Undergraduate Certificate

2023 Fall Course Info
Basic Swine ScienceEmployee Management for the Swine IndustrySwine Environment ManagementSwine Feed Mill ManagementSwine Nutrition
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Drops and Refunds:
Students adhere to the drop and refund policies and deadlines of their home university.
Fall 2023 Course Information
Basic Swine Science
Course Description
Basic disciplines and concepts involved in swine production including: industry structure, trends and statistics; production phases and buildings; genetic improvement; reproduction; nutrition; health and biosecurity; nutrient management; marketing and meat quality; and career opportunities in the swine industry.
Contacts
Instructor

Laura Greiner
Office: 515-294-6728
greinerl@iastate.edu

Campus Coordinator

For course access questions, contact the teaching university’s campus coordinator. For enrollment questions, contact your home university campus coordinator.
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Disability Support Services

To request accommodations for this course, contact the disability support office at your home university. You must register each semester and for each course. Read more about the Great Plains IDEA process for requesting accommodations.

Textbooks

Not Required

Course Access
 
In the three weeks prior to the start of class, students will receive course information and access instructions via email from the Iowa State campus coordinator listed below. 
 
Dawn Risdal for Early Care & Education for a Mobile Society, Family Financial Planning, Gerontology, and Youth Development
Jen Moon for Agricultural Systems Management & Technology, Food Safety & Defense, Quantitative Genetics & Genomics, and Swine Science
 
The email will include instructions for how students can set up their Iowa State Net-ID and password which is needed to log into Iowa State’s Canvas system. It typically takes 1-2 business days after setting up a Net-ID before students can log into Iowa State’s Canvas. Courses may not be visible in Canvas until the first day of class.

If students experience problems registering for a Net-ID, they can contact the Iowa State Solution Center for assistance at 515-294-4000. Students will need their 9-digit ISU university ID (provided in the ISU campus coordinator email) for the Solution Center to assist them. The Solution Center is open evenings and weekends.  View the Solution Center's hours of operation.

Exam Proctor

This course does not require an exam proctor.

Synchronous Components

This course does not include synchronous components.

Faculty
University Members
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Andrew Carl on duty as a park rangerThe Great Plains IDEA community development program has helped me become a better leader as a park ranger for the National Park Service. The skills I have gained empower me to bring colleagues and community members together toward positive change.

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