STUDENT HANDBOOK AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT (ADVANCED EDUCATION PROGRAM)

VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE FACULTY OF ACCOUNTING AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT STUDENT HANDBOOK AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT ADVANCED EDUCATION PROGRAM Academic year K60: 2015-201

VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE

FACULTY OF ACCOUNTING AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

STUDENT HANDBOOK AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT (ADVANCED EDUCATION PROGRAM)

Academic year K60: 2015-2019

Hanoi, 6/2015

CONTENTS

PART I OVERVIEW 1

1 OVERVIEW OF VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE 1

2 FACULTY OF ACCOUNTING AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT 4

PART II AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT ADVANCED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM 7

1 PROGRAM DESCRIPTION 7

2 PROGRAM OBJECTIVES AND EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES 7

2.1 Program objectives (PO) 7

2.2 Expected learning outcomes Error! Bookmark not defined 3 CAREER PROSPECTS 7

3.1 Job opportunities 8

3.2 Post-graduate study opportunities 9

4 ADMISSION TO THE PROGRAM 9

5 EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY, TEACHING AND LEARNING STRATEGIES 10

6 ASSESSMENT METHODS 11

7 REGULATION OF ASSESSMENT AND ACADEMIC STANDARDS 11

8 STUDY PLAN (SAMPLE) 12

PART III COURSE CONTENT AND WORK LOAD 16

PART IV USEFUL INFOMATION 24

1 UNIVERSITY SUPPORTIVE OFFICES FOR STUDENTS 24

2 SUPPORT STAFF IN FACULTY OF ACCOUNTING AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT 27

3 RESEARCHS FOR STUDENTS 27

4 EXTRA-CURRICULUM ACTIVITIES 27

PART V SOME REGULATIONS 28

1 UNIVERSITY TRAINING REGULATION FOR STUDENTS 28

2 TUITION FEE WAIVER AND REDUCTION, SCHOLARSHIP AND ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES 28

3 OTHER REGULATIONS 28

PART VI SOME SAMPLE FORMS 29

PART I OVERVIEW

1 OVERVIEW OF VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE

Vietnam National University of Agriculture (VNUA) is a recognized as a key and leading national university in human resource training and research in agriculture and rural development The University has been becoming more and more diversified in fields of study with ever increasing prestige among the higher education system of Vietnam

VNUA dates back to the founding of the University of Agriculture and Forestry

on October 12, 1956 Since its foundation, the University has been renamed several times (Figure 0.1) Through hardships, the University has had great achievements and is striving to advance excellence in teaching and research It has also shared its human and material resources for capacity building towards the establishment of other universities and research institutes in the country

Figure 01 History and development of VNUA

March 2014 is an important milestone for VNUA when it was officially transferred from the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) to the Ministry of

Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) with a new name: Vietnam National University of Agriculture The mission is to focus on research and addressing the major agricultural and rural issues in Vietnam

Missions, vision and strategy of vnua

Missions

The mission of Vietnam National University of Agriculture is to educate and supply high quality graduates, while continuing our excellence in research, developing new technology and providing the knowledge needed for the agriculture and rural sector within Vietnam and the international communities

Vision

Vietnam National University of Agriculture is continually striving to be an autonomous, multi-disciplinary, and multi-campus institution; a major national, regional research university that emphasizes excellence in innovation and development of human resources and academic research, while developing new technology and disseminating

them into the agriculture and rural sector of Vietnam

Core values - S.M.A.R.T

Educational philosophy of VNUA

To trainand nurture the agriculturalists of the future

TRAIN the mind for creativity

PRACTICE skills for proficiency

NURTURE the thought for nobility

INSPIRE the will for excellence

Strive to produce the AGRICULTURALISTS of the future

Strategy for VNUA development

The strategy is to develop VNUA to become a multi-disciplinary research university based on a tri-functional axis:

- Social need-based education is the core drive for all activities;

- Scientific research and technological development is an important highlight;

- Domestic and international cooperation is to enhance capacity in education,

scientific research, and technology transfer so that VNUA can become a national

leading and regional advanced quality center in agriculture and rural development

Vnua’s profile

Organizational structure

VNUA is applying the three-level administration model: University, Faculties - Supportive Offices - Centers - Institutes - Companies, and Departments - Research Centers - Laboratories - Supporting Teams VNUA has 15 faculties, 15 supporting offices, 14 research centers, 4 institutes and 1 company (Ltd.)

