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College of the Redwoods
CURRICULUM PROPOSAL
--Attach the Course Outline-1. Division/Center
Natural Resources
2. Program and Course Number
NR 100
3. Course Title
Field Experience: Applied Natural Resource Technology
4. __x__ New (If new, are you deleting a course?) Course to be deleted:_________________
_____ Change (Indicate current status and proposed changes on "Summary of Curriculum Changes" form)
_____ Check here if catalog description is being changed.
_____ Delete (Reason for deletion: ____________________________________________________)
5. Of what approved program is this course a part? Natural Resources
(see list of approved programs and TOPS Codes)TOPS Code _0115.00___
Is the course a "required course"?_n/a___ an "additional requirement"?_n/a____ (In a certificate or degree program)
6. Provide evidence that this course/revision is needed (purpose of proposal).
This course complements the California Conservation Corps mission statement that reads:
The mission of the California Conservation Corps is to provide meaningful work and educational opportunities to
assist young men and women in becoming more employable, while protecting and enhancing California’s
environment, human resources and communities.
This course involves learning and practicing specific skills applied to crew supervision dynamics, environmental literacy,
and a “working knowledge” of tools and equipment necessary for the field phase of watershed improvement projects.
These skills are obtained while implementing projects with supervision and on-site technical support from agencies
responsible for maintaining recreation trail systems and agencies responsible for improving fish and wildlife habitat.
Mastery of these skills is essential to implementing projects that allow hiking access into wilderness areas and also to
providing and protecting habitat for plants and animals.
7. Describe the students who will enroll (include estimated number). Class size will be approximately 25 students per
semester consisting of California Conservation Corps members entering the field of natural resource technology.
Class size will be approximately 25 students per semester.
8. Parallel courses--what is the relation of this course to existing courses
(modify/overlap/replace)?
This course will provide broad field introductory experience related to content of several courses offered to corps
members including:
Forestry 151: Trail construction
Forestry 158: Erosion control
Aquaculture: 42A: Fish Habitat Improvement
N.R. 185: Intro Natural Resources Conservation
9. Capital Outlay: Describe the equipment for this class.
Presently have: Necessary tools and implements
Need to acquire: (include cost) None
10. Staffing implications (Associate or Full-time faculty)
Instructional Aide required? How many hours per week?
Associate or full-time faculty
None
11. Learning Resource Implications (new courses only)
Does the college have adequate learning resources to support the proposed course, or can the necessary resources be
acquired within the existing budget?
Yes ___x____
No ______ Please attach the "Learning Resource Supplement" to the Course Proposal form.
Course will not require additional learning resources
12. Facility Implications: (Unless otherwise stated, it is assumed this course can be offered
District-wide.)
Where Scheduled?
Del Norte Campus
When Scheduled? Semester(s) Spring/Summer/Fall
Day __x___ Evening _____
13. Special Fees ___0___
14. Special Student Expenses (i.e., equipment, clothing, tools, etc.):
None
15. Submitted by ____Dan Burgess____________Tel. Ext.(707) 464-4538____
Date 11/09/99
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Approved by Curriculum Committee ____1/28/00_____________________
SUMMARY OF CURRICULUM CHANGES
FEATURES
OLD
NEW
Grading Standard
Prerequisites
Corequisites
Recommended Preparation
Repeatability Maximum Enrollments
Repeatability Maximum Units
Maximum Class Size
TLUs
Lectures Hours
Lab Hours
Method of Instruction
Units
Other
If any of the listed features have been modified in the new proposal, indicate the "old" (current) information and
proposed changes.
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College of the Redwoods
COURSE OUTLINE
DATE ______11/9/99______
PROGRAM AND COURSE NUMBER:
FORMER NUMBER (If previously offered)
COURSE TITLE
Natural Resources
NR 100
Field Experience: Applied Natural Resource Technology
I. CATALOG AND OUTLINE
1. CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
An integration of natural resource conservation principles and supervised fieldwork experience. Students learn
natural resource conservation skills that target watershed enhancement and restoration practices at a technical level
while working in a crew setting.
