Agribusiness   Management 

Agribusiness Management is a complete line of branch management. The problem of effective management in the agricultural sector is the most acute in the market economy. The development of  this educational  branch  will give an opportunity to acquire new scientific methods, theoretical and practical knowledge, providing a sound economic management, production and social development of agricultural enterprises of all legal forms  considering the specific features of an industry, engineering, technology and organization of production.

After the end of the study of the disciplines of the educational program "Agricultural Management" students must:

know :

• scientific  and  practical principles , methods  and  forms  of  effective management  of  agricultural production  under  current  conditions;
• basic  functions  of  production  management;
• scientific  principles  and  methods  of  production  planning;
• principles  of  rational organization of production processes;
• forms  of  organization and work motivation;

be able to:

• develop, adopt and implement rational management decisions, to carry out the organization of production, labor and management;
• mplement their knowledge in specific sites of production and services;
• provide analysis of the company and its divisions with the positions of the system, process and situational approaches;
• carry out the development of operational plans and their implementation;
• carry out a valuation  of  labor of  workers and enterprises , to develop measures to improve its organization.
• have  the  skills of rational economic management, production and social development of the agricultural enterprises of all legal forms, taking into account specific features of an industry , engineering, technology and organization of production.
• • be competent to work in the economic services of the enterprises and organizations of the agricultural sector , to work in administrative positions in the agricultural departments, educational institutions, consulting firms. 

Catalog of disciplines of the educational program

Catalog of disciplines educational program contains a description of each discipline separately indicating the prerequisites and post requisites, the number of credits, occupations ,  information about  the leaders of the program.  

Basic disciplines .

Introduction to the profession and self-management - 1 credit

Prerequisites: theoretical and  practical  knowledge  of  the school curriculum.

The course outline: The theory of management.  Qualification  characteristics  of bachelor degree in "Management".  Basics  of  credit  system  of  education at the university. The  essence  and principles  of  personal management. Self-management: the basic rules.

Post  requisites  : Organizational behavior and organizational culture, management.

The program leader:  Kalkabayeva A.E.

The  history  of  management - 3 credits.

Prerequisites:  theoretical  and  practical  knowledge  of  the school curriculum.

The course outline: The management thought and practice in the early civilizations of the East. Management ideas and practices in the European civilization (pre-industrial). The  industrial revolution  and  its impact on the development of management. Pioneers  in  the  management of  the industrial system . The  formation  and development of  the school of scientific management. The formation  of  the administrative theory. The  contribution  of  social sciences  to  the development  of  scientific management . Origination of the national scientific management .The formation of the school of human  relations . Synthetic and integrated  approaches  to  management .

Types of classroom  studies : practical .

Post requisites: management.

The  program  leaders : Dyuzelbaeva GM,  Panina G.

The history  of  economic  doctrines - 1 credit

Prerequisites  :  the school course of  the world history, the history of Kazakhstan.

The course  outline : The history of economic thought as a science. The emergence of  economic  thought  and  its  feature in the pre-capitalist societies. The  economic  concept of the utopian socialists and representatives of economic romanticism. The  development  of  classical political economy. Economic doctrine  of  Adam  Smith  and  David  Ricardo. The  emergence  of  a neo-classical economics. Theory  of  monopolistic and imperfect competition. The  neo-liberal  economic theory. Economic thought in Russia in the period up to the mid-XIX century, the development of  economic  thought in the Soviet and post-Soviet period. Economic  thought  of  Kazakhstan  in the period up to the middle of the XIX century, the development of economic thought in the Soviet and post-Soviet  period.

Post requisites : business economics, management.

Types  of  classroom  studies : practical .

The program leader:  Tastemirova  Zh.A.

Religion studies-1 credit

Prerequisites: History of Kazakhstan, the environment and sustainable development.