Currently, the numbers of staff are 1,460, of which 739 are lecturers and 671 are supporting staff and officers Concerning academic quality, 276 staff are PhDs, of which 8 are professors and 85 are associate professors

Training

VNUA has 98 Undergraduate Training Programs, 20 Master Training Programs,

16 Doctoral Training Programs, 4 associate programs and more than 30 short courses

In addition to the traditional fields of study related to agriculture, VNUA has developed new training programs in other fields in its trend towards a multi-disciplinary university

Of particular note, the University has developed several advanced training programs and joint training programs with foreign partners

VNUA considers students the center of education and thus always creates the best

conditions for students following the motto “Learn to know, learn to do, learn to live

together, learn to be” This teaches students to be well prepared for a life-long learning,

to work creatively with a high sense of responsibility and cooperation for the sake of mutual benefit of self, the community, and the whole society

Research and development

Since its early days, the University has laid down the combination of training with scientific research and practical services, its key development strategies, under the motto

“Research is vital to the University” Therefore, the University has gained remarkable

achievements in scientific research, social services and the transmission of cultural values, especially in regards to agricultural production and rural development:

Up to current, the university has conducted 658 research projects at various levels, from national to ministerial and provincial levels The university has developed 17 crop varieties, 05 recognized technical advances, 02 patents and various production and management models at national level Some outstanding achievements are two-line

hybrid rice varieties, heat tolerance tomato, soybean varieties, multi-microelement fertilizers, vaccine against cholera in ducks, a kit for the diagnosis of “blue ear” disease

in pigs, pineapple foliage chopping and burying machine, a hole digging machine for forestry tree planting, a cassava harvester, poultry egg incubators, agro-product dryers, and a grain classifying and composting machine…

In addition, many other technical advances have also been recognized and widely applied in practical production, including rapid multiplication of disease-free potatoes, propagation of orchids and Cayen pineapple variety by tissue culture, enzyme production technology, organic wastes treatment, application of GIS and remote sensing

in land use planning, basin management, agro-product preservation and processing, IT applications in lecturing and management, commodity chain analysis, policy analysis, and restructuring animal and crop production systems

International cooperation

VNUA has built collaboration with more than 100 international universities, research institutes and organization from various countries such as Japan, Belgium, Australia, Korea, Thailand, and Philippine… It has been constantly expanding in all fields: staff and student exchange, information exchange, and cooperation in research and joint training The University has been receiveing national and international projects and supports such as JICA project in period of 1998-2003, Vietnam-Belgium project for higher education from 1998 up to now Especially, the university will receive support from Vietnamese government and WORLDBANK through ‘Enhancing capacity in science and technology and human resources training to contribute to the National Agricultural Restructuring and New Rural Development’ Project from 2018-2022

Facilities and infrastructure

Situated on a campus of nearly 200 hectares, VNUA is one of the largest

universities in Vietnam with green and environmental friendly campus

VNUA has sufficient facilities and infrastructure for teaching, learning and researching such as offices, lecture halls, and libraries Facilities for extra-curricular activities include gymnastic and sport complex, athletic fields, etc VNUA also has key laboratories and large experimental fields Recently, the University has received new funding for library and laboratory upgrades, and development of technology transferring models

2 FACULTY OF ACCOUNTING AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

The Faculty of Accounting and Business Management (FABM) was established in

2007 being split from the Faculty of Economics and Rural Development FABM has 5

departments: Business Management; Financial Accounting; Finance; Marketing; Managerial Accounting and Auditing In addition, it has the Center for Training Cooperation and Consultancy

