AE4803 : Project Evaluation

Department

Department of Agricultural Economy

Academic Program

Master in Agriculture Economic

Type

Compulsory

Credits

03

Prerequisite

Overview

Introducing the project, its components and types of investment projects, especially agricultural projects, carrying out marketing studies, studying the social, economic and political environment of the project, studying the most important stages of preparing the project’s economic, financial and financing feasibility, studying methods of predicting demand for the project’s products, studying the economic planning of projects and their impact on national income, with conducting Financial and commercial evaluation of agricultural projects (commercial profitability), evaluation of projects in light of risk and uncertainty, economic evaluation of investment projects according to national profitability, evaluation of investment projects after implementation (existing projects

Intended learning outcomes

a. Knowledge and understanding

-Recognize the concepts related to project evaluation1

. 2- Describes the concepts related to studying all marketing and technical aspects of the project

. - Learn about the methods and criteria used in evaluating the investment project3

. -Chooses and compares between projects and how to make investment decisions4

. -Explains the findings and compares them to judge the feasibility of the project5

B. Mental skills:

. - He plans to study and analyze data related to the project1

. 2 -Discusses how to benefit from economic theory in explaining the factors related to the project

. 3 -It is suggested to use statistical and quantitative programs to analyze phenomena related to the project

. 4 - Compare the most important criteria used in data analysis

. - Appropriate statistical methods in evaluating the project5

c. Practical and professional skills

. -Suggests how to organize and analyze data1

. - Leads the preparation of a feasibility study through practical application2

. -Employ project evaluation criteria and how to apply them3

. 4 - Employ all available data and benefit from it in crystallizing the economic and financial situation of the project

. Addresses the problems and obstacles that may face the existing project. - 5

D: general and transferable skills

. 1 -Using modern technologies and tools that are suitable for assessment methods and preparing feasibility studies

. -Deals with colleagues in preparing and analyzing data2

. -Works within a collective team to present problems and work to find solutions3

. -Commitment to work and profession ethics4

. -Being on time5

Teaching and learning methods

- Lectures

- Quarterly research

- applied studies

Methods of assessments

- First midterm exam after the fifth week of study 20%

- The second midterm exam, the tenth week of study, 20%

- Preparing a practical feasibility study 10%

- The final exam, the fifteenth week, 50 %

- Total (100%)