ECTS credits ECTS credits: 3
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 49.5 Hours of tutorials: 1.5 Expository Class: 12 Interactive Classroom: 12 Total: 75
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary Degree Subject RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Anatomy, Animal Production and Clinical Veterinary Science
Areas: Animal production
Center Faculty of Veterinary Science
Call: First Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable
The future veterinarians must integrate the economic perspective into their professional approaches, within the framework of sustainable development, and be aware of the significance of man's use of scarce resources in all production activities, including livestock, subject to the laws of the market economy. Rental animals are farmed for exclusively economic purposes, and the profitability of livestock enterprises is a sine qua non for their survival.
The future veterinarian must, therefore, know the main economic concepts and properly use the corresponding terminology. It must be able to understand the behavior of the economic agents of demand and supply in the market, thanks to the help of microeconomic models.
It should also know the main aspects of the commercialization of agricultural products, handle the basic concepts of accounting in the livestock enterprise and sector accounting through the analysis of the main agricultural macro magnitudes, and be familiar with the general objectives and main mechanisms of the Common Agricultural Policy.
Economy and sustainable development. The production and the formation of supply. The adaptation of the supply to the demand in the market. The production process in the agrarian company and accounting. Commercialization of agricultural products. Analysis of the Production of the Agrarian Branch and sector macro magnitudes. Productive sectors and agrarian policy.
Theoretical Class Program
- Sustainable development: definition and conceptual evolution. Green development. Sustainable development, policy and market economy
- The Market Economy: Introduction. Economic activities: exchange, production, and consumption. Goods, factors of production, product, and income. Organization of the economy.
- Consumption. The utility function. Consumer's preference. The relations between goods in consumption.
- The demand. The general equilibrium of the consumer. The variations of the demand according to the rent and the prices. Elasticities of demand. The law of demand. The consumer surplus. Variations in demand and quantity demanded.
- The production. Production and technical efficiency. The production function of a variable factor. Total, average and marginal productivity.
- The offer. The balance of production. Fixed and variable costs, means and marginal. The offer function. The law of supply. Supply-price elasticity. Analysis of the benefit. Variations of supply and quantity offered. Long-term balance.
- The market. Price formation and the balance of change. The law of supply and demand. Variations in prices. The delay in adaptation and the theorem of the web. The classification of markets.
- The distribution. The demand and supply of the factors of production. The formation of the price of the production factors. The distribution of the product and the functional distribution of income. Rents of land, labor, and capital. The benefit.
- The accounts of the agricultural sector. Agrarian Macro magnitudes. Methodology. The Production of the Agrarian Branch. Subsidies and Taxes. Intermediate Consumption. Amortization. The Added Value of the Agrarian Branch. Agrarian Income. Structural analysis and evolution. Economic indicators. The functional distribution of Agrarian Income. Agrarian foreign trade: trade balance, balance and coverage rate.
- Management of the agrarian enterprise, agrarian accounting. The corporate heritage. Active and passive. The balance of assets. Inventory and Balance. The intermediate method of agricultural accounting. The Accounts and their operation. Development of the accounting year. The analysis by ratios.
- Agricultural policy. The European Union. Building. Institutions. Institutional dialogue and decision-making in the EU. The Common Agricultural Policy. The World Trade Organization, the Doha Round and the agricultural chapter.
- Marketing of agricultural products. Agents and marketing channels. Marketing margins. Agricultural marketing.
Practical classes:
- Agrarian Accounting Exercise. Analysis of the assets and preparation of the opening balance sheet. Management of the accounts of money and expenses and income during the year. Determination of the results of the accounting period. Preparation of the final balance of the year and the expense and income account. The closing of the exercise. Profit, losses and gains, gross and net margin and other concepts. Calculation of various ratios for the analysis of the company.
- Agrarian Macro magnitudes: data management. Structural analysis of the Spanish and Galician agrarian sector accounts. Preparation of the composition and distribution table for the production of the Agrarian Branch. Analysis of economic indicators. Analysis of agricultural foreign trade data.
- European Documentation and Eurostat Analysis. Construction and enlargement of the European Union, Community institutions, Common Agricultural Policy and common organization of markets for livestock products. Analysis of the agrarian problem in the negotiations of the World Trade Organization.