- Accounting and auditing;

The Faculty Office

Department

of Marketing

- Supply chain management and market access for agricultural products;

- Business, agribusiness and marketing management;

- Rural credit and agricultural insurance;

- Quality management of public service

PART II AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT ADVANCED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM

1 PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Program title: Agribusiness Management (Advanced Education Program)

Degree name: Bachelor of Agribusiness Management (Advanced Education Program)

Program code: 52903414

Type of program: Full-time

Program duration: 4.5 years

Language: English

Total required credits: 148 (123 Compulsory, 82% + 25 Elective, 18%)

Awarding Institution: Vietnam National University of Agriculture

The program was established in 2008 based on program of Wisconsin – Madison University, Wisconsin, USA;

The program was established in 2008

The previous versions of program specification were revised in 2011 and 2013

2 PROGRAM OBJECTIVES AND EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES

2.1 Program objectives (PO)

The main objective of the program is to educate and supply high quality graduates, as competent managers for agriculture, agribusiness, rural and allied sectors

of the economy The program caters to the needs of organizations serving both domestic and international

PO3: Having enough qualification to continue to self-study, further study, and conduct research

PO4: Becoming businesspeople or leaders in agribusiness organizations after graduation, and continuously accumulating practical experiences

2.2 Expected learning outcomes

At the end of the study program, graduates are able to:

General

knowledge

ELO1 Apply scientific knowledge systems of socio political and

humanities in professional activities and life

ELO2 Apply scientific knowledge systems of socio political and

humanities in professional activities and life

Specialized

knowledge

ELO3 Apply scientific knowledge systems of socio political and

humanities in professional activities and life

ELO4 Apply scientific knowledge systems of socio political and

humanities in professional activities and life

ELO5 Apply scientific knowledge systems of socio political and

humanities in professional activities and life

ELO12 Perform awareness of social and environmental effects and

demands on agribusiness management ELO13 Possess professional ethics and professional working manner ELO14 Be ready to continue professional development plan towards

- Specialist in the field of agribusiness;

- Business project manager in the field of agriculture;

- Official manager of an import-export agency focusing on agricultural products

- Manager of an agribusiness organization

- International marketing specialist;

- International business management specialist;

- Sales manager in the field of agricultural products;

- Researcher and lecturer in related fields;

3.2 Post-graduate study opportunities

The bachelors graduating from the Agribusiness Management (Advanced Education Program) can continue to study further educations in business management, agribusiness management and other related fields such as economics, marketing, and agricultural finance in Vietnam and abroad

4 ADMISSION TO THE PROGRAM

Applicants must satisfy the University's general and specific requirements for admission to the program detailed below:

Vietnamese students

Eligible criteria:

Students must pass the national entrance exam to the University as regulated by the Ministry of Education and Training in order to apply for the Agribusiness Management (Advanced Education Program)

How to apply:

Students submit the application form to the Advanced Program office (Submission time is announced on the university website 2-3 weeks after freshmen’s enrolment into the University) Admission criteria and content of the entrance exam will be decided by the president in each year, after students have been enrolled to the University

Students selected for the Agribusiness Management (Advanced Education Program) are required to take an English exam (the TOEFL test as minimum of 300 points) and hold current international English certificate

5 EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY, TEACHING AND LEARNING STRATEGIES

- Educational Philosophy: “To learn by discovery, to become good practitioners”

- Teaching and learning strategy

The FABM teaching and learning processes are developed based on two principles: (i) Learning only occurs if students are actively learning;

(ii) Learning takes place in social contexts Students construct their own understanding and knowledge of the world through their own experiences, and through reflecting on those experiences

