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College of the Redwoods
CREDIT COURSE OUTLINE
DEPARTMENT AND COURSE NUMBER: FOR 151
DEGREE APPLICABLE
NON-DEGREE APPLICABLE
FORMER NUMBER (If previously offered)
COURSE TITLE Trail Construction and Maintenance
LECTURE HOURS: 1.0
LAB HOURS: 4.5
UNITS: 2.5
PREREQUISITE: none
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
Repeatable
yes
no
CR/NC Only
NONE
Max No. Units
Grade/CR/NC Option
Maximum Class Size 25
Max No. Enrollments
CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
A course in the proper and safe techniques for constructing and maintaining a trail system. Students will
receive basic training in trail construction and maintenance theory.
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 course, include
objectives in the area of “critical thinking.” Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be
able to:
1. Identify and use tools, techniques, materials and structures used in trail construction.
2. Construct and maintain trails.
3. Identify trail structures.
4. Identify and describe the components necessary in a successful trail construction project.
COURSE OUTLINE:
Introduction
Glossary
Record Keeping
Safety
Native or On-Site Material Use
Non-native Material Use
Clearing or Logging out
Brushing
Tread Maintenance
Drainage Maintenance
Trail Reroute or Construction
Steps
Puncheon structures
Bridge Structures
Retaining Structures
Hand Railings
Site Restoration
% of Classroom Hours Spent on Each Topic
5%
5
10
10
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
10
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100%
APPROPRIATE TEXTS AND MATERIALS:
(Indicate textbooks that may be required or recommended, including alternate texts that may be used.)
Text(s)
Title: NONE
Required
Edition:
Alternate
Author:
Recommended
Publisher:
Date Published:
(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)
other (specify) on-site construction
laboratory report(s)
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) student log
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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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 canes must include critical thinking tasks/assignments. This section need not be
completed for non -degree applicable canes. 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.
Each student will become familiar with proper and safe techniques for constructing different kinds of trail
systems. Students will receive basic training in trail construction and maintenance theory. In-depth
instruction will familiarize students with tools, techniques, materials and structures, including bridges,
used in trail construction. State of the art principles and techniques of erosion control relating to trail
construction and maintenance will be stressed. Trail layout, reconstruction and rehabilitation are also
areas of emphasis. Learning will be accomplished through the actual maintenance and construction of
trails, bridges and other structures.
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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 making a course repeatable.
To request an exception, provide the following information:
FOR 151
Department and Course No.
Trail Construction and Maintenance
Course Title
NATURE OF THE EXCEPTION REQUESTED AND RATIONALE:
TEXT
Because the nature and content of this course is primarily “hands-on,” exception of a text is requested.
The pamphlets and handouts are not at a college level; however, they are very satisfactory for this
class. These reading materials have been used successfully for two years. The instructors evaluate
them as functional and useful to the students.