International Agricultural Development: Courses
The quarterly schedule of classes is available on the registrar's web site:
Courses Offered 2008-2009
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IAD 10 - Introduction to International Agricultural Development (4)
- Prerequisite: None.
- Offered: Winter (Brush)
- Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Theories, practices and institutions relating to agricultural development; the interaction of changing social, cultural and economic organization through successive stages of economic development; impact of new agricultural technology on underdeveloped regions.
IAD 103 - Social Change and Agricultural Development (4)
- Prerequisite: Introductory social science course (Anthropology, Sociology, Economics, International Agricultural Development).
- Offered: Winter (Brush)
- Lecture/discussion—4 hours. How social and cultural factors influence technological change in agriculture; theories of diffusion of innovations; social impact analysis and technology assessment.
IAD 142 - Equipment and Technology for Small Farms (2)
- Prerequisite: None
- Offered: Spring (Perkins)
- Lecture—1 hour; laboratory—3 hours. Types and characteristics of agricultural equipment and technologies appropriate for small commercial farming. Adjustment and calibration of equipment. Selection of and budgeting for equipment. (Same course as Applied Biological Systems Technology 142.)
IAD 170 - Program Development for International Agriculture (4)
- Prerequisite: course 10.
- Offered: Spring (Marcotte)
- Lecture/discussion—4 hours. Principles of leadership and management for international agricultural development. Organizations and organizational behavior, and the implications for planning and administering organizations involved in the global development effort.