| Description: | AGRIC290 provides the student with an opportunity to apply knowledge and skills gained in the academic setting to real work situations. The suitability of the work setting for this practicum is determined through consultation with the Agribusiness and/or Horticulture faculty, the prospective employer, and the student. The work experience should be directly related to the student's desired career objectives and should serve as a supplemental source of learning. Topics to be addressed during the practicum include, but are not limited to, job performance, relationship to supervisors, time management, record keeping, customer relations, decision making, sales, and maintenance. The practicum will include the student's participation in mandatory seminars to be scheduled with the instructor at the beginning of the semester and a minimum of 120 hours of work-based experience. |