- Milk pricing
Basic references:
- BALLESTERO E. 1996. Contabilidad Agraria. Editorial Mundi-Prensa, Madrid
- Boletines anuales de prácticas de Economía Agraria
- CALDENTEY A. y de HARO GIMÉNEZ T. 2004. Comercialización de productos agrarios. Editorial Agrícola Española, S.A. - Ediciones
Mundi-Prensa. Madrid
- VANDENBERGHE N. 1995. Breve Teoría del Mercado para la Economía Agraria. Editorial Acribia, Zaragoza
- VANDENBERGHE N. y CEULAR VILLACÉ A. 2006. Elementos de Contabilidades para Veterinaria. Unicopia Artes Gráficas, Lugo
Complementary references:
- Web page of the División de Desarrollo Sostenible del Departamento de Asuntos Económicos y Sociales de Naciones Unidas (ONU)
- Web page of the Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación (MAPA)
- Web page of the Organización Mundial de Comercio (OMC)
- Web page of the Unión Europea (UE)
- Teoría Económica y Economía Agraria. https://dialnet.unirioja.es/descarga/articulo/2495781.pdf
- Plan general de contabilidad. https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2007-19884
The use of both basic and complementary internet resources specified is recommended, in the Bibliography section, as well as that electronic access bibliography available at the USC Library. A BUSC EN LIÑA https://busconline.gal. Also, through portico (http://sfx.bugalicia.org/san/az) and EZproxy (https: // ezbusc), managed by BUGalicia, it will be possible to search for scientific journals and electronic books (with the credentials of the USC). For specific topics, professors may provide open access articles or recommend searching through PubMed or Google Schoolar.
Competences indicated in the Veterinary Degree Report of the University of Santiago de Compostela:
* (GVUSC) Generic Competencies:
- GVUSC02. Ability for analysis and synthesis
- GVUSC03. General knowledge of the working area
* (CEDVUSC) Disciplinary Competencies:
- CEDVUSC 11. Knowledge of the basis of operation and optimization of animal and plant production systems and their impact on the environment
- CEDVUSC 13. Knowledge of the organizational, economic and management aspects in all those fields of the veterinary profession
* (D1VUSC) Professional Skills:
- D1VUSC 11. Assessing and interpretation of the productive and health parameters of an animal collective, considering the economic, environmental aspects and welfare, seeking their optimization
- D1VUSC 15. Technical and economic advice and management of veterinary field in a context of sustainability
* (CEAVUSC) Academic Competences:
- CEAVUSC 01. Analyze, synthesize, solve problems and make decisions in the professional fields of veterinary medicine
- CEAVUSC 08. Be aware of the need to keep up-to-date knowledge, skills and attitudes of professional skills
Through a process of permanent formation
* (CTVUSC) Transversal Competences:
- CTVUSC 01 Ability for reasoning and argumentation
- CTVUSC 07 Ability to solve problems through the integrated application of their knowledge
Scenario 1 (adapted normality):*
The theoretical class schedule is evenly distributed among the various topics of the program. The expository teaching of the subject of Agrarian Economy represents 11 hours of interactive master classes in which the attention of the students and their participation is requested to obtain a perfect understanding of the discipline (the students can interrupt the explanations at any moment to raise questions and request clarification). Each student, in these classes, is expected to actively participate and collect information directly for the preparation of personal notes. Exceptionally, classroom teaching may be combined with virtual teaching up to 10% of the total hours of the subject.
The explanations corresponding to the expository teaching are based on the projection of graphs, tables and figures exclusively, indicating their origin in each case to facilitate their location and use by the students for the study of the subject, complementing the notes taken in class for the elaboration of personal notes and the consultation of the bibliography indicated for each subject. In this way, students can put higher attention in class without having to worry about copying the graphics, tables or figures that are projected, since they know perfectly the source from where they come.
The practical teaching represents 18 hours divided into 4 sessions of 4 hours and a session of 2 hours, in classroom, dedicated to the interactive approach to elements of business accounting, diverse Agrarian macro magnitudes, elements of national accounting, and main instruments of the Common Agricultural Policy.
These lectures and practical teaching schedule are complemented by an additional hour of group tutoring (mainly face-to-face, nevertheless virtual sessions can be scheduled but respecting the time slots shown in the 2020-21 course calendar) in which students can raise all kinds of doubts or questions about the subject and their teaching.
The presence in the classrooms and seminars of expository and practical teaching will be combined with the application of biosafety measures (hydrogel, masks when it is not possible to guarantee the minimum safety distance).
All teaching will be carried out with the support of ICT and with the systematic use of the Virtual Campus as a teaching support.
*IN THE EVENT OF AN INCIDENT CAUSING THE CHANGE OF THE SCENARIO 1 PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED, SEE THE MODIFICATIONS SPECIFIED IN THE CONTINGENCY PLAN IN THE FINAL COMMENT SECTION
Scenario 1 (adapted normality):*
- Regular attendance at the classroom expositive sessions and compulsory at the scheduled practical activities. To take the exam, students must attend 100% of the practical sessions, including the work assigned to them.
- The student's final grade will be based on a classroom exam that includes the material taught in the expository classes (70% of the final grade).
- As mentioned, it will be compulsory to attend all the practices and carry out the work assigned in these practical sessions. The tasks and tests related to the practical sessions (continuous evaluation) will represent 30% of the final grade.
It is necessary to obtain a minimum of 5 points (out of 10) in each part (expository and practical) to proceed to calculate the final average grade.
