I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Directed Study - Applying Commodity Marketing Fundamentals

2. Course Prefix & Number:
FBMT 1183

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 2

4. Course Description:

This course is designed to teach students to apply the various methods and tools to market farm commodities. The students will develop various marketing tools to enhance their farm business operations.

5. Placement Tests Required:

Accuplacer (specify test):

No placement tests required

Score:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

There are no prerequisites for this course.

9. Co-requisite Courses:

There are no corequisites for this course.

II. Transfer and Articulation

III. Course Purpose

1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course fulfills a requirement for the following program(s):

Agricultural Commodities Marketing Certificate

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies	Students will be able to:
Analyze and follow a sequence of operations	Chart commodity markets and compare charts with other students
Apply abstract ideas to concrete situations	Evaluate futures, basis, and local market data

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

• Apply selected marketing tools to the farm business;
• Summarize current marketing plan;
• Develop and define the relationship between the producer and a marketing advisor;
• Implement the chosen record keeping format;
• Compare/contrast commodity broker services; and
• Summarize local basis movements.

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

1. Apply selected marketing tools to the farm business
2. Summarize current marketing plan
3. Develop and define the relationship between the producer and a marketing advisor
4. Implement the chosen record keeping format
5. Compare/contrast commodity broker services
6. Summarize local basis movements