Date Approved:
Scanned:
Date Inactivated
AG 6 – Page 1
12/05/88
04.15.05
3/14/08
College of the Redwoods
CREDIT COURSE OUTLINE
DEPARTMENT AND COURSE NUMBER: AG 6
DEGREE APPLICABLE
NON-DEGREE APPLICABLE
FORMER NUMBER (If previously offered)
COURSE TITLE : LARGE ANIMAL DISEASES
LECTURE HOURS: 3.0
LAB HOURS:____
UNITS: 3.0
PREREQUISITE: NONE
Eligibility for: Engl 150
Math 105
Request for Exception Attached
CO-REQUISITE:
GRADING STANDARD:
Letter Grade Only
TRANSFERABILITY:
CSUS
UC
Articulation with UC requested
Repeatable
Yes
No
CR/NC Only
NONE
Max No. Units
Grade/CR/NC Option
Maximum Class Size 26
Max No. Enrollments
CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
A study of common diseases and parasites affecting farm animals principally: beef and dairy cattle sheep
swine, and horses with emphasis on sanitation, prevention, symptoms, and treatment.
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 degree-applicable courses, include
objectives in the area of “critical thinking.” Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be
able to:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Explain the value of preventative health programs in respect to livestock management.
Outline a preventative health program to the instructor’s satisfaction for the livestock species of
their choice.
Recognize symptoms of sickness or disease in major livestock groups.
Develop a procedure to treat animals that have contracted common diseases.
Understand the diseases that are likely to be a problem in Humboldt County
Date Approved:
Scanned:
Date Inactivated
COURSE OUTLINE
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
AG 6 – Page 2
12/05/88
04.15.05
3/14/08
% of Classroom Hours Spent on Each Topic
Introduction to problems of animal health, anatomy and physiology
Anatomy and physiology
Signs of disease
Pathogenic organisms
Antiseptics, disinfectants, biologic
Preventative health programs and common diseases
a.
Cattle
b.
Dairy cattle
c.
Sheep
d.
Horses
e.
Swine
5%
22 %
6%
3%
3%
61 %
100 %
APPROPRIATE TEXTS AND MATERIALS:
(Indicate textbooks that may be required or recommended, including alternate texts that may be used.)
Text(s)
Title: Animal Health
Required
Edition:
Alternate
Author: Baker & Green
Recommended
Publisher: Interstate
Date Published: 1980
(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:
Yes. Basis for determination:
is used by two or more four-year colleges or universities (certified by the Division Chair or
Branch Coordinator, 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
If no text or a below college level text is used in a degree applicable course, a Request for Exception form
must be completed and a rationale provided. This request for exception will be approved or denied by the
Curriculum Committee.
Date Approved:
Scanned:
Date Inactivated
AG 6 – Page 3
12/05/88
04.15.05
3/14/08
METHODS TO MEASURE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT:
Please check where appropriate; however, a degree applicable course must have a minimum of one
response in category 1, 2, or 3. If category 1 is not checked, the department must explain why
substantial writing assignments are an inappropriate basis for at least part of the grade.
1. Substantial writing assignments, including:
essay exam(s)
term or other paper(s)
written homework
reading report(s)
laboratory 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) __________________________________________
2. Computational or Non-computational problem-solving demonstrations, including:
exam(s)
quizzes
homework problems
laboratory report(s)
field work
other (specify)_______
3. Skill demonstrations, including:
class performance(s)
other (specify)____
4. Objective examinations, including:
multiple choice
completion
field work
performance exam(s)
true/false
matching items
other (specify) Written essay, Listings
5. Other (specify) ____________________________________
NOTE: A course grade may not be based solely on attendance.
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 will be doing the following:
Study
Answer questions
Skill practice
Required reading
Problem solving activity or exercise
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.)
Field trips
Other (specify) ____________________________
Date Approved:
Scanned:
Date Inactivated
AG 6 – Page 4
12/05/88
04.15.05
3/14/08
COLLEGE LEVEL CRITICAL THINKING TASKS/ASSIGNMENTS:
Degree applicable courses must include critical thinking tasks/assignments. This section need not be
completed for non-degree applicable 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.
The student must be able to apply learned information to designing a health program as well as prognosis
and treatment of sick animals. Critical thinking and analysis is an on-going requirement of economic and
humane animal production.
1.
2.
Explain the value of preventative health programs in respect to livestock management.
Outline a preventative health program to the instructor’s satisfaction for the livestock species of
their choice.
METHOD OF EVALUATION:
1.
3 Quizzes—written essay, listings, fill-ins, multiple choice
2.
Final exam (same format as quizzes)
3.
Attendance and participation
GRADE SCALE:
90-100 = A, 80-89 = B, 70-79 = C, 60-69 = D, 0-59 = F
% OF GRADE
50 %
30 %
20 %