SYLLABUS - Alamance Community College



Alamance Community College Continuing Education Department

Greenhouse/Nursery Assistant Syllabus

Alamance Community College Mission Statement

“To provide the educational programs and services of a comprehensive community college that respond to our diverse community needs and empower lifelong learners to participate in a global society.” (refer to p.6 2015-2016 of the College Catalog)

Course Information

Course Length: Number of contact hours Course Day (s): Monday-Friday Course Time: 9-11:30 M-T 9-12 Fri Location: Horticulture S-15

C.E. Units: N/A Course Dates: 8/24-12/17

Prerequisites: N/A

Instructor Information

Instructor Name: Jeff Webster Email: jwebster89@

Phone: Supervisor Name: Duncan Shaw

Supervisor’s Title: Director of Special Programs Supervisor’s Email: Duncan.shaw@alamancecc.edu

Supervisor’s Phone: (336) 506-4200 Supervisor’s Office Location: BC 107

Course Description

This course will cover:

Plant Identification Techniques- using common and scientific names

Basic Vegetable Gardening Techniques

Basic Horticulture Techniques

Basic Greenhouse Operations- planting, growing, fertilizing, and watering

Components of Soil

Small Equipment Operation and Safety Practices

Proper Pruning Techniques for Trees and Shrubs

Basic Irrigation and Troubleshooting Techniques

Required Text Materials

Supplied by Instructor When Applicable

Additional Resources and or Supplies

Work Boots and Gloves

Internet Access at Home w/ Access to Printer

Course Learning Objectives

• Identify 75 Trees, Shrubs, Annuals, and Perennials

• Start and Grow Crops from Seed to Maturity

• Demonstrate Proper Plant Propagation Methods and Techniques

• Exhibit Safe and Proper Operation of Small Equipment

• Show Proper Pruning and Deadheading Techniques

• Identify and Troubleshoot Different Types of Irrigation Systems

Evaluation Methodology

|Written Tests |10% | |

| |10% | |

|Practical Tests |10% | |

| |20% | |

|Homework |50% | |

|Lab Work | | |

|Participation | | |

Grading & Minimum Passing Criteria

| |Performs consistently at the highest level; thorough mastery of virtually all required tasks; consistently able to think flexibly; |

|90.0 to 100% |adapts concepts and skills to the definition of new, non-routine and highly complex problems. |

| |Performs consistently at a high level; Has substantial mastery of all the majority of required tasks; Is able most of the time to |

|80.0 to 89.9% |think flexibly and adaptively in applying concepts and skills to the definition and solution of new, non-routine and highly complex |

| |problems. |

| |Performs consistently most of the time; Has satisfactory mastery of the essential required tasks; Is able some of the time to think |

|70.0 to 79.9% |flexibly and adaptively in applying concepts and skills to the definition and solution of new, non-routine and highly complex problems|

| |Performs at a minimally competent level; Has marginal mastery of the minimal essential required tasks; Is, generally, not able to |

|65.0 to 69.9% |demonstrate higher level thinking, but who, with clear instructions, can be expected to carry out well-defined tasks at the routine |

| |level. |

| |Does not perform at a minimally competent level; Does not have marginal mastery of the minimal essential required tasks; Is, |

|less than 65.0% |generally, neither able to demonstrate higher-level thinking, nor who, even with clear instructions, can be expected to carry out |

| |well-defined tasks at the routine level |

Attendance

Considerable time and effort have been spent designing each of the College’s continuing education classes in order to provide students with an effective preparation for their experience. Further, instructors devote much time and energy to preparing and teaching their courses, designing appropriate assignments and examinations, and evaluating their students’ progress. Excessive absences in a course can seriously threaten a student’s success and progress and can result in the student’s administrative withdrawal from that course. More importantly, however, every absence represents a risk to the student’s investment, both financial and intellectual, in a course. Moreover, instructors are under no obligation to offer extraordinary assistance to students who are persistently late or absent.

Reasonable Accommodations/Disability Services

Disability Services

Alamance Community College is committed to providing equal educational opportunities for students with documented disabilities. Students who require disability services or reasonable accommodations must identity themselves as having a disability and provide current diagnostic documentation to the Disability Services Office located in the Gee Building, Room 128. All information is confidential. Please contact Monica Isbell, Coordinator of Special Needs & Counseling Services for more information at 336-506-4130 or email at monica.isbell@alamancecc.edu.

Classroom Etiquette

An integral part of an education is developing a sense of responsibility toward self as well as others. In the classroom, exhibiting appropriated behavior reflects maturity and promotes student success. Arriving late to class or from break, being unprepared, or inappropriate talking while class is in session are all behaviors which reflect negatively upon your involvement within the classroom. As a rule, be considerate of others at all times. No food or drinks are allowed in laboratories.

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