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choices. To maximize the return on investment, students should take this course in their rst semester as it identi es key expectations (hidden rules) of higher learning and professional employment. 10-090-301 INTRO TO AGRONOMY ...this class provides a fundamental introduction to agronomy careers and opportunities. Through hands-on activities, class speakers, in-person tours, and site visits, students will gain a basic understanding of the opportunities in agronomy careers. Students will also develop an understanding of the basic agronomic crops and evaluation of alternative crops. Topics include: variety selection, planting and fertility options. Students will be familiar with all inputs in a cropping plan and features and bene ts of the feed and economic value of all options. 10-090-302 BASIC SOILS ...course is designed to provide the student with fundamental knowledge of soil and soil composition. Students will study soil types, formation factors, physical properties, biological properties and basic soil chemistry. Units covering tillage, conservation, pH and soil management will also be included. Students will gain the skills required to interpret soil survey maps and recognize qualities of various soil types as well as perform soil sampling, residue measurements, compaction assessments and soil loss determinations per crop rotation guidelines. 10-090-303 AGRIBUSINESS ECONOMICS ...basic knowledge of macro and micro economics will be taught, pro ciency in developing basic cash ows, cost bene t analysis, enterprise analysis, budget development, pro t loss statements and developing cost of production. Student should be able to develop adequate information for farm manager to analyze business proposals. 10-804-113 COLLEGE TECHNICAL MATH 1A ...topics include solving linear equations; graphing; percent; proportions; measurement systems; computational geometry; and right triangle trigonometry. Emphasis will be on the application of skills to technical problems. (Prerequisite: Accuplacer Arithmetic score greater/equal to 65 AND Reading score greater/equal to 55; OR ACT Math score greater/equal to 15 AND ACT Reading score greater/equal to 16; OR preparatory courses-contact an academic advisor 920- 498-5444) 10-093-306 FORAGE QUALITY ...aspects of cutting height, harvest dates, harvest schedule, plant moisture, plant varieties, forage additives, milk per acre and use speci c forages. Students in both agronomy and dairy science should utilize this course as the impacts from one enterprise affect overall pro tability. Aspects of feed/forage analysis as well as feed utilization will be emphasized. 10-090-307 PRECISION AG TECHNOLOGIES ...gathering and management of digital data will be covered for understanding the value and mechanics of weather gathering, drone operations, chemical compatibility, pest ID, crop record keeping, equipment maintenance and yield mapping. 10-801-196 ORAL/INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION ...the communication process, perception and self-concept, language, listening, nonverbal communication, interpersonal relationships, communication in groups and public communication; prepare and deliver an oral presentation. (Prerequisite: Accuplacer Rdg score greater/equal to 55 AND Sentence Skills score greater/equal to 60; 23