NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE

COURSE SYLLABUS

 

 

Course Title:

Marketing of Agriculture Products

Course Prefix & Number: 

AGRI 1325

Section Number: 

100

Semester/Year:

Spring 2020

Semester Credit Hours:

3

Lecture Hours:

48

Lab Hours:

n/a

Course Description (NCTC Catalog):

Essential marketing functions in the movement of agricultural commodities and products from producer to consumer

Course Prerequisite(s):

 Recommended Course Materials: NOT REQUIRED

Agricultural Marketing and Price Analysis, F.B. Norwood and J.L. Lusk, ISBN: 9780132211215

             

 

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

Name of Instructor:

Christy Petry

Campus/Office Location:

Texas Tech University, Lubbock /Agricultural Science Building- Room 121

Telephone Number:

817-304-6881

E-mail Address:

cpetry@nctc.edu

OFFICE HOURS

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

 

 

 

 

 

* Available only by appointment – Email cpetry@nctc.edu to schedule an appointment

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (From Academic Course Guide Manual/Workforce Education Course Manual/NCTC Catalog

At the successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1

Explain the essential marketing functions of buying, selling, transporting, storing, financing, standardizing, pricing, and risk bearing

2

Apply economic principles to the marketing of agricultural products

3

Identify alternatives in marketing of agricultural commodities/products

4

Examine the structure of agricultural markets

GRADING CRITERIA

# of Graded Course Elements

Graded Course Elements

Percentage or Point Values

 

                            Online Discussions

30%

 

                

Assignments and Homework

 

40%

 

Tests

30%

 

 

Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” is ___ April 3__.

 

Important dates-

      Spring Break        March 16-21
           

 

ATTENDANCE POLICY

All absences are considered to be unauthorized unless the student is absent due to illness or emergencies as determined by the instructor.  It is the student responsibility to provide documentation as to the emergency for approval and judgement by the faculty member.  Approved college sponsored activities are the only absences for which a student should not be held liable and only when provided by a college official ahead of the absence.  Valid reasons for absence, however, do not relieve the student of the responsibility for making up required work.  Students will not be allowed to make up an examination missed due to absence unless they have reasons acceptable to the instructor.  A student who is compelled to be absent when a test is given should petition the instructor, in advance if possible, for permission to postpone the exam.  Student will be dropped from a class by the Registrar upon recommendation of the instructor who feels the student has been justifiably absent or tardy a sufficient number of times to preclude meeting the course’s objectives.    Persistent, unjustified absences from classes or laboratories will be considered sufficient cause for College officials to drop a student from the rolls of the College. From Board Policy FC (LOCAL)

 

DISABILITY SERVICES (Office for Students with Disabilities)

The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) provides accommodations for students who have a documented disability. On the Corinth Campus, go to room 170 or call 940-498-6207. On the Gainesville Campus, go to room 110 or call 940-668-4209.  Students on the Bowie, Graham, Flower Mound, and online campuses should call 940-668-4209.

North Central Texas College is on record as being committed to both the spirit and letter of federal equal opportunity legislation, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, ADA Amendments Act of 2009, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-112).   http://www.nctc.edu/StudentServices/SupportServices/Disabilityservices.aspx

 

STUDENT HANDBOOK

Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the student handbook. http://nctc.smartcatalogiq.com/en/2016-2017/Catalog/North-Central-Texas-College-Student-Handbook

 

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY

Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, academic falsification, intellectual property dishonesty, academic dishonesty facilitation and collusion. 

FIRST OFFENSE in this class will result in a ZERO grade for the assignment/project anyone found guilty of Scholastic Dishonesty. SECOND OFFENSE will be turned over to Student Services for action. Faculty members may document and bring charges against a student who is engaged in or is suspected to be engaged in academic dishonesty.  See Student Handbook, “Student Rights & Responsibilities: Student Conduct ([FLB(LOCAL)]”. 

 

 

 

Science Division Chair

Name of Chair/Coordinator:

Dr. Lisa Bellows

Office Location:

Gainesville Science Building Office 403A

Telephone Number:

940-668-4252

E-mail Address:

lbellows@nctc.edu