Note: Repeatable to a maximum of 2 enrollments/5 units.
2. COURSE OUTLINE:
% of Classroom Hours Spent on Each Topi
1. Applied Natural Resource Conservation Technical Skills
60%
Trail Construction/Maintenance
Salmonid Fish Habitat Improvement
Stream Bank/Hill Slope Erosion Control
Invasive Plant Species Eradication
2. Work Site Management Skills
Personnel Issues: crew supervision, conflict resolution, assertive discipline, team building,
social/cultural diversity and sexual harassment awareness
Project Planning and Logistics: Project safety hazard analysis, project needs assessments,
and crew assignments.
3. Conservation Awareness/Environmental Literacy
Investigate major environmental issues of the times
Identify the conservation value of local and regional natural resource projects
Relate the coastal redwood ecology with natural resource projects
Evaluate the social, political, and ethical issues related to natural resource conservation
II. PREREQUISITES
Prerequisite?
No
X
Corequisite?
No
X
Recommended Preparation?
No ___X____
Yes _____________________
(course)
Yes _____________________
(course)
Yes _____________________
(course)
Rationale for Prerequisite, Corequisite, Recommended
Preparation__________________________________________________
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30%
10%
PROGRAM AND COURSE NUMBER
NR 100
III. OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENTS
1.
COURSE OUTCOMES/OBJECTIVES
Demonstrate professionalism/work site management skills by participating on a supervised crew involved with
natural resources field activities. Such skills include:
 Understands and demonstrates basic leadership principles
 Demonstrates effective reading and writing skills
 Complies with professional work ethics
 Accepts and gives constructive criticism (feedback)
 Provides a working and learning atmosphere.
Apply and demonstrate various natural resource conservation technical skills by participating on a supervised crew
involved with natural resource conservation field activities. Such skills include:
 Working knowledge of tools and equipment used in trail design and construction. Tools and equipment include
both hand and power tools.
 Working knowledge of tools and equipment used in design and implementation of salmonid habitat
improvements, riparian habitat improvements and hill slope erosion control projects. Tools and equipment
include various hand tools and power equipment.
 Working knowledge of survey equipment and mapping tools used to design natural resource projects.
Demonstrate conservation awareness/environmental literacy. Such skills include:
 Apply natural resource conservation principles to field activities and documenting said principles as project logs
(journals)
 Evaluate course field project in terms of conservation values.
 Ability to teach other project participants about the conservation values.
 Discuss alternative ways of implementing projects in terms of ecological, social, cultural, and economic issues.
2. COLLEGE LEVEL CRITICAL THINKING TASKS/ASSIGNMENTS:
The student will be required to:
 Explain how the field work project conserves natural resources.
 Evaluate both crew production and project quality control.
 Apply appropriate conservation technical skills to various projects.
 Complete writing assignments demonstrating the value of applied natural resource technologies in
regards to conserving, enhancing, and protecting ecosystems.
3. ASSESSMENT
Degree applicable courses must have a minimum of one response in category A, B, or C. If category A is not
checked, the department must explain why substantial writing assignments are an inappropriate basis for at least part
of the grade.
A. This course requires a minimum of two substantial (500 words each) written assignments which demonstrate
standard English usage (grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary) and proper paragraph and essay development. In
grading these assignments, instructors shall use, whenever possible, the English Department’s rubric for grading the
ENGL 150 exit essay. Substantial writing assignments, including:
__ essay exam(s)
__ term or other paper(s)
___ laboratory report(s)
__ written homework
_X_ reading report(s)
_X_ other (specify) ___Journal [Project Log]__________________
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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PROGRAM AND COURSE NUMBER
B.
