2023
Animal Health Economics and Management
Name: Animal Health Economics and Management
Code: ECN14039I
3 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours
Scientific Area:
Economy
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Presentation
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Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
The capacity for economic analysis and management is increasingly determining the strategy, conduct and performance of individuals, companies, institutions and countries.
This course aims to provide students with economic analysis and management skills, at the level of activity in veterinary medical services on the following topics: the supply, demand and market of veterinary medical services; the evaluation of animal health plans and programs; the dimensions of management of a service centre and the provision of medical and veterinary services; and its application in the planning and creation of a veterinary medical care centre.
This course aims to provide students with economic analysis and management skills, at the level of activity in veterinary medical services on the following topics: the supply, demand and market of veterinary medical services; the evaluation of animal health plans and programs; the dimensions of management of a service centre and the provision of medical and veterinary services; and its application in the planning and creation of a veterinary medical care centre.
Contents
1 - Economy
Production, consumption and veterinary medical services (MV) markets
- Production / supply and, consumption / demand for MV services
- MV service markets
Economics of animal diseases (AD) and animal health policies (SA)
- Identification / valuation of costs / benefits of AD
- From objectives to the execution of the SA policy
- Evaluation of SA plans
- DA / MV services in socio-economic development
2 - Management of SA products and services
- Principles of management, economic-financial management and information
- Resources, intermediate consumption, services and products, costs
- Human resource Management
- Communication and marketing
- Stock management
- Organizational, business and technological innovation
Plan and organize a veterinary care center (CAMV)
- Analysis of intention, recognition of needs and basic principles
- The business model and plan
- The economic and financial evaluation component of the business plan
- Creating a CAMV
Production, consumption and veterinary medical services (MV) markets
- Production / supply and, consumption / demand for MV services
- MV service markets
Economics of animal diseases (AD) and animal health policies (SA)
- Identification / valuation of costs / benefits of AD
- From objectives to the execution of the SA policy
- Evaluation of SA plans
- DA / MV services in socio-economic development
2 - Management of SA products and services
- Principles of management, economic-financial management and information
- Resources, intermediate consumption, services and products, costs
- Human resource Management
- Communication and marketing
- Stock management
- Organizational, business and technological innovation
Plan and organize a veterinary care center (CAMV)
- Analysis of intention, recognition of needs and basic principles
- The business model and plan
- The economic and financial evaluation component of the business plan
- Creating a CAMV
Teaching Methods
The teaching methodology, in both modules, includes the presentation of the subjects, and the elaboration of application exercises and critical reading of texts that simulate the real life of the veterinary medicine sector and situations close to the professional reality that the students will encounter in the future.
Each teaching time is divided, for this purpose, into two, the first of exposure and the second, in the classroom or in the computer lab, where exercises and cases of application of the concepts are solved.
It is intended that the classes are periods of contact time, with the teachers and among the students themselves, stimulating and shared, promoting spontaneous and critical participation of the students to stimulate enthusiasm and group reflection.
Assessment regime: 1) continuous assessment consists of 1 written test (50%) and one essay (50%) and 2) final exam consists of a written test.
Each teaching time is divided, for this purpose, into two, the first of exposure and the second, in the classroom or in the computer lab, where exercises and cases of application of the concepts are solved.
It is intended that the classes are periods of contact time, with the teachers and among the students themselves, stimulating and shared, promoting spontaneous and critical participation of the students to stimulate enthusiasm and group reflection.
Assessment regime: 1) continuous assessment consists of 1 written test (50%) and one essay (50%) and 2) final exam consists of a written test.
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