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DEPARTMENT AND COURSE NUMBER: AQUA 33
DEGREE APPLICABLE
NON- DEGREE APPLICABLE
FORMER NUMBER (If previously offered): _________________
COURSE TITLE: _COMMERCIAL INVERTEBRATES
LECTURE HOURS: 3.0
LAB HOURS: 0.0
PREREQUISITE: NONE___________
UNITS:_3.0
Eligibility for: Engl 150
Math l05
Request for Exception Attached_____
CO-REQUISITE: NONE___________
GRADING STANDARD:
Letter Grade Only
TRANSFERABILITY:
CSUS
UC
______Articulation with UC requested
CR/NC Only
Grade/CR/NC Option
None
Maximum Class Size 35
Repeatable: Yes
No
Max No.Units____
Max No. Enrollments ____
CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
A course covering all invertebrate species caught commercially in North America. Areas covered include
methods used to harvest species brief life history of each species and if applicable, how they are cultured.
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...”)
Upon successful completion of this course
1. The student will have knowledge of the distribution an4 areas of abundance of each commercial
invertebrate throughout, the United States
2. The student will know and be able to describe all invertebrates that are caught commercially in North
American waters (e.g. crabs, clams, lobsters, etc.]
3. The student will know which species are being affected by over breeding for example, the red sea
urchin.
4. The student will have knowledge of which commercial invertebrates are of importance to Humboldt
County, California, etc.
5. The student will have knowledge and understanding of how commercial invertebrate fisheries are
managed at the local and State level.
6. The student will know where to culture an invertebrate specie, based on their present commercial
locations.
7. The students will know how a particular invertebrate is caught and processed, and how seafood is
priced.
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COURSE OUTLINE:
% of Classroom Hours Spent on Each Topic
1.
Overview of the importance of
invertebrates in the commercial fishery.
5%
2.
Species caught commercially. method
used to harvest, to process, and to market.
40 %
3.
Invertebrate species that are cultured
commercially including the method of culture.
40 %
4.
Life history of each important commercial
invertebrate.
15 %
100 %
APPROPRIATE TEXTS AND MATERIALS:
(Indicate textbooks that may be required or recommended, including alternate texts that may be used.)
Text(s)
Title: Commercial Invertebrates Syllabus
Required
Edition:
Alternate
Author: W.N. Shaw
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, or3. 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)
field work
performance exam(s)
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other (specify)____
4. Objective examinations, including:
multiple choice
completion
true/false
other (specify)
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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.
This course will require each student to analyze, synthesize, explain, assess and understand how each
commercially important invertebrate is harvested, processed and marketed. Each student will prepare an
in-depth report on the status of one particular species.
METHOD OF EVALUATION:
1.
Tests
2.
Attendance and Participation
3.
Term paper
% OF GRADE
50%
20%
30%
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GRADE SCALE:
90-100 = A, 80-89 = B, 70-79 = C, 60-69 = D, 0-59 = F
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