COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE TITLE: Agricultural Power Systems
INSTRUCTOR: Scott Miller
Assistant: Sonnie Pickens
COURSE DESCRIPTION: To be prepared for careers in agricultural power, structural, and technical systems, students should
attain academic skills and knowledge; acquire technical knowledge and skills related to power, structural, and technical agricultural
systems and the workplace; and develop knowledge and skills regarding career opportunities, entry requirements, industry
certifications, and industry expectations. To prepare for success, students should have opportunities to learn, reinforce, apply, and
transfer their knowledge and technical skills in a variety of settings. This course is designed to develop an understanding of power and
control systems as related to energy sources, small and large power systems, and agricultural machinery.
Dress Code:
This class will be conducted in the classroom, vocational shop, and in the outdoor environment.
Students are
expected to dress appropriately for the shop and/or the outdoors. No open toed or open heeled shoes are allowed
in the shop and/or during outdoor activities (ie. No flip flops). No shorts are allowed while working in the shop
or being involved in most outdoor activities. This is for the safety of the student(s). Be sure to dress warm on
cool mornings.
Assignments/Projects
Class/Shop Work 20%
Exams/Projects 30%
Record books/SAE’s 30%
FFA 20%
On six weeks that not all grade categories are used the percentages will be distributed between used categories to equal 100%
Late work 1 day late -10% 2 days -20% 3 days -30% Work will not be accepted later than three days. Work
not meeting teacher standards may be turned back to be redone until it meets teacher standards. Students will be
expected to work to their best potential. Major exams will be conducted on announced dates. It is the student’s
responsibility to collect missed work. An “M” will be recorded in the grade book on the due date or ASAP after
the due date. If the absence was excused the “M” will be replaced with earned grade.
book as a zero until made up.)
(FYI “M” averages in the grade
The student will be given 1 day for each school day missed to make up missed work for
excused absences. Missed assignments can be found on the student’s class page at www.bookeragscffa.org .
Most classroom assignments will be turned in through the students school assigned gaggle account. The student
will use the class period and assignment name for the subject of the assignment. Work will be returned if not
titled properly. The assignments will be graded and returned back to the student. It is the student’s
responsibility to save the assignment on the school server for future use. Instructions will be provided on how to
do this.
A grade will be given as the student(s) work on a project as well as when the project is completed. Projects will
be graded as shop work as the students progresses on the project from day to day. The completed project will be
graded as an exam or project grade. The grade will consist on progress the student makes toward completing the
project as well as the work completed on a daily basis. In order to keep on a schedule out of class time may be
necessary to complete shop projects. Students will also work on LDE’s and CDE’s in order to improve
leadership skills through the ag program. The LDE’s and CDE’s may or may not relate directly to the Ag
Structures class but they will improve the skills and knowledge necessary to make the student a better leader.
SAE’s / FFA
All students will have a Supervised Agricultural Experience project. Each student in agricultural classes must
maintain a record book as mandated by the Career and Technology Division of the Texas Education Agency.
Booker Ag. Sc. students will use an internet based record book system (www.theaet.com). Some class time
may be available each six weeks for students to update record books; however, most of the time students will be
expected to update record books outside of class time as homework. FFA is considered a co-curricular
organization, not extra-curricular, and grades can be awarded for FFA activities. FFA contest and meetings are
held throughout the year and students are expected to participate. FFA activities are an extension of the
classroom. FFA, SAEs, and classroom instruction
all work together to make for a more
comprehensive learning experience. A further
understanding of FFA and SAE’s can also be
found on the Ag web site. www.bookeragscffa.org
In order to meet deadlines, and in the interest of keeping students active, and interested, contest and shop
projects students are involved in may, or may not, be directly involved with Agricultural Power Systems but will
be designed to enhance the leadership skills and knowledge of the student.
Fund Raisers:
Members will be required to sell 10 boxes of fruit and 10 boxes of Meat for the FFA Fundraiser, or pay $5.00
per box to meet the requirement. These funds are used to make purchases and operate the FFA for student
activities and events.
Booker Ag. Science and FFA Web Site:
To keep up to date with lessons and activities and to see what is happening with the Booker Ag. Sc. program
and FFA please go to the ag web site frequently. www.bookeragscffa.org
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