Abstract:
This manuscript reports the backgrounds and career goals of students in a farm and ranch management course and illustrates how teachers can use such information to improve course content and presentation of content. The class was composed of traditional agricultural students who tend to have interest in farm management and agribusiness careers. Course background varies among students. A large percentage of the students are animal science majors and come from farms that produce traditional products such as wheat, pasture, grain sorghum, hay, soybean, corn, beef, hogs, and horses. Information about students' backgrounds and career goals confirmed that the course content was appropriate and led to changes in presentation of content, such as emphasizing livestock when teaching depreciation and reinforcing management principles by referring to their use in farm management careers.
Keywords:
farm management, ranch management, student backgrounds, career goals
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