*IN THE EVENT OF AN INCIDENT CAUSING THE CHANGE OF THE SCENARIO 1 PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED, SEE THE MODIFICATIONS SPECIFIED IN THE CONTINGENCY PLAN IN THE FINAL COMMENT SECTION
It is indicated, by normative imperatives and in general, a time of individual study of 30 hours, 15 hours dedicated to diverse tasks, and a total of 45 hours of personal work of the student. However, these figures should be taken with great reserve since in reality these concepts are difficult to quantify, and it should also be noted that the study and work needs of the students present a great variability according to the personal circumstances of each of them.
It is strongly recommended to attend classes in an active and continuous way, taking into account all the explanations of the teachers, to study in a complementary way the necessary time until the perfect understanding of the concepts of the subject, and to elaborate the diverse works requested.
CONTINGENCY PLAN IN THE EVENT OF AN INCIDENT CAUSING THE CHANGE TO SCENARIOS 2 OR 3
-Teaching methodology:
Scenario 2 (distancing):
• Expository classes taught synchronously and telematically using Ms Teams or any other platform designed and approved for this purpose. The telematic classes will be complemented with the systematic use of the Virtual Campus to support teaching.
• Autonomous classroom practical work in small groups and supervised by the teacher. The classroom time in practices can be reduced by up to 50%, according to health recommendations, so that distance measures can be strengthened but maintaining the same hours and practical activities for each group. In the case of classroom time reduction, this will be complemented with telematic sessions. Hygienic-sanitary measures will be mandatory and will be reinforced, in accordance with current sanitary recommendations (hydrogel, mask requirement when it is not possible to guarantee the minimum safety distance, etc.).
• Independent study of each student.
• Tutorials, only telematic.
Scenario 3 (closure of facilities):
• Expository classes taught telematically through Ms Teams or any other platform designed and approved for this purpose. The telematic classes will be complemented with the systematic use of the Virtual Campus to support teaching.
• Practical teaching in a virtual way, keeping the schedules and activities programmed and using the Virtual Classroom of the subject as support, as well as Ms Teams or other institutional enabled platforms.
• Independent study of each student.
• Tutorials, only telematic.
- Evaluation system
Scenario 2 (distancing):
- Regular attendance at synchronous telematic expositive sessions and compulsory at scheduled practical activities. To take the exam, it is necessary to attend 100% of the practical sessions, including classroom work and work carried out virtually through authorized institutional platforms.
- The final exam of the expository matter (70% of the final grade) will be carried out synchronously and telematically, although if the sanitary norm allows it, this test can be done in person, adopting the hygienic-sanitary measures regulated.
- The continuous evaluation of the practical activity (30% of the final grade) will be carried out by combining classroom and /or telematic test and tasks, both synchronous and asynchronous. It is necessary to obtain a minimum of 5 points (out of 10) in each part (expository and practical) to proceed to calculate the final average grade. As mentioned, attendance at practical sessions is mandatory.
In case of plagiarism, fraud or improper use of technologies for the realization of the telematic tests, the provisions of the “Normativa de avaliación do rendemento académico dos estudantes e de revisión de cualificacións” will apply.
Hygienic-sanitary measures will be maintained or implemented in accordance with sanitary recommendations (hydrogel, mask requirement when it is not possible to guarantee the minimum safety distance, etc.).
Scenario 3 (closure of facilities):
- Regular attendance to the telematic expositive sessions and compulsory to the programmed virtual practical activities. In order to take the exam, it is necessary to attend 100% of the practical sessions, and to complete all the tasks and virtual tests through the authorized institutional platforms.
- The final exam of the expository matter (70% of the final grade) will be carried out synchronously and telematically.
- The continuous evaluation of the practical activity (30% of the final grade) will be carried out by means of tests and telematic tasks, both synchronous and asynchronous. It is necessary to obtain a minimum of 5 points (out of 10) in each part (expository and practical) to proceed to calculate the final average grade. As mentioned, attendance at virtual practical sessions is mandatory.
In case of plagiarism, fraud or improper use of technologies for the realization of the telematic tests, the provisions of the “Normativa de avaliación do rendemento académico dos estudantes e de revisión de cualificacións” will apply.
Francisco Javier Dieguez Casalta
Coordinador/a- Department
- Anatomy, Animal Production and Clinical Veterinary Science
- Area
- Animal production
- Category
- Professor: Temporary PhD professor
| Wednesday | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_01 | Spanish | Classroom 1 |
| Thursday | |||
| 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_01 | Spanish | Classroom 1 |
| Friday | |||
| 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLIL_01 | Spanish | Classroom 1 |
| 12.16.2020 09:00-11:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Classroom 1 |
| 12.16.2020 09:00-11:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Classroom 2 |
| 12.16.2020 09:00-11:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Classroom 3 |
| 07.06.2021 09:00-11:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Classroom 1 |
| 07.06.2021 09:00-11:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Classroom 2 |