5/7/2024 5:26:29 PM	HORT 117 Course Outline as of Fall 2010	Inactive Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  HORT 117	Title:  ANNUAL & PERENNIALS
Full Title:  Annuals & Perennials
Last Reviewed:4/19/2004

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	1.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		6 max.	Lecture Scheduled	18.00
Minimum	1.00	Lab Scheduled	0		4 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	18.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  36.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 54.00

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  AG 295.3

Catalog Description:

Identification of flowering annuals and perennials including some houseplants; their characteristics, home or landscape use and maintenance requirements.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100.

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Identification of flowering annuals & perennials, including some houseplants; their characteristics, home or landscape use and maintenance requirements.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Not Certificate/Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

  1.  Identify common houseplants, annuals, and perennials for Sonoma

     County homes and landscapes.

 2.  Recommend houseplants for indoor environments.

 3.  Describe cultural requirements for houseplants, annuals, and

     perennials.

 4.  Use correct botanical nomenclature.

Topics and Scope

  1.  Identification.

        a. botanical name, common name

        b. vegetative characteristics

        c. flowering characteristics

 2.  Growth and development.

        a. requirements

             1. media/soil

             2. light

             3. moisture

             4. temperature

        b. rate of growth

        c. size

        d. habit/form

        e. use in landscape or interiorscape

 3.  Maintenance.

        a. fertilizer requirements

        b. water requirements

        c. pruning

        d. disorder and control

 4.  Propagation.

Assignments:

a

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 0 - 0%
None
This is a degree applicable course but assessment tools based on writing are not included because skill demonstrations are more appropriate for this course.
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 50 - 50%
Quizzes, Exams
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 50 - 50%
Class performances
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 0 - 0%
None
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 0%
None

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

  HOUSEPLANTS by Sunset.

 HOW TO GROW AND ENJOY ANNUALS by Sunset.

 ALL ABOUT PERENNIALS by Ortho Books.

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