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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), topographic map reading and smartphone applications for orienteering for backpackers and wilderness recreation users.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Compass orienteering, GPS (Global Positioning Systems), topographic map reading and smartphone applications for orienteering for backpackers and wilderness recreation users.
(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
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Both Certificate and Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Perform basic compass orienteering
2. Perform GPS (Global Positioning Systems)
3. Perform topographically map reading as applied to backpackers and wilderness recreation users.
Objectives:
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At the conclusion of this course, the student should 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. Traverse a set distance along a prescribed compass bearing.
6. Understand the difference between magnetic and true north and how to correct for it when using a handheld 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
A. Ratio (1"=1000 feet or 1:12,000)
B. Graphic
II. Longitude and Latitude
A. Degrees
B. Minutes
C. Seconds
III. Legal Descriptions
A. Base and Meridian
B. Township and Range
C. Sections (640 acres), quarter sections (160 acres), sixteenth sections (40 acres) -
numbering system of sections
D. Section corners, K tags (on the ground section line indicators) [very common on federal
lands, i.e. National Forests]
IV. Topographic maps
A. Contour lines and intervals
B. Symbols
C. Color system
D. Township/Range/Section lines and numbers
V. Mechanical/magnetic principles of the hand compass (magnetic north vs. true north)
VI. Route finding from a known point - Obstacles (steep slopes, watercourses, etc.)
VII. Basic triangulation for finding location based on bearings to observed points
VIII. Map and compass principles applied to GPS technology
IX. Basic orienteering
A. With map and/or aerial imagery
B. With compass
C. With GPS
D. With smart phone applications
E. Pacing distances (how many steps for 100 feet or one chain [approximately 66 feet] - it differs on different slopes)
F. Distance and area measurements (80 chains = one mile, 10 square chains = one acre)
Assignments:
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Representative assignments:
1. Reading: brief handouts in lecture sessions.
2. Find five pre-set points using a map, compass, and GPS equipment. (lab)
3. Identify markers, locations, and elevations of those points on a map. (lab)
4. Using a map and compass in the field, orienteer to a series of locations using a new set of coordinates at each destination. (lab)
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% |
| None | |
| 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. Skills/problem solving exam. | |
| 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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Instructor prepared materials.
Be Expert with Map and Compass: The Complete Orienteering Handbook. Kjellstrom, Bjorn. Wiley: 1994 (classic)
Introduction to GPS: The Global Positioning System. El-Rabbany, Ahmed. Artech House: 2006 (classic)
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