AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS 330
Financial Management in Agriculture
Klinefelter
Fall Semester – 2009 Class Syllabus
09/01 a) Introduction: Course Administration
b) Personal Financial Management
09/03 Balance Sheet
09/08 Balance Sheet
09/10 Income Statement & Statement of Owner Equity
09/15 Cash Flow Budget & Statement of Cash Flows
09/17 Financial Statement Analysis
09/22 Financial Statement Analysis
09/29 Financial Statement Analysis
09/29 Exam I
10/01 Time Value of Money
10/06 Time Value of Money
10/08 Capital Budgeting
10/13 Capital Budgeting
10/15 Capital Budgeting
10/20 Capital Budgeting
10/22 Capital Budgeting
10/27 Exam II
10/29 How Do Agricultural Lenders Evaluate Agricultural Borrowers
11/03 Being Prepared to Borrow
11/05 Financial Institutions Serving Agriculture
Agricultural Economics 330 – 2009 Fall Syllabus continued
11/10 The Farm Executive for the 21st Century
11/12 The Farm Executive for the 21st Century
11/17 Twelve Best Management Practices
11/19 Equity Financing for Closely Held Businesses
11/24 Evaluating Producer’s Value Added Business Plans
12/01 Successor Development and Management Transition
12/03 Exam III
12/08 Hand Back Test
12/14 Final Exam (Section 501-502) 1:00-3:00 pm
12/16 Final Exam (Section 503-504) 1:00-3:00 pm
Grades will be assigned on the basis of 90 percent for the 3 exams and 10 percent for class attendance. The final examination will be cumulative and optional. You may base your grade on the 3 exams and not take the final, or you can elect to take the final and substitute the grade to miss one of the exams without an excused absence.
Letter grades will be assigned using the following scale:
89.5 percent or above A
79.5 percent to 89.5 percent B
69.5 percent to 79.5 percent C
59.5 percent to 69.5 percent D
Below 59.5 percent F
Instructor: Danny Allen Klinefelter
Blocker Building, Room 458
845-7171
Reading Material: The readings manual may be purchased from Copy Corner, 2307 Texas Avenue South in College Station.
AGEC 330 website: http://agecon2.tamu.edu/people/faculty/klinefelter-danny/
Attendance Policy
Attendance will count for 10 percent of the class grade. You are allowed 2 unexcused absences with no penalty. Each additional unexcused absence will reduce your class average by 2 points. Excused absences will not count against your grade. Being late for class by more than 15 minutes or leaving more than 15 minutes before class is finished will count as an unexcused absence.