It's a hectic summer in the MAB program, with two courses keeping most of us pretty busy. The K-State elective course, focused on international agribusiness, is taking us around the globe for a whirlwind view of the world's food chain and production agriculture. In addition, most of us are also concurrently enrolled in Dr. Gwinner's marketing course. It's open to other graduate students, but the majority of the class is either current MAB participants or those who are "shopping" the program in hopes of enrolling in the next year or two.
Both classes are fast-paced, and great examples of the convenient learning options offered in the MAB program. The marketing course has set deadlines for readings and homework; typically a writing assignment is due each Monday evening by midnight. The set schedule gives you a full week to read the chapters, watch the online lectures and participate in the virtual discussion section -- a convenient way to learn graduate-level marketing concepts for the developing Agribusiness professional.
The international course, which is an elective, works similarly. The twist is that this class has a new instructor every two weeks -- an academic leader from a different part of the world steps in to teach a little bit about their part of the world. It's a great way to get first-person knowledge about agribusiness and food production around the globe. This course also has weekly reading assignments and bi-weekly writing assignments. It's a very flexible schedule and a course that is extremely versatile for the working professional.
These two courses wind down the program for my co-hort group. After a brief respite in August, we pick back up with the final courses of the program, each designed to assist the student in research and writing of their very own graduate thesis. By the end of the year we'll be well on our way to finished -- and hopefully have something to show for it; more specifically, a superb thesis and come May, a Kansas State University graduate degree.
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