AGRIC 40.3
Introduction to Communication
1(2L-2P)
Prerequisite(s): Restricted to students enrolled in the Diploma in Agriculture program in the College of Agriculture

Provides instruction and practice in written and oral communication. Topics include developing a thesis, writing essays, letters, reports and résumés, and delivering demonstrative, social, impromptu, informative, and persuasive speeches. Assignments emphasize language usage, organization, information gathering, expression and, in oral communications, poise and projection. Students are encouraged to incorporate a discussion of agricultural issues, trends and ethics into both oral and written communications.

AGRIC 45.3
Computer Applications
1(2P)
Prerequisite(s): Restricted to students enrolled in the Diploma in Agriculture program in the College of Agriculture

An introduction to microcomputer hardware and software currently in use within the Diploma in Agriculture program. Emphasis will be placed on learning how to use the hardware, developing some skills in word processing, and understanding the basic functioning of a spreadsheet program; the use of a database program and an accounting program will also be introduced.

AGRIC 60.3
Professional Communication
1(3L-2P)
Prerequisite(s): AGRIC 40.3 and enrolled in the Diploma in Agriculture program in the College of Agriculture

Enhances communication skills for a business/professional context, including the proper conduct of meetings, the drafting of motions, proposals and briefs, and the process of building consensus. The course studies group dynamics, particularly in oral communications. Students participate in panel discussions and debates, strategy sessions and media relations, and consider ways in which decisions are made and implemented.

AGRIC 61.3
Leadership and the Community
1(3L)
Prerequisite(s): Restricted to students enrolled in the Diploma in Agriculture program in the College of Agriculture

This course is designed to introduce students to concepts of leadership in a practical and applied manner. In addition, the course will provide some insight into the various factors which are at work in the community and which influence the way in which the community functions. Past and current Canadian leaders will be examined. Government policies, lobby groups and the media will be studied, and the way in which effective leaders can respond in the interests of the agricultural industry will be addressed.

AGRIC 62.3
Human Resource Management
1(3L-1T)
Prerequisite(s): Restricted to students enrolled in the Diploma in Agriculture program in the College of Agriculture

This course provides an opportunity to study issues related to human resource management in the agriculture industry in western Canada. Emphasis will be placed on understanding human resource management theory and practice. Topics addressed include the managerial role, management theory, group work behaviour, and leadership. More practical applications, such as motivation, staffing, performance appraisal, stress and time management, and interpersonal relations, receive considerable attention.

AGRIC 111.3
Agricultural Science I
1(3L-2P)

An introduction to agricultural systems illustrating the interactions between plant, animal, microbial, human and environment components. The soil/plant/environment interface is emphasized. Management decisions affecting cropping and land use are examined.

AGRIC 112.3
Agricultural Science II
2(3L-2P)

An introduction to agricultural systems and the interactions between microbial plant, animal, and human components. The emphasis is on issues and problems associated with animal production, value-added processing, marketing and the consumption of food.

AGRIC 201.3
Agricultural Systems
2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): AGRIC 111 and 112; or written permission of the Dean.

The nature of agricultural systems in Western Canada and throughout the world is explored through an examination of the physical, economic and social components of agricultural systems and their interactions. Emphasis is placed on understanding the functioning of agricultural systems, including why different agricultural systems have evolved and will continue to evolve in the face of change. Production, environmental, and socio-economic issues specific to different systems are discussed.

AGRIC 210.3
Environmental Physics
2(3L-3P)

Measurement and analysis of interactions between organisms or biomaterials and their physical environment. Transport and storage processes of matter and energy occurring within natural and human-modified agricultural environments will be studied. Lectures will cover concepts and applications while seminars and practicums will cover instrumentation and simulation.

AGRIC 222.3
Intellectual and Social Foundations of Modern Agriculture
2(3L)

Examines the role of scientific ideas, rational planning, industrialization, trade, the state, and ecology in shaping the structure of modern agriculture and the social-political environment within which it operates. Students will explore mainly European and North American history over the last 300 years to find the social, political, and economic conditions that have brought about the present situation in agriculture and which hold clues to options for the future.