Integrate knowledge gained in previous courses. Work and be evaluated as a member of a team. Case approach The course is built around a series of cases. The case studies have been chosen carefully to support discussions regarding marketing and managerial actions and issues important to future managers. The cases synthesize the core sequence of the agribusiness and agricultural economics major by requiring students to draw on all previous courses where tools such as mathematical programming, linear regression and spreadsheet tools are used for case study analysis.
Students then formulate a solution.
It is here that the principles and tools of the agribusiness and agricultural economics are applied. Not only must the students identify a solution to the issues in the case, but the decision must be supported through rigorous analysis using the appropriate tools. Relying heavily on cases for the basis of the course may be a new and an anxiety-producing experience. If one has not been exposed thoroughly to the case method or real participatory education before, it is important to realize that it is the method, and not the case, which is important. For most situations, there is no single right or wrong strategy.