__
__
__
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Computational or Non-computational problem-solving demonstrations, including:
exam(s)
__ quizzes
__ homework problems
laboratory report(s)
X field work
other (specify) _________________________________________
C.
Skill demonstrations, including:
_X_ class performance(s)
_X_ field work
other (specify)
__ performance exam(s)
D. Objective examinations, including:
__ multiple choice
__ true/false
__ matching items
__ completion
_X_other (specify) __Demonstrate learning through completion of specific tasks__
E.
Other (specify)
Performance Evaluations
NOTE: A course grade may not be based solely on attendance.
IV. TEXTS AND MATERIALS
APPROPRIATE TEXTS AND MATERIALS:
(Indicate textbooks that may be required or recommended, including alternate texts that may be used.)
All texts are recommended; they are not required nor are they alternates
Text(s)
Title: Trail Maintenance & Construction Course, Trails Manual
Edition 1991 Edition
Author: California Department of Parks and Recreation, Klamath District & California Conservation Corps
Klamath Service District
Publisher: California Department of Parks and Recreation and California Conservation Corps, Del Norte Center
Title:
Principals of Erosion and Erosion Control, Training Manual
Edition: 1997
Author: California Conservation Corps, Del Norte Center
Publisher: California Conservation Corps, Del Norte Center
Title:
Aqua Culture 42-A, Fish Habitat Restoration – Course Outline and Study Guide
Edition: One
Author: California Conservation Corps in cooperation with College of the Redwoods, Del Norte
Publisher: California Conservation Corps
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 Dean or Center
Dean)
OR
X
______ No
have been certified by the LAC as being of college level using the Coleman and Dale-Chall
Readability Index Scale.
Request for Exception Attached.
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PROGRAM AND COURSE NUMBER
NR 100
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 do the following:
_____
_____
X
X
_____
_____
X
_____
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.)
_____ Other (specify) ______________________________________________________
V. TECHNICAL INFORMATION
1. Contact Hours Per Week: (Indicate
"TOTAL" hours if less than semester length)
Lecture:
½
Weekly ______ TOTAL
Lab:
6
Weekly ______ TOTAL
No. of Weeks __S____ (S = semester length)
(Use Request for Exception sheet to justify
more-than-minimum required hours.)
5. Recommended Maximum Class Size __25____
Units
7. Grading Standard
___X___Letter Grade Only
______CR/NC Only
______Grade-CR/NC Option
Grade-CR/NC Option Criteria:
______Introductory
______1st course in sequence
______Exploratory
2.50 or
Variable Unit Range ______
2. TLUs
3.
6.75
Does course fulfill a General Education
requirement? (For existing courses only;
for new courses, use GE Application Form)
_____ Yes __x___ No
If yes, in what G.E. area?
AA/AS Area _________
CSU/GE Area _________
IGETC Area _________
4. Method of Instruction:
_____ Lecture
_____ Lab
__X___ Lecture/Lab
_____ Independent Study
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6. Transferability______ CSU ______ UC
List two UC/CSU campuses with similar courses
(include course #s)
___________________ _______________________
Articulation with UC requested ______
8. Is course repeatable __X____ Yes ______ No
If so, repeatable to a maximum of:
___2___Total Enrollments
___5__Total Units
(Use Request for Exception sheet to justify repeatability.)
9. SAM Classification __C___
Course Classification __I_____
PROGRAM AND COURSE NUMBER
NR 100
REQUEST FOR EXCEPTION
This form may be used to provide justification for
1.
2.
3.
making a course repeatable
requiring more than the minimum number of contact hours
utilizing non-college level texts for degree applicable course
To request an exception, provide the following information:
Natural Resources
Department and Course No
.
NR 100
Course Title
NATURE OF THE EXCEPTION REQUESTED AND RATIONALE:
Through additional supervision and experience, the students will improve specific skills. The field experience will
vary from semester to semester allowing for varied skills to be enhanced by supervised repetition and independent
practice.
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