Business Management for Rural Entrepreneurs

Cod y Modiwl: BDM8320
Teitl y Modiwl: Business Management for Rural Entrepreneurs
Blwyddyn Academaidd: 2026/2027
Semester: Dysgu o Bell
Cyd-gysylltydd y Modiwl: Mr Meirion Roberts
Rhestr Ddarllen: Gweld ar Aspire
Staff Eraill sy'n Cyfrannu: Dr Ifat Shah; Dr David Cutress

Dulliau Asesu

Math o Asesiad	Manylion Asesiad	Cyfran
Asesiad Semester	Interactive: 1500 Words	40%
Asesiad Semester	Business Venture Proposal: 2500 Words	60%
Asesiad Ailsefyll	Interactive: 1500 Words	40%
Asesiad Ailsefyll	Business Venture Proposal: 2500 Words	60%

Canlyniadau Dysgu

Wedi cwblhau'r modiwl dylai'r myfyrwyr fedru:

1. Evaluate the impacts of policy, economics and markets on farm businesses
2. Analyse a farm business plan
3. Critically assess risk and sensitivity as factors of a farm business management
4. Develop and revise a farm business plan

Disgrifiad cryno

This module aims to equip you with the skills and knowledge you need to become a successful entrepreneur.

Cynnwys

Key skills include, leadership, business analysis and planning, change managementand strategies to identify risk and build in resilience. You will learn how to develop a robust and logical business plan and use these skills to create one for your own new venture. Because the module requires knowledge of Microsoft Excel, it also contains a short online course on using Excel to help students who may have limited experience of thispackage.

1.Principles ofEntrepreneurship
2.Business Planning and structures
3.Business Analysis
4.Integration
5.Managing Change
6.Risk and Uncertainty
7.Investment
8.Robustness, resilience and sensitivity analysis
9.Dealing with private and personal aspects of a business
10.Establishing new ventures

Sgiliau Modiwl

Math o Sgiliau	Manylion Sgiliau
Cyfathrebu	Students will be expected to be able to express themselves appropriately in their assignments.
Datblygu personol a chynllunio gyrfa	This module will provide the students with the latest research into farm business management to help them provide the most up-to-date information/advice to their colleagues/clients in the agri-food industry.
Datrys Problemau	Online forum posts will be used to help develop and improve students' problem solving skills, through use of questions that present theoretical problems for the students to solve.
Gwaith Tim	Forums will require students to debate among themselves to develop a consensus of opinion.
Gwella dysgu a pherfformiad ei hun	Detailed feedback will be given for assignment work. This will be assessed through the feedback providing general guidance towards the student's next assignment. Feedback will be given on all formative assignments to help students with their future summative assignments.
Rhifedd	The students need to be able to complete a series of tasks in Excel e.g. create an online accounts workbook and budget workbook. The students need to complete these formative workbooks to a satisfactory level to release the course content.
Sgiliau pwnc penodol	Farm business planning and management.
Sgiliau ymchwil	Students will be required to undergo directed self-study and so will develop their literature research skills.
Technoleg Gwybodaeth	Students will be required to source information from a variety of scientific publication data bases and to use Blackboard for all aspects of the module.

Nodau

Mae'r modiwl hwn yn cydymffurfio a FfCChC Lefel 7