The course outline: Religion as a subject and an object of religious studies course. The  emergence  of  religion. The  structure  and content of religion as a phenomenon.  Specificity  of   the  religious system  of the  ancient East and  the Ancient World. Tengrianism  as an early form of religious consciousness. Buddhism. Christianity, its origin and  essence. The sacred book of  the Christians. Main trends  in Christianity.  Islam. The Quran, Sunnah, Shariat. The  main  trend. Religious  phenomenon  in  the modern world,  and  Kazakhstan.

Post requisites : political science, sociology.

Types of classroom studies : practical .

The program leaders: Shaimerden G. I , Bondarenko Y.Y.

Organizational behavior and organizational  culture  - 2 credits

Prerequisites: management, sociology, strategic management.

The course outline: Models of organizational behavior.  Management  of communications. Social  system  and  the organizational culture. Empowerment and  participation  in governance. General  characteristics  of  the organizational culture, its levels, the formation and development. Maintaining  and  typology of organizational culture. The  influence  of  organizational culture on efficiency. The organizational  culture  of   the individual. Management  of  the organizational culture.

Post  requisites : personnel management, office management.

Types  of classroom  studies : practical .

The program leader: Panina G.V.

State  and  local  government- 3 credits.

Prerequisites  :The history of  government.

The course outline: Scope and method of the theory of government. Theory of public administration as an independent body  of knowledge. Political governance. State  policy. Modern Kazakhstan’s  model  of  governance. The  system  of state and municipal government of  France. The  system  of  state and municipal government  of  Italy. The  system  of  state and municipal government of  Great Britain. The  system  of  state and municipal government of Japan. The system of state  and  municipal government of the USA. Modern  Russian  model  of governance. The system of state and municipal government of Germany

Post  requisites : Project management, innovation  management.

Types of classroom  studies : practical .

The leader of the program:  Panina  G.V.

Finance.

Prerequisites: economics, microeconomics.

The course outline: Essence, functions and role of finance in social reproduction. The  organization  of the financial system, financial policy and financial framework. Finance businesses. General characteristics of the public finances: Government   revenue  and expenditure. Taxes  and  organization of  the  tax system. The  state  budget.  State   funds . Public credit and debt;  Finance  households. Insurance, State financial  regulation  of  the  economy.  Financial  market. Finance in the system of foreign economic relations.  Finance  and  inflation.

Post  requisites  : business economics, business organization, cost management and pricing, and financial aspects of management.

Types  of  classroom  studies : practical .

The program leader:  Sartanova  N.T.

 Business  Etiquette  - 1 credit

Prerequisites: philosophy.

The course outline: The history of etiquette. The  features  of   business etiquette  in different countries. The  principles  of  etiquette  of  business relationships. Creation of the image  of  a business  person (clothing and appearance of the business men, business women). The etiquette  of  business communication. Business communication,  its  types, functions  and  levels. Rules of  business etiquette. Ethics  of  greetings , introduction . Business    meeting . Presentation . Ethics  in  business call. Office  etiquette. The  etiquette  of  a leader. Etiquette  of a secretary. Everyday  etiquette.  Souvenirs  and  gifts  in  business. Code of honor of  civil  workers  of the Republic of Kazakhstan (the rules of ethics of civil workers). Code  of  ethics of students.  Formation of  the corporate image. Modern leader  and his  role in shaping the corporate image. Business  rhetoric . Features  of  non-verbal communication. Basic precepts  of  business  etiquette.

Types of  classroom  studies  practical .

The program leader:  Bayakhmetova  A.A.

Psychology  of  a competitive personality - 1 credit

Prerequisites: economics.

The course outline: Personality. Constructive   communication. Conflict. Technology  of  a  job search. Basics of self -  presentation . The development  of  a professional. Professional deformation ,  destruction of  a personality and methods of  its prevention.

Types  of  classroom  studies : practical .

The program leader: Tashbayeva L.M.

Paper work in the Kazakh language - 1 credit.

Prerequisites: Kazakh.

