date | End date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Half Year Period 1 | 24/1/2022 | 31/1/2022 | 9/2/2022 | 25/2/2022 |
| Half Year Period 2 | 11/7/2022 | 18/7/2022 | 27/7/2022 | 12/8/2022 |
* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (refer to How do I withdraw from a unit? for more information).
Unit census dates currently displaying for 2022 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2022 will be available from the 1st October 2021. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).
Learning Outcomes
- Develop¿a¿strategic direction for a dairy business
- Analyse the internal¿factors¿influencing business strategy¿to establish a business position in the dairy industry
- Analyse external factors influencing a business strategy to establish a business position in the dairy industry
Fee Information
| Field of Education | Commencing Student Contribution 1,3 | Grandfathered Student Contribution 1,3 | Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution 2,3 | Domestic Full Fee 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 050101 | $498.00 | $498.00 | not applicable | $2,783.00 |
1 Please refer to more information on student contribution amounts.
2 Please refer to more information on eligibility and Approved Pathway courses.
3 Please refer to more information on eligibility for HECS-HELP.
4 Please refer to more information on eligibility for FEE-HELP.
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Teaching
| Assessment | Strategic Direction: Business Vision (30%)|Business Situation Analysis - Part 1 (30%)|Business Situation Analysis - Part 2 (40%) |
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| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required |
Required readings will be listed in the unit outline prior to the start of classes. |
Links | Booktopia textbook finder |
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