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Wersja polska

Course code: VVSS00229o12
Semester: 2012/2013 winter
Name: Veterinary Economics
Major: Veterinary Medicine
Study Type: one cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 3
ECTS points: 1
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 0 / 15 / 0
Lecturer: dr n. wet. Robert Karczmarczyk
Language of instruction: Polish / English


Learning outcomes: Student learns about basic economic definitions playing role in economy. Also gets knowledge about rules of free market, especially veterinary service market. After that course student is able to analyze basic economic factors in assessment of company efficacy. Graduating the course student has basic knowledge about economic environment of work and running private practice.

Competences: Student is able to assess and make a decisions concerning risk and profitability of the investment. Student can analyze basic economic factors and is able to look throw the animal heath status from economic point of view (pet and herd).

Prerequisites: None.

Course content: Description and function of free market and veterinary service market, consumers, consumption, gross national income (brutto), trade balance, national budget, government control, income and fortune, demand and supply, demand and supply for veterinary service, animal heath, therapy, service cost, profit and profitability, assessing of veterinary service value, economical planning

Recommended literature: “Economics”, John Sloman, 6th edition, 2006 “Core economics”, Gerald W. Stone, 2008, Worth Publishers “Veterinary practice management. A practical guide”, M. Shilcock , Saunders 2005 “Managing Veterinary Practice”, Caroline Jevring-Back, Saunders-Elsevier 2007

Assessment methods: Passing grade of seminar work in written form.

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