Wk #15 (25-29)
T Reminders:
1) Discuss #6 and #7
2) Meet in 268A Heady
3) 'Retiring' Director gifts
4) Course wrap up / evaluations
5) Each team will confirm their director compensation policy and evaluate fellow directors
R: Exam #2 Study Guide posted
Final Exam (OPTIONAL)
1) M May 2, noon, study guide to be posted by R Akpr 28
2) Sign up in 174 Heady or via e-mail by 8 a.m. M May 2 to take
3) Grades w/o final to be posted by 5 p.m. F Apr 29
Quote (reminder):
"Coming together is a beginning.
Keeping together is progress.
Staying together is success.
(Henry Ford)
Thanks for taking Econ 332. Hopefully, you learned a lot about co-ops, working in teams, and making decisions. Remember the basic philosophy of cooperation: people can get more accomplished by working together than by workign alone.
Wk #14 (18-22)
Lecture: Co-op Taxation (Unit 6)
R: Class guests, AGP
Business casual dress
Bonus pts for CS #7 on the line!
CS #7: Due F Apr 22
CS #6: To be discussed T Apr 19
Quote: "The greatest accomplishment began as a decision once made." (Michael Rawls)
Wk #13 (Apr 11-15)
Lectures: Co-op Legal Issues (Unit 5)
CS: #6 due F Apr 16
Quote: "Truly successful decision making relies on a balance between deliberate and instictive thinking." (Malcolm Gladwell, author)
Wk #12 (Apr. 4-8)
Lectures:
Unit IV cont'd, Co-op Finance
Case Studies:
#5, discuss R
#6, due F Apr 16
Quote: "One way to avoid hard falls is to avoid jumping to conclusions." (Anon)
Wk #11 (Mar. 28 - Apr. 1)
T, Unit 3 (cont'd), Unit 4 (Finance, intro)
R, Unit 4 (cont'd)
Co-op Jeopardy game to be played
CS
#5 due F Apr 1
Quote: "Nothing is more difficult and, therefore, more precious, than the ability to decide." (Napoleon Bonaparte)
Exam #1 Results
Avg. = 73.2
Range = 51-92
Individual scores are posted under the 'Individual Scores' link by last 4 digits of your University ID. Sorry for the delay in posting.
Note: Your exam score will NOT be curved unless you take the optional final.
Scores and grades (without curving)
Score / Grade /n
87-92 / A- to A / 7
77-86 / B- to B+ / 13
65-76 / C- to C+ / 16
50-64 / D- to D+ / 11
Wk #10 (Mar. 21-25)
CS:
#4 to be discussed T
#5 due F 3-25
Ex #2:
Scores to be posted by M to be discussed T
Topics (T):
Unit 3, Co-op ID
R, Lee Burras (guest), past board pres., Wheatsfield. Bonus pts CS #7 on the line.
Quote: "Always do the right thing. This will gratify some and astonish the rest." (Mark Twain)
Wk #9 (Mar. 7-11)
CS:
#4 due F 3-11 (note the new date)
#5 due F 3-25
Topics:
Unit 3, Co-op ID
R, Madeline Schultz (guest)
ISU Value Added Ag, bonus pt CS #6 on the line
Ex #2
Reviewed, discussed T Mar. 22 (correction)
Quote: "Lead, follow, or get out of the way." (Thomas Paine, writer, 1737-1809)
Wk #8 (Feb. 28-Mar. 4)
CS
#3 - To be discussed T Mar. 1
#4 - Due F, Mar. 4
Ex #1
R, Mar. 3
Study guide posted elsewhere on this home page.
Quote: "Engineers like to solve problems. If there are no problems handily available, they will create their own problems." (Dilbert)
Wk #7 (Feb. 21-25)
Lectures:
T Co-op Mgt continued
R United Suppliers CEO/Mgr, Brad Oelmann (guest)
Guest notes:
1) Business casual dress on R. No hats!
2) Best student Q on R gets 1 team bonus pt CS #5
Case studies:
Meeting time will be available on T.
CS #3 due F 2/25
CS #4 due F 3/4
Exam #1 (Looking ahead)
R Mar 3
Study guide to be posted by F 2/25.
Quote:
"When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take charge. Very often, that individual is crazy." (Dave Barry)
Wk #6 (Feb. 14-18)
Lectures:
T MaxYield Co-op guest, Howard Haas, Bd Mbr
R NEW Co-op guest, Brent Bunte, Gen Mgr.
Guest notes:
1) Business casual dress each day, NO hats!!
2) Best student Q on T gest 1 team bonus pt CS #3
3) Best student Q on R gets 1 team bonus pt CS #4
Case Studies:
Revised due dates reminder:
1) CS #3 due F 2/25
2) CS #4 due F 3/4
Quote: "There's always an easy solution to eveyr human problem - neat, plausible, and wrong." (Henry Mencken)
Wk #5 (Feb. 7-11)
Lecture topics - Unit II = Co-op Management
CS:
#2, to be discussed R
#3, due F, Feb. 11
#7, claimed co-ops posted on home pg
Risk Mgt Project - results presented T
Quote: "It's easy (easier ?) to identify successful or failed strategies (and the reasons for their success or failure) in RETROSPECT." (In Managerial Economics by Froeb and McCann)
Wk #4 (Jan. 31-Feb. 4)
Lectures:
Unit 1 conclusions; patronage refunds, etc.
Unit 2, co-op mgt, intro
CS:
#2, due date moved back to F Feb 4, discussion T Feb 8
#3, due F 2-11
Risk Mgt Project: due T Feb 1
Quote: "When you come to a fork in the road, take it." (Yogi Berra)
Wk #3 (Jan. 24-28)
Bd Assignments:
Assign. #1 to be discussed R
Assign. #2 due F 1/28
Risk mgt assignment due T 2/1
Topics:
Starting a co-op
Intro to a co-op mgmt
Tape Qz answers (#1-#14):
a, b, a, a, b, a, a, a, a, a, a, b, a, a
Quote of the week: "In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing." (Theodore Roosevelt)
Wk #2 (Jan. 17-21)
Topics: Co-op principles, terms
Bd assign: #1 due this F; some time allotted in class both T and R
Readings: CIR #11, Ch. 1, What Are Cooperatives?
Quote: "We can try to avoid choices by doing nothing, but even that is a decision." (Gary Collins)
Wk #1 (Jan. 10-14)
Welcome to our class home page. Look for course announcements here every Friday updating you on the forthcoming week. Hope you enjoy the class. Feel free to make suggestions any time. The first day of class we will answer some very important questions such as 1) is a textbook required?, 2) how will I be graded?, 3) what is this course all about?, 4) what are course policies regarding missed assignments?
Thought: "Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success." Henry Ford