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CURRICULUM PROPOSAL
--Attach the Course Outline—
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Division/Center
2.
Program and Course Number
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Course Title
4.
PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL PROGRAMS
AG 11
Sustainable Animal Production
X New (If new, are you deleting a course?) Course to be deleted:
Ag 1, Ag2, Ag9, Ag 20
Change (Indicate current status and proposed changes on "Summary of Curriculum Changes" form)
Check here if catalog description is being changed.
Delete (Reason for deletion:
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Of what approved program is this course a part?
(see list of approved programs and TOPS Codes)TOPS Code 0102.00
Is the course a "required course"?
an "additional requirement"? X
(In a certificate or degree program)
Provide evidence that this course/revision is needed (purpose of proposal).
The enrolments in the deleted classes have been low or the class has not been offered for several years. This
class will bring together the content of those classes and introduce students to principles of livestock production
that are useful and appropriate in a sustainable system.
Describe the students who will enroll (include estimated number).
Students completing AG 63, Sustainable Agriculture, should find this class extends the concepts that are begun
in that class. Animal science certificate requirement, Natural resource, Biology, and Plant science students will
find the class useful. 25 students.
Parallel courses--what is the relation of this course to existing courses (modify/overlap/replace)?
After the deletions, there will be no overlapping classes.
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Capital Outlay: Describe the equipment for this class.
Presently have:
Farm, teaching aids, and equipment.
Need to acquire: (include cost)
10.
Staffing implications (Associate or Full-time faculty)
Associate faculty
Instructional Aide required? How many hours per week?
Partial responsibility for the farm manager
11.
Learning Resource Implications (new courses only)
Does the college have adequate learning resources to support the proposed course, or can the necessary resources
be acquired within the existing budget?
Yes
X
No
Please attach the "Learning Resource Supplement" to the Course Proposal form.
12.
Facility Implications: (Unless otherwise stated, it is assumed this course can be offered District-wide.)
Where Scheduled?
Any campus that can arrange community involvement
When Scheduled? Semester(s)
Any
Day
X
Evening
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Special Fees
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Special Student Expenses (i.e., equipment, clothing, tools, etc.):
15.
Submitted by
16.
Submitting Division/Center Review
Bert Walker
Approved by Curriculum Committee
Tel. Ext. 4350
Date 6-13-2001
Date
9/28/01
College of the Redwoods
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COURSE OUTLINE
DATE
PROGRAM AND COURSE NUMBER:
6-13-2001
AG 11
FORMER NUMBER (if previously offered):
COURSE TITLE:
Sustainable Animal Production
I. CATALOG AND OUTLINE
1. CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
A study of small and large animal usage in a sustainable system including forage crops from non-tillable land
and from crop rotation, animals as part of weed and soil management, and animal selection and utilization in a
systematic management plan.
NOTE:
2. COURSE OUTLINE:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
% of Classroom Hours Spent on Each Topic
Sustainable principles applied to livestock
Small livestock species selection and requirements
Large livestock species selection and requirements
Animals as resources for soil and weed management
Marketing animal products in an integrated market mix
Exams and quizzes
20%
25
25
15
10
5
100%
II. PREREQUISITES
Prerequisite?
No
Corequisite?
No
Recommended Preparation?
No
X
Yes
(course)
X
Yes
Yes
(course)
AG 3, AG 63
(course)
Rationale for Prerequisite, Corequisite, Recommended Preparation:
Introduction to Animal Science will equip students with the fundamentals of animal agriculture.
Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture will give students a better understanding of sustainability and the
management needs that livestock can fulfill.
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III.
AG 11 Sustainable Animal Production
OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENTS
1. COURSE OUTCOMES/OBJECTIVES:
List the primary instructional objectives of the class. Formulate some of them in terms of specific measurable student
accomplishments, e.g., specific knowledge and/or skills to be attained as a result of completing this course. For degreeapplicable courses, include objectives in the area of "critical thinking." Upon successful completion of this course, the
students will be able to:
Identify species and breeds of farm animals that can provide benefit to an integrated sustainable farming system.
Describe how animals contribute to soil fertility and plant species management.
Perform animal care and management skills.
Demonstrate some of the record keeping systems used for livestock.
2. COLLEGE LEVEL CRITICAL THINKING TASKS/ASSIGNMENTS:
Degree applicable courses must include critical thinking tasks/assignments. This section need not be completed for noncredit courses. Describe how the course requires students to independently analyze, synthesize, explain, assess, anticipate
and/or define problems, formulate and assess solutions, apply principles to new situations, etc.
