Fall 2019 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. Number of Credits: 2 Course Objectives: A. Choose a record keeping system that will meet the needs of the farm/ranch business. B. Keep a complete and accurate set of records, including inventories, balance sheets and farm production records. C. Close records at the end of the year and prepare information needed for financial analysis of the business including enterprise analysis. D. Set farm/ranch, family and personal goals and evaluate, revise and adjust those goals. E. Interpret the farm/ranch business analysis and use the information provided by the analysis to make management decisions. Instructors: Sheila Braaten, Lynsey Aberle, Rodney Armstrong, Keith Knudson Office: Sheila Braaten – Rugby High School Lynsey Aberle – North Central Research Extension Center, Minot Rodney Armstrong – Molberg 21 Keith Knudson– Molberg 26 Office Hours: By appointment Phone: Sheila Braaten – (701) 776-5095 Lynsey Aberle – (701) 857-7660 Rodney Armstrong – (701) 228-5481 Keith Knudson – (701) 228-5489 Email: sheila.braaten@dakotacollege.edu lynsey.aberle@dakotacollege.edu rodney.armstrong@dakotacollege.edu keith.knudson@dakotacollege.edu Lecture/Lab Schedule: Individual instruction by appointment Textbook(s): None. The enrollee will, however, use an approved computer accounting program, the the North Dakota Farm and Ranch Management Education Program Record Book or a similar accounting book approved by the insutructor.