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Teacher Luca Camanzi
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Credits 4
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SSD AGR/01
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Teaching Mode Traditional lectures
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Language Italian
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Campus of Cesena
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Degree Programme Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Food Science and Technology (cod. 8531)
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Course Timetable from Feb 23, 2022 to May 25, 2022
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.




Academic Year 2021/2022
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student knows the main categories of costs and benefits of the quality systems in the agri-food system and the main techniques for their economic evaluation. The student is able to use such techniques to evaluate the profitability of adoption of quality systems both in a private and public perspective.
Course contents
Costs and benefits of quality systems
Quality systems as a strategic choice
Evaluation methods in a firm, chain and system perspectiveReadings/Bibliography
Krieger S., Schiefer G. and da Silva C.A. (2007): Costs and benefits in food quality systems: concepts and a multi-criteria evaluation approach, FAO, Rome
http://www.fao.org/ag/ags/ags-division/publications/publication/en/c/39738/
and other readings suggested by the teacher during the course.
Teaching methods
Face to face lectures
Classes
Assessment methods
Final oral examination, based on 3 questions. the final mark will be the average of the eveluation given to each of the three answers.
Alternatively presentation of ajournalarticle during the course+oral exam (1 question).
Students eligible may contact the teacher to possibly agree a date for examination other than the official ones.
Teaching tools
Power point presentations
Readings from scientific articles
Office hours
See the website of Luca Camanzi