AQUA 150
Approved:
2/27/91
Scanned:
4/19/05
Inactivated 2/8/08
College of the Redwoods
CREDIT COURSE OUTLINE
DEPARTMENT AND COURSE NUMBER: AQUA 188/150
DEGREE APPLICABLE
NON-DEGREE APPLICABLE
FORMER NUMBER (If previously offered): AQUA 88E (Fall ’90)
COURSE TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO NORTH COAST FISHERIES
LECTURE HOURS: 2.0
PREREQUISITE:
LAB HOURS: 0.0
NONE
UNITS: 2.0
Eligibility for: Engl 150
Math 105
Request for Exception Attached
CO-REQUISITE: NONE
GRADING STANDARD:
Letter Grade Only
TRANSFERABILITY: CSUS UC
Articulation with UC requested
None
CR/NC Only
Grade/CR/NC Option
Maximum Class Size 30
Repeatable: Yes
No
Max No.Units_____
Max No. Enrollments ____
CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
This course is designed as a comprehensive introduction to the history, present situation and future of
California North Coast fisheries resources. Ramifications of user groups on the resource, political and
social implications, forest harvest impacts, environmental impacts of other land usage, and laws and
regulations designed to protect and enhance the fisheries resources. Will devote most attention to
anadromous salmonids, but will also deal with other coastal river, near inland and offshore fisheries
resources. Representatives of the major user groups will contribute as guest lecturers when appropriate.
NOTE:
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.” (Sample format:
“Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to...”)
1.
2.
3.
4.
Understand and appreciate of the complex factors that affect and are affected by the Fisheries
Resources.
Provide an opportunity to receive a proper perspective of the topics outlined.
Understand a non-technical approach to fisheries which will enhance their ability to understand,
appreciate and communicate ideas related to the Fisheries Resource.
Identify potentially positive solutions to the complex issues that relate to the resource.
AQUA 150
Approved:
2/27/91
Scanned:
4/19/05
Inactivated 2/8/08
COURSE OUTLINE:
% of Classroom Hours Spent on Each Topic
1.
History of the Resource(s)
10%
2.
Past and Present Environmental Impacts
15 %
3.
Past and Present Harvest Trends and Techniques
15 %
4.
Present Economic Trends and Ramifications
15 %
5.
Present and Future Sociological Ramifications
15 %
6.
Laws and Regulations to Protect and Enhance the Resource
10 %
7.
Present and Future Political Implications Related to the Resources
10 %
8.
Potential Solutions to Sustain and Improve the Resource(s)
10 %
100 %
APPROPRIATE TEXTS AND MATERIALS:
(Indicate textbooks that may be required or recommended, including alternate texts that may be used.)
Text(s)
Title: AQUA 150 Syllabus
Required
Edition:
Alternate
Author: R.J. Pierce
Recommended
Publisher: CR
Date Published: 1990
(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.
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) __________________________________________
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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)
field work
performance exam(s)
other (specify)____
4. Objective examinations, including:
multiple choice
completion
true/false
other (specify)
matching items
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)____________________________________________________
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 will be required to learn the non-technical non-biological aspects of the Fisheries
Resources. They will be required to analyze the past, present and future of the resource and its sociopolitical and economic ramifications. This analysis will provide the basis for synthesizing knowledge
into ideas and provide a basis for improved understanding an appreciation of the subject. The student
will be encouraged to communicate their knowledge in a positive forum of potential solutions to related
problems associated with the Fisheries Resource. The knowledge gained in this course can be applied
to all natural resource subject areas.
AQUA 150
Approved:
2/27/91
Scanned:
4/19/05
Inactivated 2/8/08
METHOD OF EVALUATION:
1.
Quizzes
2.
Midterm Exam or Paper
3.
Final Exam or Paper
% OF GRADE
30%
30%
40%
GRADE SCALE: 9l-l00 = A, 81-90 = B, 7l-80 = C, 6l-70 = D, 0-60 = F
REQUEST FOR EXCEPTION
The Curriculum Committee is authorized to determine the appropriateness of entrance skills and
requisites for any given course; to determine whether or not language and/or computational skills at the
associate degree level are essential to success in a given course; to determine what is “college level” in
learning skills, vocabulary, and in the ability to think critically and apply concepts; and to determine on a
case-by-case basis when any departure from the attached guidelines may be justified.
This form may also be used to provide justification for: (1) making a course repeatable, (see Section IV.F.
of Guidelines for Curriculum Development); (2) requiring more than the minimum number of contact
hours, (see Section IV.G. of Guidelines for Curriculum Development).
To request an exception, provide the following information:
AQUA 150
Department and Course No.
INTRODUCTION TO NORTH COAST FISHERIES
Course Title
NATURE OF THE EXCEPTION REQUESTED AND RATIONALE:
MATH 105
MATH 105 Eligibility does not apply to this course because mathematical computations are unnecessary.
NATURE OF THE EXCEPTION REQUESTED AND RATIONALE:
TEXTBOOK
There is no textbook available that covers the locally specialized nature of the course. A syllabus will be
developed by the instructor and then taken to the LAC for evaluation before use.