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CATALOG INFORMATION
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Discipline and Nbr:
HORT 50.2 | Title:
HORT INDUSTRY & CAREERS |
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Full Title:
Horticulture Industry and Careers |
Last Reviewed:12/14/2015 |
Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
Maximum | 1.50 | Lecture Scheduled | 1.50 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 26.25 |
Minimum | 1.50 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 6 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| Contact Total | 1.50 | | Contact Total | 26.25 |
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| Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| Total Out of Class Hours: 52.50 | Total Student Learning Hours: 78.75 | |
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:
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Exploration into career opportunities, professional organizations, and required skills within the horticulture industry, including nursery, landscape, and floriculture trades.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Exploration into career opportunities, professional organizations, and required skills within the horticulture industry, including nursery, landscape, and floriculture trades.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
Associate Degree: | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
Area: | | |
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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 2002 | Inactive: | Fall 2023 |
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UC Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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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. Identify and describe career opportunities and professional organizations in the horticulture industry.
2. Demonstrate skills required for the horticulture industry, including nursery, landscape, and floriculture trades.
Objectives:
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Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
1. Describe the values, themes, methods, and history of the horticultural industry.
2. Identify landscape industry occupations and their employment requirements.
3. Categorize the proper planting techniques for a variety of plants.
4. Prepare landscape documents using common landscape drafting techniques, including lettering and symbolization.
5. Identify nursery industry occupations and their employment requirements.
6. Evaluate common nursery classifications and their functions.
7. Explain differences between field and container growth and production systems.
8. Describe the common growing structures, greenhouse types, and glazings.
9. Describe the basic parts of a greenhouse.
10. Construct a basic floral design.
11. Explain the cut flower conditioning process.
12. Identify other green industry occupations and their employment requirements (may include turf, arboriculture, horticultural therapy, education, consultation).
13. Compile a survey of professional horticulture (greens) industry organizations.
Topics and Scope
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I. Orientation to the values, themes, methods, and history of the horticultural industry
II. Landscape careers
A. Design
B. Installation
C. Maintenance
III. Nursery careers
A. Wholesale
B. Retail
IV. Floriculture careers
A. Production
B. Floral design
V. Other (may include):
A. Arboriculture
B. Turf
C. Horticultural therapy
D. Consultation
E. Extension service
F. Education
VI. Field and container growth and production systems
VII. Common growing structures
VIII. Cut flower conditioning process
IX. Professional organizations
Assignments:
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1. Read 10 to 20 pages per week and do chapter review worksheets
2. Worksheets for videos and lectures
3. Two to three quizzes and final exam
4. Demonstration and practice of horticulture skills
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 10 - 30% |
Worksheets and chapter reviews | |
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving 10 - 20% |
Worksheets | |
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations 5 - 10% |
Demonstration and practice of horticulture skills | |
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams 40 - 60% |
Quizzes and Final Exam to include multiple choice, true/false, matching items, completion, and essay | |
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category 0 - 5% |
Attendance and participation | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Ornamental Horticulture, Science, Operations & Management. DelMar, 2010.
Instructor prepared materials
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