1991-1993 Catalog - Catalogs - West Virginia University

consideration of current economic issues, potential employment responsibilities, andadvanced study opportunities.200. Land Economics. II. 3 hr. Classification, development, tenure, use, conservation,valuation, and taxation of rural, urban, mineral, forest, water, and recreational landresources. Private and public rights in land and the effect of population on the demandfor land.206. Farm Planning. I. 3 hr. PR: Ag. Ec. 104 or consent. Planning use of labor, soil,crops, livestock, buildings, and equipment; principal factors influencing returns onfarms. (Farm visits required.)211. Rural Economic Development. I or II. 3 hr. Resource utilization, economicbehavior and economic systems and subsystems, trade, public revenue and itsallocation, distribution of income, manpower problems, development policies, andregional ization in rural areas.220. Agricultural Cooperatives. 3 hr. PR: Ag. Ec. 50 or consent. History, principles,organization, management, taxation, and legal aspects of agricultural and marketing,supply and service cooperatives in the U.S. economic system. (3 hr. lee.) (Offered inSpring of odd years.)231 . Marketing Agricultural Products. I or II. 3 hr. Market organization, policies,practices, and factors affecting the marketing of agricultural products. (Tour of marketagencies and facilities required.)235. Marketing Dairy Products. II. 2 hr. Milk-marketing policies and practices,including milk-market orders. (Offered in Spring of odd years.)240. Agricultural Prices. I. 3 hr. Analysis of price-making forces which operate in themarket places for the major agricultural commodities.261 . Agribusiness Finance. II. 3 hr. Credit needs for agricultural businesses, financingfarm and market-agency firms, and organization and operation of credit agencieswhich finance agricultural business firms.271 . Agricultural Policy. II. 3 hr. Examination of economic aspects of governmentalprice programs, production and marketing controls, subsidies, parity, export andimport policies, and other programs affecting agriculture.Agricultural Education (Ag. Ed.)62. Microcomputer Applications in Agricultural Education. 3 hr. PR: Consent.Microcomputer applications in the instructional process of agricultural education; useof applications software, agricultural software, and data bases; and methods ofintegrating microcomputers into high school vocational agriculture programs. (1 hr.lee, 2 hr. lab.)160. Materials for and Method of High School Teaching of Vocational Agriculture. I.3 hr. PR: Consent. Organization and preparation for teaching vocational agriculture inand through the high school. (Also listed as C&l 160.)162. Group Organization and Leadership. I. 3 hr. Study of the impact of leaders andorganized groups on societies. Role of groups in conveying cultural norms. Principlesand techniques involved in forming and directing organizations in providing effectiveleadership.188. Student Teaching. I, II. 8 hr. PR: C&l 7, Ed. P. 105 and 106. (See C&l 188.)260. Principles of Cooperative Extension. I. 2 hr. PR: Consent. Background, philosophy,and history of cooperative extension. Activities of county cooperative extensionagents and cooperative extension programs in West Virginia.Agricultural Education Courses 309