The course outline: Office work as a scientific and academic discipline.  The  value of documents for the implementation of management decisions. The  current  state of record keeping. Factors affecting  its organization and technology in institutions of various levels of government. Organizational ,  legal, social and psychological aspects of office management. The  concept  of "documentary maintenance of management." DMM  relationship  with the psychology of the automated processing of documents. Instructions for records management - the basic regulation  on the organization and regulation of the psychology of production. Standard  and  individual  instructions. The  order  of  the development, the structure of information, the rules of the  approval and implementation . The relationship  of  office management and organization of the departmental storage of  the  documents.

Post requisites:  business  etiquette.

Types of classroom  studies : lectures and practical classes.

The program leader: Abilbekova  B.

Econometrics-3 credits.

Prerequisites: statistics, economic theory, microeconomics,  macroeconomics, computer science.

The course outline: the random nature of economic developments and statistical pattern. Formation  of  the  factors and their content analysis. Mathematical foundations  of  the regression-correlation analysis. Non - linear  econometric models. Multiple  regression  and correlation. The  dynamic   range.

Post  requisites : The  course  will allow  the students to carry out  the analysis  of real economic phenomena and processes during  the preparation  of course and final works , in the study of the  professionally – oriented disciplines .

Types of classroom studies : practical .

The program leader:  Zhuaspayev  TA

Economic Foundations of  Agribusiness  - 3 credits.

Prerequisites :  The economic theory, the foundations of law, microeconomics.

The course outline: The theoretical basis for the development of small business in Kazakhstan. State  support  for  small business. Types  of  small  businesses. Topical forms of small businesses. Organizational issues of small business establishment. Conditions  for  the functioning  of  small businesses. Management  of  investment projects. Methods  for  evaluating  the effectiveness  of investments. Personnel   management  of  small businesses. Problems   and  prospects  of  the development of small business in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The development of small  businesses  in  industry  and  abroad.

Post requisites: agribusiness management, agricultural marketing.

Types of  classroom  studies : lectures and practical classes .

The program leader: Dmitrieva .V.R.

Organization  of  Business - 2 credits .

Prerequisites: Management.

The course outline: The definition and  classification  of  business  , the organization of  its  development. The  organization  of  small and  medium  businesses. The organization  of  a business venture. Forms  of  doing business. Procedure  for  registration of  business entities. Bankruptcy  and  liquidation  of  an enterprise .The infrastructure  of  business. Business  management. Fundamentals   of   business planning. Financial security and  analysis  of  business performance.

Post  requisites  : Work with clients.

Types of classroom studies:  practical .

The program leaders:  Mishulina OV,  Panina G.

Accounting  and  Auditing  - 3 credits.

Prerequisites: Finance, business economics.

The course outline: Balance. Accounts  and  double  entry. Organization of accounting  . Accounting  cycle  and  the preparation  of  financial statements. Accounting  for  current assets: Allowance for cash and cash equivalents. The account  receivables. Accounting  for  inventories. Accounting  for  long -lived assets. Accounting  for  the current  and long-term  liabilities. Records  of  income and expenses.

Post  requisites : Cost management and pricing, and management analysis.

Types of classroom studies:  practical .

The program  leader : Zhusupova GB

Logistics  - 3 credits.

Prerequisites: Marketing, statistics, management, mathematics in economics, business economics, accounting and auditing.

The course outline: The essence of logistics. Material flows. Logistics operations and  systems . Purchasing   logistics . Production   logistics . Distribution  logistics. Transport  logistics.  Information  logistics . Stocks  in  logistics. Warehousing, freight  processing  and packaging. Logistical  administration. Global  logistics systems.

Post requisites: Marketing  management, management analysis.

Types of classroom  studies : lectures and practical classes

The program leader:  Kalkabayeva  A.E.

Modeling   in  Management  - 3 credits.

Prerequisites: Computer Science, Statistics , Mathematics  in  Economics, Econometrics.

The course outline: The concept of mathematical programming and simulation. Mathematical methods and models of rational decision- making  . Linear programming .  Integer  programming . Dynamic  programming . Nonlinear programming . Multipurpose  optimization. Mathematical models of game theory. Model of network planning and management . Mathematical models of inventory management. Queuing  model . Mathematical modeling  of the human resources management .

