Fall 2018 Course Syllabi

Dakota College at Bottineau Course Syllabus Course Prefix/Number/Title: AGRI #242 Advanced Farm Management Education Course Description: The course is designed to provide farm and/or ranch families with the skills needed to successfully manage their business. Course Objectives: A. To develop an appreciation of good farm management skills. B. To develop the ability to choose a record keeping system that will meet the needs of the farm/ranch business. C. To develop the ability to keep a complete and accurate set of records, including inventories, balance sheets and farm production records. D. To develop the skills needed to close records at the end of the year and prepare information needed for financial analysis of the business including enterprise analysis. E. To develop the abilities needed to set farm/ranch, family and personal goals and the ability to evaluate, revise and adjust those goals. F. To develop the ability to interpret the farm/ranch business analysis and to use the information provided by the analysis to make management decisions. Instructors: Rodney Armstrong, Keith Knudson, Sheila Braaten Office: Sheila Braaten – Rugby High School Open – North Central Research Extension Center Keith Knudson – Molberg 26 Rodney Armstrong– Molberg 21 Office Hours: By appointment Phone: Sheila Braaten – (701) 776-5095 Minot office – (701) 857-7682 Keith Knudson – (701) 228-5489 Rodney Armstrong – (701) 228-5481 Email: sheila.braaten@dakotacollege.edu keith.knudson@dakotacollege.edu rodney.armstrong@dakotacollege.edu Lecture/Lab Schedule: Individual instruction by appointment Textbook(s): None. The enrollee will, however use the the North Dakota Farm and Ranch Management Education Program Record Book, or an approved computer accounting program. Course Requirements: