Field internships, capstone course, and undergraduate research activities provide an opportunity to make an assessment about student knowledge, skills and abilities. Students are required to utilize spreadsheets and databases to solve production agricultural problems and to determine machinery costs and efficiencies. Students utilize the Internet to gather information used to design tools and equipment to solve mechanical problems that exist on their relative's agricultural operations. Designs must consider the manufacturing specification, semi-precision and precision measurements and layout techniques and practices. Designs are developed utilizing Computer Aided Design.
Students read blueprints, interpret specifications and codes in designing agricultural buildings.
Students design and build small storage sheds in contextual learning environment. Water management, conservation, policy and law are utilized to develop irrigation systems for various agricultural operations and cropping systems. Rangeland Hydrologic Models are utilized to test various theories of watershed and range land management. With internships, the internship coordinator, who is an off campus employer, completes a final evaluation. Interns are required to submit a bi-weekly report of activities and problems, if any encountered during the period.