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| RAVT3081-1 | Project cycle management and economics of productions
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| Duration : | 28h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Nicolas Antoine-Moussiaux, Philippe Lebailly, Pascal Leroy |
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| Coordinator : | Philippe Lebailly |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| Part: Project cycle management
I. Theory and methodology 1. Project Cycle Management
1.1 Programming of development projects
1.2 Monitoring of development projects
1.3 Evaluation of development projects
2. Financial analysis of projects
2.1 General methodology
2.2 Flow balance analysis
2.3 Discounting methodology
2.4 Investments payback period
2.5 Net present value
2.6 Internal rate of return
2.7 Sensitivity analysis
II. Study cases
1. PCM
2. Financial analysis of projects.
Part: Economics of Agricultural Production
The course tackles the basics of economics needed to understand the development of the agricultural sector:
- economic characteristics of the agricultural sector
- agricultural value chains
- market failures and institutional economics
- innovation, adoption, diffusion
- international trade
- basics of optimization and decision-making tools |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Part: Project cycle management
The objective of this course is to teach the methodology which is internationally adopted for the conception and evaluation of development projects.
After completing the course the student is expected to
Use the tools of conception and evaluation of projects
Apply the principles of PCM
Define indicators of follow-up of project
Criticize specific studies
Part: Economics of agricultural production
At the end of the course, the student is able to:
- mobilize the learned economic concepts to analyze particular situations of agricultural development
- use the decision-making tools with a critical approach of their potential and limits |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Lectures : 28h - 14h Project Cycle Management
- 14h Economics of agricultural production |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| 1) European Commission. EuropeAID (2004) Volume 1 : Project Cycle Management Guidelines. Aid Delivery Methods. Web : http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/qsm/documents/pcm_manual_2004_en.pdf
2) Commission européenne, EuropeAid (2001). Manuel de gestion du cycle de projet. Web : http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/qsm/documents/pcm_manual_2001_fr.pdf
3) Commission des communautés européenne (1993). Gestion du cycle de projet. Approche intégrée et cadre logique. Luxembourg : Office des publications officielles des Communautés européennes.
4) Manuel d'analyse financière et économique des projets de développement. Commission Européenne, 1997.
5) Guide pratique d'analyse de projets : Evaluation et choix des projets d'investissement. M. BRIDIER, S. MICHAILOF - Ed. Economica, 1995.
6) Analyse économique des projets agricoles. J.P. GITTINGER - Ed. Economica, 1985.
7) Guide de l'analyse Coûts-avantages des projets d'investissement (2003, Commission européenne). |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Part: Project Cycle Management
Examen écrit (100%)
Part: Economics of Agricultural production
Homework and complementary oral examination |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Part: Project Cycle Management
Lebailly Philippe, (Professeur Ordinaire)
+32 81 622361
Philippe.Lebailly@ulg.ac.be
Part: Economics of agricultural production
Nicolas Antoine-Moussiaux
nantoine@ulg.ac.be |
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