The teaching and learning strategy of the Agribusiness Management (Advanced Education Program) is to allow students to approach and master theoretical knowledge, and

to gain hands-on experience through practice It is the student-centered strategy that creates such value to students in the form of knowledge discovery, practical experience, faith, learning motivation, fairness, cooperation, and flexibility Learning is organized on the

basis of “To learn by discovery” and the “student-centered” basis, with an appropriate

curriculum, sufficient learning facilities, and a hands-on learning environment

Teaching methods are designed and flexibly employed, depending on each module and each stage of the training program These methods include presentation, games, case studies, and discussions between students Teachers take the role of

facilitators, supporters who promote creativity learning, combine theories with practices

to encourage students “to learn by discovery, to become good practitioners”

6 ASSESSMENT METHODS

Evaluation of the students in Agribusiness Management (Advanced Education Program) is to evaluate the process and the completion of modules Assessment methods are designed to evaluate and measure the student's knowledge, skills, attitudes and perceptions in each module The assessment methods have clear and specific criteria based on the rubrics, which is available to the students below:

- For assessment of the courses: students are assessed based on their participation with the module, exercises, short tests; seminar, exercises, and group discussions; oral tests, interviews, multiple choice tests, essays;

- Thesis is assessed by supervisor, reviewer and committee on knowledge, skills, attitudes

- In order to graduate from the program, ABM students have to finish program with GPA of at least 2.0 and other administrative requirements

7 REGULATION OF ASSESSMENT AND ACADEMIC STANDARDS

Grading system: 4

Summary of grade and mark classification

No 10-point scale GPA

4-point scale GPA

Pass/Fail Classification Grade Score

Summary of Degree classification

No Cumulative Point Average Degree classification

1 3.60 - 4.00 Outstanding

2 3.20 - 3.59 Excellent

Award requirements:

Students are eligible to graduate upon accumulating a total of 148 credits from the program; having a cumulative GPA of 2.00 or higher; having TOEFL ITP with minimum score 550 or equivalent; having certificates of physical training and citizen military training; having soft skills certificate; completting all tuition payments, and fulfilling all other student’s obligations; submitting a written form to the Office of Education Management for graduation

