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College of the Redwoods
CREDIT COURSE OUTLINE
DEPARTMENT AND COURSE NUMBER: FOR 3
DEGREE APPLICABLE
NON-DEGREE APPLICABLE
FORMER NUMBER (If previously offered)
COURSE TITLE Forestry and Related Resources
LECTURE HOURS: 3.0
LAB HOURS: 0.0
UNITS: 3.0
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
Grade/CR/NC Option
NONE
Max No. Units
Maximum Class Size 40
Max No. Enrollments
CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
An introduction to the basic issue related to forest land management and preservation decisions. The
course will cover the impacts of these decisions on timber, soil, water, wildlife, recreation, range land, and
minerals. The course also addresses the importance of human values, ethics, political, and economic
influences. Past, present and future uses of forest land are examined
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 completion 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, the student will be able to...”
1.
Understand how Forestry and related resources practices have affected the land and land
management policies and how these practices have evolved.
2.
Assess the many uses by society of the tangible and intangible values coming from and related
to the land.
3.
Describe how management decisions today will influence the availability of these resources for
the future (State, Federal and Private).
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COURSE OUTLINE:
Each column should total approximately 100%
% of Classroom Hours Spent on Each Topic
1.
History of land use
3 %
2.
Terms
3 %
3.
Ecosystems and forest communities
15 %
4.
Biotic succession and land management
15 %
5.
Forest region
5 %
6.
Soil resources (Forests)
3 %
7.
Water resources (Forests)
3 %
8.
Forests and timber
9 %
9.
Multiple use
10.
Wildlife and fisheries
3 %
11.
Recreation
3 %
12.
State and Federal Land Use Policy
3 %
13.
Private Land Use Policy
3 %
14.
Resource values and society
15.
Economic Considerations
12 %
12 %
8 %
100 %
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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: Community and Forestry
Required
Edition: 1st
Alternate
Author: Lee/Field/Burch
Recommended
Publisher: West View Press
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) __________________________________________
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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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) Attend and report on special Forestry-Related Resources Workshops
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.
Students apply the basic principles to analyze and compare various Forestry and Related Resources
Practices (from past and present) to formulate ideas and present solutions in written form and by
participating in classroom discussions. Students will be encouraged to use the library and other current
publications to analyze the very complex and controversial topic of forestry and related resources, taking
into account economic considerations.
METHOD OF EVALUATION:
1.
Three Exams and Term Paper
2.
Final
Extra Credit will count as much as one exam (Oral Report)
GRADE SCALE: 90 - l00 = A, 80 – 89 = B, 70 -79 = C, 60 – 69 = D, 0 – 59 = F
% OF GRADE
66 %
34 %
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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 nay 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:
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Department and Course No.
FORESTRY AND RELATED RESOURCES
Course Title
NATURE OF THE EXCEPTION REOUESTED AND RATIONALE:
MATH 105
IT 161 and IT 62 (Technical Math) are required for all Forestry Majors, IT 62 is substituted for MATH 105.