Agriculture/Business (AGBU)

AGBU 059A  Leadership   Units: 1

This course emphasizes basic principles of group and personal leadership for students within applied technology areas. Students study parliamentary procedure, organizational structure and meeting formats. Opportunities are provided for students to develop leadership skills, such as planning, communication, facilitation and problem solving through small group and formal meeting settings. In addition, concepts of personal leadership are explored including mission statements, defining roles, goal setting, time management, weekly planning and self-evaluation.
Lecture Hours: 18         Lab Hours: None          Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

AGBU 059B  Careers   Units: 1

This course emphasizes basic methods for enhancing one's success when seeking employment. Students study strategies for locating potential employers, completing applications, preparing resumes and interviewing techniques. Opportunities are provided for students to experience the interview process.
Lecture Hours: 18         Lab Hours: None          Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

AGBU 095A  Agriculture-Business Work Experience   Units: 1-8

This work experience course of supervised employment assists students in acquiring desirable work habits, attitudes, and skills to enable them to become productive employees. This course also provides students with career awareness for jobs. Credit may be accrued at the rate of one to eight units per semester for a maximum of sixteen units (for a combined total of all Work Experience units). Additionally, students must work 75 paid hours or 60 non-paid hours per unit earned. This type of work experience is available to students whose job and education or occupational goals are directly related to Agriculture/Business.
Lecture Hours: None         Lab Hours: 600          Repeatable: Yes
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None