CDAE 267                             

Spring 2005

Strategic Planning for Agricultural and Resource Entrepreneurs

Course Outline

 

 

Class #

Day

Date

Topic

Submission Schedule

1

Tue

1/18

Introduction

Forming teams and defining business ideas

2

Thur

1/20

Organizing business ideas, sample case study

 

3

Tue

1/25

Lecture

Case study due

4

Thur

1/27

Lecture

 

5

Tue

2/1

Library research (marketing 1)

Our classroom

6

Thur

2/3

Lecture

 

7

Tue

2/8

Library research (operation)

Library room

8

Thur

2/10

Lecture

 

9

Tue

2/15

Lecture

 

10

Thur

2/17

Progress Presentation I (5 minutes limit)

Self-Team Evaluation

Draft I due

11

Tue

2/22

Library research (marketing 2) 

 

Library room

12

Thur

2/24

Lecture

 

13

Tue

3/1

Town meeting day – no class

 

14

Thur

3/3

 

Lecture

 

15

Tue

3/8

Lecture

 

16

Thur

3/10

Progress Presentation II (5 minutes limit)

Self-Team Evaluation

Draft II due

17

Tue

3/15

Spring break

 

18

Thur

3/17

Spring break

 

19

Tue

3/22

Lecture

 

20

Thur

3/24

Lecture

 

21

Tue

3/29

Lecture

 

 

22

Thur

3/31

Library research (finance)

Library room

23

Tue

4/5

Lecture

 

24

Thur

4/7

Progress presentation (III) (5 minutes limit)

Self-Team Evaluation

Draft III due

25

Tue

4/12

Lecture

 

26

Thur

4/14

Lecture

 

27

Tue

4/19

Lecture

 

28

Thur

4/21

Lecture

 

29

Tue

4/26

Mock presentation (10 minutes limit)

 

30

Thur

4/28

Mock presentation (10 minutes limit)

 

31

Tue

5/3

Final class-review

 

 

Friday

5/6

Final plan due by 12pm sharp

 

 

Tuesday

5/10 8am

Final Presentation (10 minutes limit)