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CATALOG INFORMATION
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Discipline and Nbr:
NRM 142 | Title:
ORIENTEERNG WILDRNS |
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Full Title:
Orienteering for Wilderness Users |
Last Reviewed:12/12/2023 |
Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
Maximum | 1.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 1.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 17.50 |
Minimum | 1.00 | Lab Scheduled | 1.00 | 4 min. | Lab Scheduled | 17.50 |
| Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| Contact Total | 2.00 | | Contact Total | 35.00 |
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| Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| Total Out of Class Hours: 35.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 70.00 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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Catalog Description:
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Compass orienteering, GPS (Global Positioning Systems) and topographic map reading for backpackers and wilderness recreation users.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Compass orienteering, GPS (Global Positioning Systems) and topographic map reading for backpackers and wilderness recreation users.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:
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: | |
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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, students will be able to:
1. Determine the scale of maps.
2. Interpret contour lines and intervals on a map.
3. Interpret range and township grids on a map.
4. Interpret topographic map symbols and color system on a map.
5. Maneuver between routes from a known point.
6. Set a compass according to the mechanical/magnetic principles of the hand compass.
7. Perform basic triangulation using maps.
8. Apply map and compass principles to GPS technology.
9. Perform basic orienteering, maneuvering with map, compass, and GPS.
Topics and Scope
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I. Map scale
II. Contour lines and intervals
III. Longitude and latitude grids
IV. Range and township grids
V. Topographic maps
A. Symbols
B. Color system
VI. Mechanical/magnetic principles of the hand compass
VII. Route finding from a known point
A. Degrees
B. Minutes
C. Seconds
VIII. Basic triangulation for finding your location based on bearings to observed points
IX. Map and compass principles applied to GPS technology
X. Basic orienteering
A. With map
B. With compass
C. With GPS
Assignments:
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Representative assignments:
1. Reading: brief handouts in lecture sessions.
The following assignments will be graded 50% skills and 50% problem solving:
2. Find five pre-set points using a map, compass, and GPS equipment.
3. Identify markers, locations, and elevations of those points on a map.
4. Using a map and compass in the field, orienteer to a series of locations using a new set of coordinates at each destination.
5. One skills/problem solving exam: finding locations.
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% |
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This is a degree applicable course but assessment tools based on writing are not included because problem solving assessments and skill demonstrations are more appropriate for this course. |
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Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving 40 - 45% |
Field work (finding pre-set points using a map, compass, and GPS equipment) | |
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations 40 - 45% |
Using a map and compass in the field, orienteer to a series of locations using a new set of coordinates at each destination. | |
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 10 - 20% |
Participation and attendance. | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Be Expert with Map and Compass: The Complete Orienteering Handbook. Kjellstrom, Bjorn. Wiley Publishing, 1994. (Classic)
Instructor prepared materials.
Introduction to GPS: The Global Position Position. El-Rabbany, Ahmed. Artech House, Inc., 2002
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