Analyze the qualities of groups of livestock chosen by the instructor, assess their qualities, rank them and discuss
reasons for doing so. Analyze options for animal inclusion in a sustainable farming operation and determine
appropriate species. Formulate a schedule and sequence of grazing and feeding that assures animal health and
contributes to the overall well being of a farm. Evaluate market trends and options for animal products and
develop a marketing plan.
3. ASSESSMENT
Degree applicable courses must have a minimum of one response in category A, B, or C. If category A is not checked,
the department must explain why substantial writing assignments are an inappropriate basis for at least part of the grade.
A. This course requires a minimum of two substantial (500 words each) written assignments which demonstrate standard
English usage (grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary) and proper paragraph and essay development. In grading these
assignments, instructors shall use, whenever possible, the English Department’s rubric for grading the ENGL 150 exit
essay. Substantial writing assignments, including:
term or other paper(s)
X Essay exam(s)
X laboratory report(s)
Written homework
reading report(s)
Other (specify):
If the course is degree applicable, substantial writing assignments in this course are inappropriate because:
The course is primarily computational in nature.
The course primarily involves skill demonstrations or problem solving.
Other rationale (explain):
B. Computational or Non-computational problem-solving demonstrations, including:
homework problems
X Exam(s)
X quizzes
field work
X Laboratory report(s)
Other (specify):
C. Skill demonstrations, including:
X Class performance(s)
Other (specify):
X
D. Objective examinations, including:
X multiple choice
X
X completion
E.
field work
performance exam(s)
true/false
other (specify)
matching items
Other (specify):
NOTE: A course grade may not be based solely on attendance.
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IV. TEXTS AND MATERIALS
APPROPRIATE TEXTS AND MATERIALS:
(Indicate textbooks that may be required or recommended, including alternate texts that may be used.)
Text(s)
Title: Introduction to Animal Science: Global, Biological, and Industry
X
Required
Perspectives
Alternate
Edition:
First
Recommended
Author: Stephen Damron
Publisher:
Prentice Hall ISBN 0-13-273392-7
Date Published: 2000
(Additional required, alternate, or recommended texts should be listed on a separate sheet and attached.)
For degree applicable courses the adopted texts have been certified to be college-level:
X Yes
Basis for determination:
X
is used by two or more four-year colleges or universities (certified by the Division Dean or
Center Dean)
OR
has been certified by the LAC as being of college level using the Coleman and Dale-Chall
Readability Index Scale.
No
Request for Exception Attached.
REQUIRED READING, WRITING, AND OTHER OUTSIDE OF CLASS ASSIGNMENTS:
Over an 18-week presentation of the course, 3 hours per week are required for each unit of credit. ALL Degree
Applicable Credit classes must treat subject matter with a scope and intensity, which require the student to study outside
of class. Two hours of independent work done out of class are required for each hour of lecture. Lab and activity classes
must also require some outside of class work. Outside of the regular class time the students in this class do the following:
Study
Answer questions
Skill practice
X Required reading
X Problem solving activity or exercise
X Written work (essays/compositions/report/analysis/research)
Journal (reaction and evaluation of class, done on a continuing basis throughout the semester)
Observation of or participation in an activity related to course content (e.g., play, museum, concert,
debate, meeting, etc.)
Other (specify):
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V. TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Contact Hours Per Week: (Indicate “TOTAL”
Hours if less than semester length)
Lecture:
2
Weekly
TOTAL
Lab:
3
Weekly
TOTAL
No. of Weeks
S
(S = semester length)
(Use Request for Exception sheet to justify more-thanminimum required hours)
1.
Units
3
or
Variable Unit Range
5. Recommended Maximum Class Size
6. Transferability
X
CSU
X
UC
List two UC/CSU campuses with similar courses
(include course #s)
UCD ANS 41
CalPoly Pomona ANS 111
Articulation with UC requested
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2.
TLUs:
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Does course fulfill a General Education
requirement? (For existing courses only;
for new courses, use GE Application Form)
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Yes
X
Grading Standard
Letter Grade Only
CR/NC Only
X Grade-CR/NC Option
Grade-CR/NC Option Criteria:
Introductory
1st course in sequence
X Exploratory
No
8.
If yes, in what G.E. area?
AA/AS Area
CSU/GE Area
IGETC Area
4.
Method of Instruction:
Lecture
Lab
X Lecture/Lab
Independent Study
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Is course repeatable
Yes
X No
If so, repeatable to a maximum of:
Total Enrollments
Total Units
(Use Request for Exception sheet to justify repeatability)
9.
SAM Classification
Course Classification
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D
I