| Course title | Entrepreneurship in Forest Management |
| Course code | MežZ4081 |
| Credit points (ECTS) | 1.5 |
| Total Hours in Course | 40.5 |
| Independent study hours | 40 |
| Date of course confirmation | 30/03/2021 |
| Responsible Unit | Institute of Forest Management |
| Course developers | |
| Mg. oec., lekt. Lita Vanaga |
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| There is no prerequisite knowledge required for this course | |
| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| Notes | |
| The study course is included in the compulsory part of the MF academic education bachelor's study program "Forest Science". | |