AGRI 2317:
Online—students are expected to spend at least 3 hours per week reading, reviewing, and participating in assigned activities for successful completion of this course.
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Fall or spring semesters:
3 or more class meeting times per week - 5 absences
2 class meeting times per week - 3 absences
1 class meeting per week - 2 absences
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AGRI 2317 is an introduction to the field of agricultural business and economics. The course will stress the US and world food system with linkages among financial institutions, world markets, the macro economy, farms, agribusinesses, and the environment.
After studying all materials and resources presented in this course, the student will be able to:
- Describe fundamental macro- and micro-economic principles.
- Apply economic principles to agricultural production, marketing and consumption.
- Describe the different agricultural economics fields (e.g. food industry, demand theory, supply theory, competitive environments).
Students in all sections of this course will learn the following content:
- What is Agricultural Economics?
- The U.S. Food and Fiber industry
- Theory of Consumer Behavior
- Consumer Equilibrium and Market Demand
- Measurement and Interpretation of Elasticities
- Introduction to production and Resource Use
- Economics of Input and Product Substitution
- Market Equilibrium and Product Price: Perfect Competition
- Market Equilibrium and Product Price: Imperfect Competition
- Natural Resources, the Environment, and Agriculture
- Government Intervention in Agriculture
- Product Markets and National Output
- Macroeconomic Policy Fundamentals
- Consequences of Business Fluctuations
- Macroeconomics Policy and Agriculture
- Agricultural Trade and Exchange Rates
- Why Nations Trade
- Agricultural Trade Policy and Preferential Trading Arrangements
AGRI 2317 is an online course. Course materials and assignments can be found on Canvas. It is designed to cover the entire semester and will be structured in a weekly format. During the semester, you will be given reading assignments, take online quizzes, submit homework, participate in online discussion posts, take three (2) major exams, and a comprehensive final exam.
The grading scale for this course is as follows:
- Discussions – 15%
- Quizzes – 25%
- Homeworks – 20%
- Exams – 40%
Grading Scale:
- A = 90-100
- B = 80-89
- C = 70-79
- D = 60-69
- F = 69 and below
Major Assignments/Assessments
Assignments
Several different assessment techniques will be used in AGRI 2317 including: online quizzes, homework assignments, and three major exams.
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Exams: |
Exams will consist of problem solving exercises and book content in multiple choice, true/false, and short answer formats. The three exams will each cover six chapters. Each exam is weighted the same. |
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Homework: |
Homework problems will be assigned throughout the semester and will consist of fill-in-the-blank and short answer questions. Please wait until your first attempt has been graded before making your second attempt. |
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Quizzes: |
There will be online quizzes on Canvas. There will be 20 of these and each will cover one chapter. All due dates on Canvas quizzes are final; no quizzes will be reopened for any reason. If you wait until the last minute, then you are taking the risk of computer failure or any other complication. You may attempt each quiz up to three times. The highest score will be counted. |
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Discussions: |
There will be discussion threads to respond to over the course of the semester. Each original post must be at least 250 words. In addition each student will be required to respond to two peers. Responses should be at least 125 words. |
Assessments
Late Work: All listed assignments are due according to the due date provided in Canvas and on the course calendar if you do not complete the assignments on time a 5% per day penalty will automatically be applied to all assignments. If you have missed an assignment due to an approved class absence please contact your instructor for further instructions.
Missed Exams: Missed exams due to legitimate reasons should be taken prior to the reporting of a midterm or final grade as applicable. It is the responsibility of the student to reschedule the makeup with the instructor. The Instructor reserves the right to change the test format of any makeup. Instructors are not required to issue makeup work for an unexcused class absence Instructor also reserves the right to give full or partial credit for any makeup work that is allowed and that resulted from an unexcused absence.
Missed Quizzes: Missed quizzes due to legitimate reasons should be rescheduled within one week of the scheduled quiz or a date assigned by the Instructor. It is the responsibility of the student to reschedule makeup quizzes. The Instructor reserves the right to change the test format of the makeup quiz. The instructor is not required to make up work for unexcused class absences. The instructor reserves the right to give full or partial credit for any makeup work that is allowed and that resulted from an unexcused absence.
Attendance: Attendance is based on the student missing no more than 10% out of the semester without a valid excuse. After the 10%, the instructor may withdraw the student at their discretion. Any student thirty or more minutes late will be counted absent. Students that leave before class is dismissed will be counted absent. The Instructor reserves the right to dock points for any missed class without a legitimate excuse.
Plagiarism: Plagiarism shall be defined as appropriating, buying, receiving as a gift or obtaining by any other means, another person’s work and the unacknowledged submission or incorporation of it in one’s own written work. All papers submitted to Canvas will be scanned with turnitin.com and the instructor reserves the right to dock points based on the results.
Cheating: Cheating on a test shall include:
a. Copying from another student’s test
b. Using test materials not authorized by the person administering the test
c. Collaborating with or seeking aid from another student during a test without permission from the test administrator
d. Knowingly using, buying, selling, stealing, or soliciting, in whole or in part, the contents of an unadministered test.
e. The unauthorized transporting or removal, in whole or in part, of the contents of the unadministered test.
f. Substituting for another student, or permitting another student to substitute for one’s self, to take a test.
g. Bribing another person to obtain an unadministered test or information about an unadministered test absolutely no cheating is tolerated.
h. If a student is observed cheating they will be sent home immediately counted absent and given a zero on the assignment they were cheating on.
Some mandatory meetings outside of class days and time may be required to attend for credit. Valid excuses must be submitted with proof via email to your professor to avoid grade penalties.
Introduction to Agricultural Economics, by Penson, Capps, Rosson III, and Woodward, Seventh Edition (Pearson)—required
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- Withdrawing from a course is the student’s responsibility. Students who do not attend class and who do not withdraw will receive the grade earned for the course.
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