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- Effective Term:
- Fall 2015 through Winter 2018
- Course Number:
- LAT 102
- Course Title:
- Plant Establishment and Maintenance
- Credit Hours:
- 3
- Lecture Hours:
- 20
- Lecture/Lab Hours:
- 20
- Lab Hours:
- 0
Course Description
Intended Outcomes for the course
Upon successful completion of the course students should be able to:
- Apply knowledge of horticultural techniques in selecting, storing, planting, watering and maintaining plants for the landscape.
-Use proper techniques to prune, fertilize, mulch and transplant landscape plants.
-Understand and apply basic principles of Integrated Pest Management.
-Follow industry standards for the installation, establishment and management of landscape plants.
Course Activities and Design
Individual assignments to be completed before coming to class - may include watching videos or reading assignments - to introduce new topics/themes.
Weekly lectures and hands-on demonstrations
Stations for hands-on, group practice of new skills - informal peer-to-peer evaluation
Weekly skills tests - formal evaluation by the instructor
Exams (midterm and final)
Outcome Assessment Strategies
Student learning will be assessed by the following:
1) midterm exam - partially performance based
2) final exam - partially performance based
3) weekly skills assessment in lab - to demonstrate understanding of basic plant establishment and management skills
4) course project
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
Proper plant selection.
Plant transportation and job site staging.
Planting techniques for all various types of plants production types.
Plant establishment.
Plant management (pruning, water management, fertilizing, IPM)