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At Purdue University, capstone courses are a requirement for every Animal Science undergraduate student. Capstone courses are designed for a seniorlevel student to choose an animal species and learn in-depth about that industry. Purdue offers capstone courses in beef, dairy, horses, swine, sheep, companion animal, and poultry. In the course, students learn how to apply the knowledge they have learned in past Animal Science (ANSC) courses as well as apply the teamwork skills and technical skills to solve a problem that mirrors a problem relevant to the industry and communicate the proposed solutions to their peers (Purdue UniversityOffice of Academic Programs, 2014). This teaching tip was carried out with a group of interested students in the ANSC 443-Swine capstone class.
The Land Grant Extension system is a resource for many of these graduating students. The ANSC courses as they stand currently don't seem to offer students who study ANSC an opportunity to explore what extension educators do or how their training in ANSC may help them. There are various state 4-H Events that are held on Purdue's campus every year. This innovative project option allows students to experience an Extensionrelated youth event in the context of an Extension volunteer. Then for the term project, put themselves in the role of an Extension Educator as they were to create a similar program...