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The purpose of this dissertation was to assess the relevance of Iowa State University’s Agricultural Education and Studies 450 capstone course based on industry, alumni, and students’ perspectives. This dissertation utilized quantitative and qualitative approaches to address the following three research objectives: (1) identify the professional and technical skills agricultural industry employers expect agricultural graduates to possess upon employment or entering the workforce, (2) describe alumni perspectives regarding the skills learned in an agricultural capstone course, and how those skills have been transferred or utilized in the agricultural workforce, and (3) describe students’ agricultural experiences before and during the Ag 450 course and also describe their perceptions in terms of the professional and technical skills that have been identified by agricultural industry experts. To address objective one, a Delphi study was conducted to identify the most important professional and technical skills that agricultural industry employers expect graduates to possess upon entering the workforce. A panel of 23 agricultural industry experts provided the data for the Delphi study. A total of 52 items reached consensus, which included 18 technical skills and 34 professional skills. It was concluded that agricultural employers place a high value on many technical and professional skills that graduates should possess, which could be used as a guide to evaluate current agricultural curriculum. To address objective two, a qualitative approach was utilized and interviews were conducted with former Iowa State University Ag 450 alumni. The interviews helped to describe the alumni’s perspectives regarding the transferability of skills learned in the Ag

Assessing the relevance of Iowa State University's AG 450 Farm Management and Operation Course content based on industry, alumni, and student perspectives