Fall 2019 Course Syllabi

Dakota College at Bottineau Course Syllabus Course Prefix/Number/Title: AGEC 141 Introduction to Agricultural Business Management Number of credits: 3 Course Description: This is an introductory course dealing with the economic importance of the agribusiness community and the potential for employment in the agricultural sector. Topics include marketing, production, risk, financial management, and human resource management in agribusiness firms. Particular attention is given to the application of economic principles to the management of marketing and farm supply firms. Pre-/Co-requisites: None Course Objectives: • Understand the scope and functions of agribusiness management. • Apply economic principles to management. • Identify different organizational structures in agribusiness management and discuss the benefits and drawbacks to each. • Become familiar with marketing strategy and decision tools used in agribusiness management. • Analyze financial statements and understand how to use them to evaluate investment and operating decisions. • Understand various facets of operations management such as supply chains and production planning. • Identify functions of human resource management in agribusiness. Instructor: Linda Burbidge, PhD Office: Molberg 20 Office Hours: MW 1:00pm -3:30pm, TH 10:00am – 12:00pm, Or by appointment Phone : 228-5442 Email: Linda.Burbidge@dakotacollege.edu Lectur e/Lab Schedule: MWF 10:00am-10:5 0am in Nelson Science Center (NSC) 105 Textbook(s): Barnard, F. L., Akridge, J. T., Dooley, F. J., Foltz, J. C., and Yeager, E. A. 2016. Agribusiness Management, 5 th ed. Routledge, New York, NY.