8 STUDY PLAN (SAMPLE)

1 KD01001 English 1 18 18 0 Compulsory

1 KD01017 Basic Principles of Marxism and Leninism 1 2 2 0 Compulsory

1 KD01018 Basic Principles of Marxism and Leninism 2 3 3 0 Compulsory

1 GT01001 Sport theory 1 1 0 Compulsory

1 QS01001 Citizen Military training1 3 3 0 Compulsory

2 KD01003 English 2 12 12 0 Compulsory

2 KD01002 Advanced Mathematics 1 3 3 0 Compulsory

2 KD01019 The revolutionary policy of Vietnamese

Communist Party 3 3 0 Compulsory

2 KD01020 Ho Chi Minh’s Ideology 2 2 0 Compulsory

2 QS01002 Citizen Military training 2 2 2 0 Compulsory

2 GT01003 Sport 1 1 0 Compulsory Total compulsory credits 50 50 0

Total elective credits 0 0 0

Total credits for physical and citizen military training 7 7 0

Second year

Semester Course

code

Course name Credits

Course status Total Theory Practice

3 QS01003 Citizen military training 3 3 0.5 2.5 Compulsory

3 QS01004 Citizen military training 4 2 0.5 1.5 Compulsory

3 KD01005 English 3 5 5 0 Compulsory

3 KD01004 Advanced Mathematics 2 3 3 0 Compulsory

3 KD01008 Microeconomics 3 3 0 Compulsory

3 KD01007 Introductory Animal Production 2 2 0 Elective

3 GT01002 Run 100 m - Jump 1 0 1 Compulsory

4 KD01006 Principles of Crop Production 2 2 0 Compulsory

4 KD01009 Accounting Principles 3 3 0 Compulsory

4 KD02006 Principles of Management 2 2 0 Compulsory

4 KD01016 English 4 5 5 0 Compulsory

4 KD01010 General Postharvest Technology 2 2 0 Elective

4 KD02001 Communication: Public Speaking 2 2 0 Elective

4 KD01012 Human Ecology 2 2 0 Elective

4 KD01016 Introduction to Psychology 2 2 0 Elective

4 KD01008 Ecology and Environment 2 2 0 Elective

4 KD02002 Probability and Statistics 3 3 0 Elective

1 0 1 Compulsory

Total compulsory credits 31 31 0

Total elective credits (minimum elective credits: 6/15) 15 15 0

Total credits for physical and citizen military training 8 1 7

Third year

Semester Course

code Course name

Credits

Course status Total Theory Practice

5 KD01010 Macroeconomics 3 3 0 Compulsory

5 KD03011 Human Resource Management 3 3 0 Compulsory

5 KD02004 Intro of Marketing - Agri Applications 2 2 0 Compulsory

5 KD03004 Field Trip 1 5 0 5 Compulsory

5 KD02007 Managerial Accounting 3 3 0 Compulsory

5 KT03042 Organizational Behavior 3 3 0 Elective

5 KT02006 Principles of Statistics 3 3 0 Elective

5 KT03014 Farm household economics 2 2 0 Elective

6 KD04012 Business Plan 3 3 0 Compulsory

6 KD03003 Strategic Management 3 3 0 Compulsory

6 KD03005 Corporate Finance 3 3 0 Compulsory

6 KD03006 Field Trip 2 5 0 5 Compulsory

6 KT02016 Econ Growth & Development in S.A 2 2 0 Elective

6 KT02012 Econ Analysis of Agricultural Markets 3 3 0 Elective

6 KT02015 Business Statistics and econometrics 3 3 0 Elective

6 KT03036 Enterprise Statistics 3 3 0 Elective

6 KT02009 Research methods in economics 2 2 0 Elective

6 KT02005 Principle of Agricultural Economics 2 2 0 Elective

6 KT01006 Applied Informatics for Agricultural

Elective

Total compulsory credits 30 20 10

Total elective credits (minimum elective credits: 13/25) 25 25 0

Fourth, fifth year

Semester Course

code Course name

Credits

Course status Total Theory Practice

7 KD04030 Commodity Markets 3 3 0 Compulsory

7 KD04014 Marketing Management 3 3 0 Compulsory

7 KD04013 International Business 3 3 0 Compulsory

7 KD03001 Cooperatives and Small Business

Management 3 3 0

Compulsory

7 KT03006 Natural Resource & Environ'l Econ 3 3 0 Elective

7 KT03043 Trade & Development 3 3 0 Elective

7 KD03111 Agribusiness Management 2 2 0 Elective

7 KT03044 Project management 2 2 0 Elective

7 KT03020 Agricultural policy 3 3 0 Elective

PART III COURSE CONTENT AND WORK LOAD

KD01001 English 1 (18: 16 - 2; 36)

This course provides learners with sentence structures, basic expressions in spoken language and vocabulary related to topics of celebrities, occupations, holidays, cities, wildlife, sports, entertainment, tourism, events to help learners consolidate and develop their listening and speaking skills in order to reach B1 level Also, it helps learners to distinguish sounds, apply correct pronunciation to sounds, words, sentences, conversations and use knowledge of the culture of English speaking countries to solve problems in new situations

KD01016 English 4 (5: 5 -0; 10)

This course consists of 10 units about World Languages, Fashion, Life, Story, Home, Charity, Health, Space travel, Experiences and Adventures Main languages items include vocabulary on the mentioned topics Main grammar structures are tenses (present simple, present continuous, present perfect, past perfect, future, and present perfect continuous), clauses (time, reason, result, comparison and contrast) and aspects (active, passive) Main skills include analyzing questions before doing tasks, comprehending an ad, writing a letter for a certain kind of readers, understanding events and stories based on chronological signals, making plans, scanning for main ideas, listing information in a table/ chart, organizing ideas in a report, and predicting before reading

KD01017 Principles of Marxism - Leninism 1 (2: 2-0; 4; 90)

