Master Course Outline Agricultural Finance Course Number: AGRI 220 Credits: 5 Hours per Quarter: 50 Lecture Hours:50 Description Tools and concepts useful to making financial management decisions in business firms will be discussed. Topics include: the role of national economic policy and the ways in which different financial institutions are operated. Intended Skills and Attitude Outcomes A. Knowledge of the role of the financial system in a nation’s economy. B. Knowledge of the U.S. monetary system. C. Knowledge of the role of the Federal Reserve system in the U.S. and the effects of monetary and fiscal policy. D. Ability to calculate the time value of money. E. Ability to calculate valuation measures for stocks and bonds and knowledge of their basic characteristics. F. Knowledge of investment banking basics and the operation of securities markets. G. Ability to analyze financial statements by calculating selected financial ratios. H. Ability to calculate investment worth measures. I. Knowledge of the concepts of leverage, liquidity, solvency, and risk. J. Knowledge of sources for a firm’s short-term financial needs. Syllabi Listing Course Year Quarter Item Instructor   AGRI 220 Winter 2012 0007 Debora Frazier View Syllabus AGRI 220 Winter 2011 0007 Debora Frazier View Syllabus AGRI 220 Winter 2010 0012 Debora Frazier View Syllabus AGRI 220 Winter 2009 0012 Debora Frazier View Syllabus AGRI 220 Spring 2004 0018 Debora Frazier View Syllabus Two Year Projected Schedule Year One* Year Two** Fall Winter Spring Summer Mini  Fall Winter Spring Summer Mini   X         X       *Year one is all odd years (2003-2004) **Year two is all even years (2004-2005)