15 courses with the subject AGEC, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
An introductory course for all agricultural majors that will focus on the importance of business to the food and agricultural sector. The course will explore the mechanics of developing a business plan, applying the principles of marketing, management and finance.
The fundamental principles of economics as applied to the agriculture economy. The syllabus will highlight the agricultural development of the U.S.A. The syllabus will also develop the concept of economics as a social science, as well as the fundamental principles explaining the behavior of major economic units such as the consumer and farm-firm; price determination in general; the concept of elasticity; and the characteristics of various market structures such as perfect competition, monopoly, and oligopoly. Students will be introduced to the application of economic principles to international trade, environmental management and agricultural policy.
Fundamental principles of economics as applied to the agriculture economy. Particular attention is paid to factors determining the level of income and employment; the analysis of the impact of monetary and fiscal policy on the food and fiber sector.
Provides students with detailed insight into concepts, principles and strategies to manage an international agribusiness enterprise, to include the following topics: management and marketing, finance and purchasing, imports and exports, transportation and supply-chain strategies, cross-border business cultures and practices, customer service-related issues, and strategies to minimize risk exposure. Prerequisites: AGEC 142 and 143 ; or ECON 210 and ECON 211.
A course for all majors that will focus on the importance of business to the food and agricultural sector in a global economy. The course will explore the mechanics of developing a business plan, and applying the principles of marketing, management and finance. The course provides students with hands-on activities, and works through steps to identify and develop sustainable businesses. The fundamentals of conceptualizing, starting, developing and managing new ventures with a global perspective are covered. The course also emphasizes the entrepreneur's role as a leader, decision maker and risk bearer. Emphasis is on market analysis and competition and in developing agribusiness competitive strategies. Students will develop a comprehensive business plan. Prerequisite: AGEC 142 or ECON 210.
The survey of cooperative activities with emphasis on agricultural marketing cooperatives; types of cooperatives; methods of organization and operation; principles; legal and tax aspects; cooperative finance; economic possibilities and limitations of cooperation. Prerequisites: AGEC 142, sophomore or above standing.
Introduces the principles of financial management with special application to the farm-firm decision making. Student will be grounded in the fundamentals of financial analysis, planning and control using three basic financial statements- balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow budget. Other major areas of concern will include capital structure, liquidity and risk management. The essentials for the assessment of agricultural business performance will include profitability, risk and liquidity management. Prerequisites: AGEC 142 and 143 , ACCT 200 and STAT 210.
Business and economic principles applied to decision making in the management of the farm business. Emphasis will be placed on cash flow, partial, enterprise, and whole farm budgeting information systems for farm accounting, analysis, and control. Obtaining and managing land, capital and labor resources. Also focuses on alternatives for farm business organization. Prerequisites: ECON 310 and AGEC 344.
Focus of the course is on the principles of land utilization emphasizing problems of land management, land tenure, factors affecting the value of farm land, land classification and changes in land utilization. The course investigates the role of public policy in land ownership and use. Prerequisite: ECON 310.
Focuses on principles of production, marketing, financial and human resource management and their application to the operation and management of firms serving agriculture. This course is intended to increase students' ability to apply basic economic concepts to decision making in the agri-business firm. Problem solving involving quantitative and conceptual analyses of production and investment decisions, pricing strategies, technological change, and the management of risk. Prerequisites: AGEC 344, ECON 310 and STAT 210.
Financial analysis of the farm firm; factors affecting firm growth; capital budgeting techniques; investment analysis; financial aspects of leasing; legal aspects of lending; financial intermediation and major financial institutions for agriculture; credit scoring; loan pricing; and asset-liability management by agricultural lending institutions; public policies affecting agricultural credit markets; risk management strategies in agriculture; farm insurance; farm real estate appraisal, international dimensions of agricultural finance. Prerequisites: ECON 310, ECON 320, STAT 210, AGEC 344, and AGEC 346.
An examination of the process of public policy making for the Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources sector of the economy. Particular attention is paid to the rationale for public policy intervention in agriculture as well as the mechanisms used to intervene; instability and stabilization of agriculture prices and income; government policy choices and implementation. Prerequisites: ECON 310, ECON 320, and POLI 150.
Management techniques of planning, implementation and control as applied to farm businesses. Techniques of decision- making in agriculture. Accounting control concepts and decision theory as used to manage agriculture enterprises.
The study of the structure and function of the food marketing system, demand, supply and market price determination; marketing margins; product quality and grading; markets over space. Markets over time; storage, price discovery and risk management. Market structure, performance and efficiency in agricultural markets. Marketing institutions; cooperatives and agricultural policy. Prerequisites: ECON 310, AGEC 344.
Fundamental of managing agricultural risks through the futures and options markets. The mechanics of trading in the futures market. The principles of fundamental and technical analysis. Prerequisites: ECON 310, AGEC 344.
Source: Virginia State University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
