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College of the Redwoods
COURSE OUTLINE
PROGRAM AND COURSE NUMBER DHET 166
DEGREE APPLICABLE
NON-DEGREE APPLICABLE
FORMER NUMBER (If previously offered) ___________________________
COURSE TITLE Theory and Operation of Agricultural Equipment
I. CATALOG AND OUTLINE
1. CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
A study of traditional farming equipment from basic to high-tech agriculture equipment. Discussion,
practices, and presentation on appropriateness and economics.
NOTE:
2. COURSE OUTLINE:
% of Classroom Hours Spent on Each Topic
Tractors
Planters
Cultivation Equipment
Forage Equipment
Maintenance
Evaluation of Performance of Equipment
Field Trips
Operation of Equipment and Adjustment
20%
5%
15%
15%
10%
10%
10%
15%
II. PREREQUISITES
Prerequisite?
No
Yes
Course: __________
Corequisite?
No
Yes
Course: __________
Recommended Preparation?
No
Yes
Course: __________
Eligibility for:
Math 105/106
EngI 150
Rationale for Prerequisite, Corequisite, Recommended Preparation
III. 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 degree-applicable courses, include objectives in the area of “critical thinking.”
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Operate and adjust agriculture equipment for maximum efficiency.
2. Understand the role of mechanization in farming and how it has enhanced production.
3. Select proper machinery for tillage and harvesting of crops.
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2. COLLEGE LEVEL CRITICAL THINKING TASKS/ASSIGNMENTS:
Degree applicable courses must include critical thinking tasks/assignments. This section need not be
completed for non-credit 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 students will assess the soil after tillage to determine performance of machinery. The student
will evaluate cost per acre for cultivation. The student will define problems by looking at crops as
harvest work is being performed.
3. ASSESSMENT
Degree applicable courses 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
other (specify)
matching items
5. Other (specify) ____________________________________
NOTE: A course grade may not be based solely on attendance.
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APPROPRIATE TEXTS AND MATERIALS:
(Indicate textbooks that may be required or recommended, including alternate texts that may be used.)
Text(s)
Title: Agricultural Power and Machinery
Required
Edition:
Alternate
Author: Clinton O. Jacobs and William R. Harrell
Recommended
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Date Published: 1983
(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
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) ____________________________
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V. TECHNICAL INFORMATION
1. Contact Hours Per Week: (Indicate
5. Recommended Maximum Class Size 24 (work stations)
"TOTAL" hours if less than semester length)
Lecture:
1.5
Lab:
Weekly
4.5
TOTAL
Weekly
No. of Weeks S
TOTAL
(S = semester length)
6. Transferability
CSU
UC
List two UC/CSU campuses with similar courses
(include course #s)
(Use Request for Exception sheet to justify
CSU Chico, AGET 086, Farm Machine Systems
more-than-minimum required hours.)
Cal Poly AG234, Agricultural Power Transmission
and Mechanics
Units 3.0 or
Variable Unit Range
2. TLUs 6.75
Articulation with UC requested
7. Grading Standard
Letter Grade Only
3. Does course fulfill a General Education
requirement? (For existing courses only;
for new courses, use GE Application Form)
CR/NC Only
Grade-CR/NC Option
Grade-CR/NC Option Criteria:
Introductory
Yes
No
1st course in sequence
Exploratory
If yes, in what G.E. area?
AA/AS Area
CSU/GE Area
IGETC Area
8. Is course repeatable
Yes
No
If so, repeatable to a maximum of:
Total Enrollments
Total Units
4. Method of Instruction:
(Use Request for Exception sheet to justify repeatability.)
Lecture
Lab
Lecture/Lab
Independent Study
9. SAM Classification C
Course Classification I
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