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          CalGETC: 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          CalGETC: None

AGBU 095A  Agriculture-Business Work Experience   Units: 1-5

This work experience course of supervised employment provides students the opportunity to connect academics to applied experiential learning in the workplace. It assists students in developing transferable employability skills, career awareness, learning industry culture, competencies and norms, and developing professional networks that support career mobility. To enroll, students must have a job or internship placement in a part-time or full-time capacity. Credit may be accrued at the rate of one to five (1-5) units per semester based on the student's ability to meet the hours required per unit enrolled. Students must work 54 hours per unit earned. This Work Experience course is available to students whose job or internship placement is directly related to Agriculture/Business.
Lecture Hours: None         Lab Hours: 270          Repeatable: Yes
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None          CalGETC: None