Syllabus
Ag Econ 415 – Entrepreneurial Skills in Agribusiness
Management
Fall Semester 2007
Tuesday & Thursday, 12:30-1:45 p.m.
October 30 – December 6
Ag Sc 104 and off-campus video
Instructor: Larry Van
Tassell
Department of Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology
University of Idaho, Moscow,
ID 83844-2334
Office:
Ag Sci 39A
Office Phone: 208-885-7869
Fax: 208-885-5759
Email:
larryv@uidaho.edu
Office Hours: Open
Objectives:
1. To understand what an entrepreneur is and how it applies to
agriculture.
2. To understand the importance of planning in an agribusiness
setting.
3. To understand the identification and assessment of costs.
Resource materials:
Readings will be provided along with class lecture notes.
Grading:
Your grade will totally be determined by homework projects.
Assignment due dates will be listed on each assignment. Assignments
turned in after that date will have 10% deducted per day late
unless prior arrangements have been made. Generally, the
off-campus sections will be one-week behind the campus section. My
number one goal is to help you learn the material while being fair
in the grading process.
Class projects:
You will need to choose an industry/commodity that you are
interested in and would like to become involved with. Some of your
assignments will require you to research the industry/commodity you
choose.
Topics:
1.
What is an entrepreneur?
2.
Understanding accounting and economic costs
a.
Developing enterprise budgets using MachCost, CEBW
and LEBW
3.
Strategic planning
4.
Developing a business plan
a.
Assessing an Enterprise
b.
Business Profile
c.
Marketing Plan
d.
Human Resource Plan
e.
Production Plan
f.
Financial Plan
g.
Tactical planning
University
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original assignment of a grade. No final grade may be revised as a
result of re-examination or the submission of additional work after
the close of the semester
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Support Services Reasonable Accommodations Statement:
Reasonable accommodations are available for students who have a
documented disability. Please notify the instructor during the first
week of class of any accommodation(s) needed for the course. Late
notification may mean that requested accommodations might not be
available. All accommodations must be approved through Disability
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