Post requisites: Production management, strategic management.

Types  of  classroom  studies : lectures, practical classes.

The program leader: Vardiashvili  N N

Agricultural  economics  - 3 credits

Prerequisites: Mathematics in economics, microeconomics, macroeconomics, statistics, management, business economics.

The course outline: The content of the course. The place and role of agricultural production  and  its  specific  features . General characteristics  of  the factors  of production. Natural  resources . Manpower . Material  resources. Capital investments. Specialization  of production. The  volume  of production . The  content  of economic efficiency. Production  of  agricultural  products. Costs  of production. The  prices of  the products. Agricultural  marketing . Profitability . The mechanism of formation and development  of  business  in agriculture.

Post requisites: Agribusiness management, agricultural marketing.

Types of classroom studies: practical .

The program leader: Dmitriyeva V R

Marketing Analysis -3 credits.

Prerequisites: Marketing, business economics.

The course outline: Theoretical foundations of marketing analysis. The  tactical marketing analysis (market analysis).  Strategic  marketing  analysis . Analysis  of the external environment. Analysis of marketing  of  a company.

Post requisites: The development of management solutions, marketing management.

Types of classroom studies: practical  classes, lectures.

The program leader: Mishulina  O.V.

Strategic  planning  - 3 credits.

Prerequisites: Marketing theory and practice of management.

The course outline: The theoretical basis for strategic planning. Development  of  a strategic plan  for the organization: purposeful steps. Development  of  a  strategic plan  for the organization: the analysis of the external environment. Development of  a strategic  plan for the organization: the analysis of the internal environment. Development  of  a strategic plan for the organization: strategic alternatives, their variations and combinations. Development of a strategic plan for the organization: Selection of  the  direction of development. Managing the implementation of the strategic plan and monitoring its implementation.

Post requisites: The development of management solutions, marketing management, production management, financial management.

Types of classroom  studies : practical .

The program leader: Mishulina  O.V.

Majors.

Agribusiness  management  - 3 credits.

Prerequisites: Microeconomics, macroeconomics, agricultural economics, technological bases of agricultural production.

The  course  outline : Methodological foundations of  agricultural management. The  organization  and   management of  production. Control functions of agricultural production. Technology  management . Management  of   an  agro-industrial enterprise. Human resource management  in  agro-industries.

Post requisites: production management, personnel management.

Types  of  classroom  studies : practical .

The Program leader: Obraz  A.A.

Marketing management  - 3 credits.

Prerequisites: Marketing theory and practice of management, economics of trade.

The course outline: The essence and principles of marketing management. The process  of  marketing  management. Marketing  management  at the corporate level. Marketing  management  at the functional level. Marketing management at  the  instrumental  level.

Types  of  classroom  classes : practical .

The program leader:  Baranov  N.A.

Strategic Marketing   - 3 credits.

Prerequisites: Marketing, management, and strategic planning.

The course outline: The main stages in the development of strategic marketing. Modern  principles  of strategic marketing and factors influencing its development and management. The methodology  for  development of  the marketing strategy of the organization. Classification  and  selection  of  marketing strategies for the enterprise market. Strategic  and  operational planning  of marketing activities. Development  of  a  strategic plan and budget calculations of  marketing of a  firm. Monitoring  and  evaluation  of  the  marketing strategy of  the company.

Types  of  classroom  studies : practical .

The program leader:  Kuzmenko A.T.

 Management of the regional economy - 3 credits

Prerequisites: theory and practice of management, business organization.

The course outline: The classification of regions of Kazakhstan and their brief characteristics. The role of the  regions  in the process of socio-economic development. The  features  of  regional  governance. Methods   of  management of regional economies ,  management system and determination of the  strategic priorities of reforming the regional economy. An  information   system  of regional governance. Regional  characteristics  of  sustainable development.

Types of classroom  studies : practical .

The program leader:  Panina   G.B.