I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Business Math for Specialty Crop Producers
2. Course Prefix & Number:
SCMT 2330
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 2
Lecture Hours: 2
4. Course Description:
In this course, students will learn how to perform the basic mathematic calculations necessary for running a specialty crops business. Topics include spray calculations, dilution calculations, and calculations to determine profitability and cost of production.
5. Placement Tests Required:
| Accuplacer (specify test): |
No placement tests required |
Score: |
|
6. Prerequisite Courses:
SCMT 2330 - Business Math for Specialty Crop Producers
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
SCMT 2330 - Business Math for Specialty Crop Producers
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
III. Course Purpose
Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):
Specialty Crops Management, Diploma
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Analyze and follow a sequence of operations |
Set up a mathematical problem that will tell the student how to calibrate proper pesticide rates |
| Apply abstract ideas to concrete situations |
Describe the importance of math to the running of a business |
| Utilize appropriate technology |
Demonstrate proficiency in using computer programs that calculate math problems |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
- Identify uses of math in agriculture
- Identify basic math functions
- Compute yearly expenses and incomes for whole farm
- Determine profitability for each enterprise on the farm
- Compute correct broadcast application rates for pesticides and fertilizers
- Calculate the reduction in spray and fertilizer needs when banding products
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
- Field applications of math in agriculture
- Using math to apply correct amounts of pesticides
- Converting volume/volume to per acre rates
- Using math to apply correct amounts of fertilizer
- Tree row volume
- Reduction in rates when banding fertilizers and pesticides
- Profitability of farm
- Calculating profitability of different enterprises
- Calculating whole farm profitability
- Opportunity costs
- Identify basic math functions
- Using algebra in agriculture
- Using addition, subtraction, multiplication and percentages in agriculture
- Calculating volume
- Calculating area devoted to crop production
- Calculating ratio of productive land to total land
- Compound interest
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Business Math for Specialty Crop Producers
2. Course Prefix & Number:
SCMT 2330
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 2
Lecture Hours: 2
4. Course Description:
In this course, students will learn how to perform the basic mathematic calculations necessary for running a specialty crops business. Topics include spray calculations, dilution calculations, and calculations to determine profitability and cost of production.
5. Placement Tests Required:
| Accuplacer (specify test): |
No placement tests required |
Score: |
|
6. Prerequisite Courses:
SCMT 2330 - Business Math for Specialty Crop Producers
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
SCMT 2330 - Business Math for Specialty Crop Producers
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
III. Course Purpose
1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):
Specialty Crops Management, Diploma
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Analyze and follow a sequence of operations |
Set up a mathematical problem that will tell the student how to calibrate proper pesticide rates |
| Apply abstract ideas to concrete situations |
Describe the importance of math to the running of a business |
| Utilize appropriate technology |
Demonstrate proficiency in using computer programs that calculate math problems |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
- Identify uses of math in agriculture
- Identify basic math functions
- Compute yearly expenses and incomes for whole farm
- Determine profitability for each enterprise on the farm
- Compute correct broadcast application rates for pesticides and fertilizers
- Calculate the reduction in spray and fertilizer needs when banding products
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
- Field applications of math in agriculture
- Using math to apply correct amounts of pesticides
- Converting volume/volume to per acre rates
- Using math to apply correct amounts of fertilizer
- Tree row volume
- Reduction in rates when banding fertilizers and pesticides
- Profitability of farm
- Calculating profitability of different enterprises
- Calculating whole farm profitability
- Opportunity costs
- Identify basic math functions
- Using algebra in agriculture
- Using addition, subtraction, multiplication and percentages in agriculture
- Calculating volume
- Calculating area devoted to crop production
- Calculating ratio of productive land to total land
- Compound interest