Introduction to basic principles of Marxism and Leninism, Dialectical materialism, Materialist dialectics, Historical materialism

KD01018 Principles of Marxism - Leninism 2 (3: l 3 - 0; 6; 135)

This course consists of 6 chapters focusing on the laws, economic principles and normative issues socialist construction.in Marxism - Leninism theory

KD01019 Revolutionary policy of Vietnamese Communist Party (3:3-0; 6, 135)

General module on: The birth of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the first political program of the Party; The Way to Fight the Government of 1930-1945; The resistance war against the French colonialists and the American imperialists invaded 1945-1975; Industrialization; The way to build a market economy, socialist orientation; The way to build the political system; The way of building, developing culture and solving social problems; Foreign policy

KD01020 Ho Chi Minh’s Ideology (2: 2-0; 4; 90)

This course consists of 7 chapters: Chapter 1: Object, research methods and significance of learning the subject of Ho Chi Minh's ideology; Chapter 2: Ho Chi Minh's Thought on the issue of nation and national liberation revolution; Chapter 3: Ho Chi Minh's Thought on socialism and the road of transition to socialism in Vietnam; Chapter 4: Ho Chi Minh's Thought of Vietnam communist Party; Chapter 5: Ho Chi Minh's Thought on national unity and international unity; Chapter 6: Ho Chi Minh's Thought of building a state of the people, by the people, for the people; Chapter 7: Ho Chi Minh's Thought on culture, morality and building new man

KD03005 Economic Growth and Development in Southeast Asia (2: 2 - 0; 4; 90)

This course provides for students the Academic Knowledges of Economic Growth and Development such as: Theories of Development Economics; Relationship of National Domestic Resources and Economic Development; International Economics Relationship and Economic Development; The Social, Economic and Environment Problems in Development Process; Planning and Management of Economic Development; And Practice of Economic Development in SEASelected Studied Countries: Stages of Economic Development, Situation and Experiences, Advantages

and Disadvantages

KD01006 Applied Informatics for Agricultural Econnomics (2:1.5-0.5; 4; 90)

This course consists of 3 main chapters that cover the following key contents: Introduction to Excel and SPSS data analysis program, basic formulars and tools applied for the field of agricultural economics and management Data entry and analysis Some tools used for data analysis in the field of agricultural economics and Business Management ( Advanced Education Program) Pratice of data entry and

KD01010 Macroeconomic (3: 3-0; 6, 135)

This course deals with the content of opportunity costs and scarcity; Bridge and supply of goods and services; Elasticity of demand and supply; Consumer choice; Cost and production; Maximum profit; Perfectly competitive market; Exclusive market and monopolistic competition; Market inputs; Market failure, government failure and interference

KT03031 Project management (2:2-0; 4, 90)

This course consists of 4 chapters about: Project management overview; Project

design management; Implementation Management; and Project closure

KD02002 Organizational Behavior (3: 3-0; 6, 135)

This course consists of 9 chapters about: Project management overview; Project management life cycle; The logical framework approach; Monitoring, review and reporting and Project assessment

KT02006 Principles of statistics (3: 3-0; 6, 135)

This course consists of 6 chapters about: Introduction and key statistical concepts; Data collection; Sample survey; Organizing and presenting data; Descriptive statistics; Correlation analysis

KD03001 Cooperative and small business management (3: 3-0; 6; 135)

This course consists of 6 chapters, about Overview of Cooperatives and small business (SMEs); Evaluate business opportunities of Cooperatives and Small enterprises; Develop a business plan for Cooperatives and SMEs; Financial Management of Cooperatives and SMEs; Marketing Management in cooperatives and SMEs; Human Resource Management in Cooperatives and SMEs

KD03011 Human resource management (3: 3-0; 6; 135)

This course includes 8 chapters, providing knowledge on: Overview on human resource management; Human resource planning; Job analysis; Recruitment; Training and development; Performance evaluation; Motivation; Labor compensation

