It is expected that students will be introduced to the basic principles of crop physiology and to build their understanding of the interaction of a community of plants with its environment across the plant life and the implication of this interaction on the quantity and quality of yield. Biochemical, biophysical, physiological and eco-physiological principles that are important in growth and development of crop species will be discussed to assist students to improve their ability in applying physiological principles to problems of plant growth and development.

There is an introductory part of the course exposing students to the various specializations of soil science, for example, Soil Physics, Soil Biology and Soil Chemistry. Aside the introduction the following aspects are handled under this course:

1. Explanation of soil fertility, plant nutrition & productivity

2. Plant nutrients – Primary, Secondary & trace nutrients (micro-nutrients)

3. How soils maintain plant nutrients

4. Limes and liming

5. Fertilizers and methods of application

Dear Learner:

Welcome to EHS 365 “Managerial Economics and Entrepreneurship" course. This three credit hour course will be delivered to you in a hybrid mode -that is some portions of the course will be available on this online platform where you can access at any time; other portions will be delivered in a face-to-face setting. I expect that you read all materials, participate in all activities such as forum discussions; contribute to journals and collaboratively build content using wikis on online. We will use most of our normal face-to-face class meetings to discuss and clarify issues that arise from our readings and participation in online activities.


Course Description

Managerial economics, meaning the application of economic theory in the managerial decision-making process, is a fundamental part of any business or management course. 

The course accordingly  is concerned with both theory and practice: the theory serves to sharpen analytical skills in a rigorous microeconomics perspective, and the practice will give experience in the application of principles and techniques. This course also introduces students to the fundamentals of entrepreneurship which make them innovative, risk lovers and able to convert problems and opportunities into marketable products:




Course Objective(s)

The course aims to develop students’ capacity to analyze the economic environment in which business entities operate and understand how managerial decisions can vary under different constraints that each economic environment places on a manager’s pursuit of its goals, focusing on analyzing the functioning of markets and the economic behavior of firms and other economic agents.


It is intended to help students better recognize how to apply modern principles and methods of microeconomics to real-world business problems in different contexts and eventually better deal with problems of practical relevance to managers.


Course Outline

Please find below the course outline containing the chapters that will be treated under this course. It contains assessment mode and references for further reading. I have included my telephone number by which you can reach me for technical support. Please be careful you do not abuse my contact number.  Please click on (COURSE OUTLINE) to access the information. You may print it for your personal use.


This course is intended to give students the basic insight into the local and international floriculture industry, to expose students to the landscape industry in Ghana as well as its prospects and challenges; to give a basic understanding of the major professional roles within and associated to the industry; to  expose students  to landscape design and construction procedure, principles and practices as well as an understanding of the role of ornamental plants in our environment .