12/26/2024 3:25:10 PM	HORT 195.2 Course Outline as of Fall 2002	New Course (First Version)
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  HORT 195.2	Title:  LANDCADD: PLANTING PLANS
Full Title:  LANDCADD: Planting Plans
Last Reviewed:3/12/2007

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	1.00	Lecture Scheduled	2.00		6 max.	Lecture Scheduled	12.00
Minimum	1.00	Lab Scheduled	3.00		6 min.	Lab Scheduled	18.00
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	5.00			Contact Total	30.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  24.00

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: 

Catalog Description:

Introduction to computer assisted landscape drafting utilizing the LANDCADD software program to execute landscape planting plans. Course covers getting started with LANDCADD, with particular attention given to vegetation and pattern lines, plant outlines, shadowing and stippling, locating trees & shrubs, labeling symbols, and using the plant palette & database.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Course Completion of HORT 94A ( or AG 94A)

Recommended Preparation:
Course Completion of APTE 46 ( or APTECH 46 or APTECH 56 or ENGR 56 or ENGR 22)

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Introduction to computer assisted landscape drafting utilizing LANDCADD. Basic LANDCADD landscape plans, including: vegetation and pattern lines, plant outlines, locating trees & shrubs, and plant palette & database.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:Course Completion of HORT 94A ( or AG 94A)
Recommended:Course Completion of APTE 46 ( or APTECH 46 or APTECH 56 or ENGR 56 or ENGR 22)
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: Certificate Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

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

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1. Create a new landscape drafting project using the LandCADD software.

2. Illustrate a variety of types of vegetation lines in a landscape

drawing.

3. Illustrate plants in a landscape drawing.

4. Select symbol choice for various plants and insert in a drawing.

5. Convert a conceptual design to a plant layout.

6. Modify plant attributes in an existing drawing.

7. Customize information displayed on a label and label plants in a

drawing.

8. Create a plant table to identify plant material in a drawing.

Topics and Scope

I. Beginning the Project

  A. Adding a project

  B. Default CAD settings

  C. Plot scales

II. Landscape Design

  A. Vegetation lines, pattern lines, shadowing trees, edge stipple

       1. drawing vegetation lines

       2. reverse polyline

       3. pattern lines

       4. plant shadowing

       5. placing edge stippling

  C. Locate Trees and Shrubs

       1. locate hedge grove

       2. locate hedge row

  D. Converting symbols and Modifying Attributes

       1. converting a conceptual design to a plant layout

       2. modify plant attributes

  E. Labels

       1. Labeling symbols

       2. Editing Labels

III. Plant Mix and Plant Table

       1. labeling plants

       2. editing plant labels

       2. plant mix

       3. creating plant tables

Assignments:

1. Computer drafting assignments such as: illustrating plants in a

drawing; selecting plant symbols and inserting into drawing; modifying

plant attributes in a drawing.

2. Produce a complete planting plan for a landscape site.

3. Produce a plant table.

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 0 - 0%
None
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 60 - 80%
Class performances, Computer generated drawings and tables.
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 20 - 40%
Attendance; participation; following instructions.

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

LandCADD Training Manual, 2001.

Instructor prepared handouts.

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