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Entrepreneurship in Forest Management

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Course abstract

Students izstrādā ar meža nozari saistītu kursa darbu, kas parāda studenta prasmes pielietot apgūtās teorētiskās zināšanas praksē. Studenti iegūst izpratni par mežsaimniecības uzņēmumu darbības plānošanu, biznesa plāna funkcijām un struktūru.

Learning outcomes and their assessment

Manages the structure of the business plan, development technology, tax calculation, application of methods. Course work is able to draw up a workforce and material resources, marketing and financial plan. Course work Able to determine the most advantageous and most appropriate compromise between the company's wishes and practical possibilities when preparing a business plan.

Course Content(Calendar)

1 The purpose of developing a business plan and the most important components.
2 Description of the company or idea.
3 Provision of a production or service function.
4 Product or service description.
5 Description of resources required.
6 Company staff.
7 Market analysis.
8 Market analysis.
9. Market analysis.
10. Market analysis.
11. Market analysis
12. Preparation of the presentation.
13 Preparation of the presentation.
14. Preparation of the presentation.
15. Presentation.
16. Presentation.

Requirements for awarding credit points

Course work must be developed and defended.

Description of the organization and tasks of students’ independent work

The course work must be developed independently.

Criteria for Evaluating Learning Outcomes

Topicality of the topic; assessment of the achievement of the goal and objectives; implementation of applied methods; work structure and design; used literature and information sources; presentation skills. In defending the thesis, the student answers questions about the developed course project and the researched topic. As a result, the course supervisor evaluates the developed and defended course work.

Compulsory reading

1. Grīnfelds A. Meža darbau izmaksas. Jelgava: LLU, 2004. 31 lpp.
2. Purvgalis A. Uzņēmumu cenu politika. Jelgava: LLU, 2007. 58 lpp.
3. Rurāne M. Uzņēmuma finanses. Rīga: Jumava, 2007. 266 lpp.

Further reading

1. .Buongiorno J., Gilles J. Forest management and economics. New York. Macmillan publishing company, 2001. 285 p.
2. Barovs P. Biznesa plāni: kā tos uzrakstīt un īstenot. Rīga: Lietišķās informācijas dienests, 2008. 213 lpp.

Periodicals and other sources

1. Žurnāls "Baltijas Koks". ISSN 1407-6667
2. Žurnāls „Kapitāls”. ISSN 1407-2505
3. Laikraksts "Meža Avīze". ISSN 1407-6187

Notes

The study course is included in the compulsory part of the MF academic education bachelor's study program "Forest Science".