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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
AGBUS 2 | Title:
AG COMPUTER APPLICATIONS |
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| Full Title:
Agricultural Computer Applications |
| Last Reviewed:9/24/2018 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 2.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 35.00 |
| Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 3.00 | 17 min. | Lab Scheduled | 52.50 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 5.00 | | Contact Total | 87.50 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 70.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade Only
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
AG 2
Catalog Description:
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Computer use in the workplace with emphasis on agribusiness situations. Computer applications including word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and presentation managers will be covered. Also included will be accessing information through the Internet and World Wide Web, telecommunications, an introduction to web page design and other software appropriate to agribusiness.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Computer use in the workplace with emphasis on agribusiness situations. Computer applications including word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and presentation managers will be covered. Also included will be accessing information through the Internet and World Wide Web, telecommunications, an introduction to web page design and other software appropriate to agribusiness.
(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1999 | Inactive: | |
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| C-ID: |
| CID Descriptor: AG - AB 108 | Agricultural Computer Applications | SRJC Equivalent Course(s): AGBU2 |
Certificate/Major Applicable:
Both Certificate and Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Develop documents, presentations, and other relevant computer-
generated materials for agricultural applications using a variety of
software applications, including word processing, databases,
presentation managers, web browsers, and other specific software
programs.
2. Produce spreadsheets for agriculture business applications.
3. Operate computer operating systems.
4. Utilize telecommunications to access agricultural networks and other
networks useful to agricultural applications.
5. Evaluate computer applications as a management tool for agricultural
businesses and recommend courses of action to address specific needs
or problem areas.
6. Identify and solve problems using computers.
7. Synthesize computer generated information to create specific
agricultural projects/presentations.
8. Evaluate and select computer hardware appropriate to agricultural
business applications.
9. Perform research specific to the discipline and use appropriate
citation style.
Topics and Scope
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1. Introduction to the Computer
a. Orientation to equipment and set-up
b. Terminology
c. Operating system use and file utilities
d. Loading and operating a program
2. Word-processing Applications in Agriculture
a. Letters
b. Reports
c. Phone/mailing lists
3. Spreadsheet Applications in Agriculture
a. Analyzing agricultural production
b. Business planning and analyses
c. Simple agricultural accounting applications
d. Other agricultural business and spreadsheet applications
e. Agricultural business modeling
4. Database Applications in Agriculture
a. Production and farm management applications
b. Mailing lists and form letters
5. The Internet, World Wide Web and Agricultural Telecommunications
a. Internet and World Wide Web agricultural applications
b. Electronic mail applications to agriculture
c. Locating and evaluating agricultural information on the Internet
and World Wide Web
d. Introduction to web page design
e. Other agricultural telecommunications applications
f. Other discipline-specific research tools, including seminal books,
important periodicals, major indexing sources, professional or
trade organizations, and standard reference tools
6. Presentation Management Applications for Agriculture
7. Other Software Applications in Agriculture
a. Evaluating applications as management tools
b. Recommending applications to address specific needs/problems
8. Evaluate Computer Systems
a. Survey current computer technology and trends
b. Survey agricultural software
Assignments:
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Assignments may include:
1. Agriculture information research assignment, utilizing the Internet and
World Wide Web.
2. Weekly lab assignments, such as creating Word documents, building and
editing Excel worksheets for agricultural applications, creating
PowerPoint presentations.
3. Problem solving assignments, such as developing formula strings for
Excel applications.
4. Writing assignments: outline and rough draft of text for PowerPoint
presentation.
5. Final exam: preparation of PowerPoint presentation and oral
presentation. Graded for class performance (skill demonstration), written,
and problem solving components.
6. Texbook reading, 15-20 pages per week.
7. Two (2) unit tests; 1 final exam.
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
20 - 25% |
| Written homework, Text for PowerPoint presentation. | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
15 - 20% |
| Homework problems | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
15 - 25% |
| Performance exams | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
30 - 40% |
| Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, Completion | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 0% |
| None | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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MICROSOFT OFFICE XP Illustrated Series. Beskeen, Duffy, Fredericksen, and Redding. Thomson Publishing Co., 2008.
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