Contents: Methodical approaches of Management analyses (Betriebsanalysen) for farm households are dealt with via forest enterprises and agroforestry enterprises up to industrial large enterprises in the tropics. Networks and cluster are incorporated. The main emphasis is on the enterprise factors and processes as well as their qualitative and quantitative assessment and evaluation. The assessment of the enterprises is performed within the context of the natural, socio-cultural and economic frameworks. Internal and external factors determining the enterprises are identified, recorded, structured and analysed.

The optional compulsory part A is concerned with households oriented toward subsistence production and connection to the market, mixed agriculture and forestry enterprises and small forestry enterprises in tropical countries. In addition to technological, mainly social, cultural and economic characteristics are described.

In the optional compulsory part B by means of concrete enterprise examples from forestry and the forest products sector knowledge of the structural and flow organisation of specialised larger enterprises in tropical countries is imparted.

Goals of qualification: The student acquires methods of socio-economic analysis of forestry and mixed agricultural and forestry and industrial enterprise systems as well as methods for interpretation of the results and of the analysis. He is able to differentiate the enterprise profiles primarily by their technological, economic and social criteria, as well as to independently conduct enterprise analysis.

By case studies of subsistence-oriented and of mixed enterprises in the optional compulsory part A, as well as of specialized forestry enterprises and large industrial enterprises in the optional compulsory part B the student acquires the methodological instruments for the socio-economic development of enterprises.

 

The module examination consists of a seminar paper (15 hours) and of the oral examination performance (20 minutes).