KD03111 Agribusiness Management (2: 2-0; 4; 90)

This course consists of 7 chapters aboutIntroduction of agricultural business management, management and decision making, types of agricultural enterprises, business and production planning, management of production capital, marketing, corporate finance and risk management and uncertainty

KD04013 International Business (3: 3-0; 6; 135)

This course consists of 7 chapters with the following contents: Globalization and International business; Environment of International Business; International trade; Foreign Direct Investment; The Foreign Exchange Market; Global strategy; Entering foreign market

KD04014 Marketing management (3: 3-0; 10; 135)

This course consists of 6 chapters with an overview of marketing management, marketing strategy planning, competitive marketing strategies, product policy formulation, strategic design and pricing policies, design and administration, marketing channel distribution

KQ4030 Commodity market (3: 3-0; 6; 135)

This course consists of 6 chapters: Chapter 1: Introduction of Commodity market; Chapter 2: Analyse of Agricultural commodity’ prices difference through time; Chapter 3: Marketing margin; Chapter 4: Price differences and quality in agricultural market; Chapter 5: Price differences in spacial relationship; Chapter 6: Price differences and quality in agricultural market

KD03004 Field trip1 (5: 0-5; 10; 225)

This course consists the following contents: Making internship plan; Develop research proposal; Write literature review and research methodology; Understand the development history, resources, and business performance of the company; Identify and analyses Business issues and propose solution (focus on marketing, accounting, finance, administration); Write final reports and present results in front of research committee

KD01009 Principles of Accounting (3: 0-3; 6; 135)

Begin with an introduction to business and accounting, after which course demonstrates how a typical accounting system works, the way accounting transactions are recorded, the difference between cash-basis accounting and accrual-basis accounting, the need for and the structure of adjusting entries/closing entries, how inventories are accounted for, and the preparation and analysis of financial statements of companies Then present specific topics related to components of financial statements, including cash and internal controls, accounts and notes receivable, plant and intangible assets, liabilities, and stockholders’ equity

KD02006 Principles of Management (2: 2-0; 4; 90)

This course consists of 7 chapters about Management and Management Theories; Managers vs Leaders vs Entrepreneu; Information and Decision Making; Planning; Organizing; Leading; Controlling

KD03003 Strategic management (3; 3-0; 6;135)

Overview on strategic and strategic management; leading through effective vision and mission; examine internal environment; exploring external environment; strategic development; development and selection of strategy; Evaluating, monitoring, and adjusting

KD02004 Introduction of Marketing: Agri Application (2: 2-0; 4; 90)

This course consist of principles marketing and agricultural marketing; market and customer, marketing strategy in business Agricultural and food marketing: market analysis, Food Wholesaling and Retailing, Functional and Organizational Issues,International Food Market

KD02007 Managerial Accounting (3: 3-0; 6; 135)

This course consists of 6 chapters about Managerial Accounting Concepts and Principles; Job Order Costing and Analysis; Process Accounting and Analysis; Activity-based Costing and Analysis; Cost Behavior and Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis; Relevant Costing for Managerial Decisions

KD04012 Business Plan (3: 3-0; 6; 135)

This course consist of summary, introduction of firm, target market analysis, competitor analysis, marketing plan, production plan, human resource plan, and financial plan

KT02001 Communication: Public Speaking (2: 2-0; 4; 90)

Fundamentals of Public Speaking; Forms of Public speaking; Basic Preparation for your Public address; Preparing your speech; Steps to Deliver Public address Delivering public address; Some required skills to deliver public address; Individual activities

KD02003 Business Statistics and Econometrics (3: 2 - 1; 6; 135)

This course consists of 8 chapters about (i) Introduction to Business Statistics and Econometrics; (ii) Review of Basic Statistical Concepts; (iii) Statistical Inference; (iv) Statistical Applications in Quality Management; (v) Indexes; (vi) Simple Linear Regression Analysis; (vii) Multiple Regression Analysis; (viii) An Overview of Problems in Regression Analysis