AGRS 23: Planting Gardens - Skill Building II builds upon the skills developed in AGRS 20. This course continues to provide students with the opportunity to build garden planters and plant flowers, herbs, and vegetables. The focus will be on mastering the specific skills associated with gardening, safety and tool usage. Students will also learn problem-solving strategies, self-management skills, workplace etiquette for task completion, and awareness of quality workmanship.
Prerequisites: None
Corequisite: None
Crosslisted: None
Accessibility Services Notice
Students who would like an academic accommodation and who have a documented disability should contact Accessibility Services, if they have not already done so.Course Details| Total number of weeks | 15 |
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| Total Credits | |
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| Total Hours | 120 |
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Typical hours per week breakdown| Lecture | 4 |
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| Other | 4 |
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to:
- formulate short- and long-term goals for course completion;
- design a plan for planting a garden;
- evaluate work completed and rate performance;
- practice problem-solving strategies;
- evaluate skills, abilities, work skills, habits, performance and compatibility;
- demonstrate good time management;
- develop and practice self-management skills for work;
- demonstrate appropriate and safe workplace etiquette to complete a task;
- follow task completion rules and safe procedures;
- define and use terminology related to gardening;
- recognize standards for quality and essential areas of improvement;
- gain confidence and self-esteem toward mastery of skill set in area of focus;
- demonstrate an awareness of expectations needed for quality workmanship;
- develop problem-solving strategies for personal and professional situations;
- identify any barriers for task completion and develop effective strategies;
- identify and use appropriate tools to complete the task at hand;
- safely use tools to complete a task;
- demonstrate a mastery of skill set in area of training; and
- use identified resources in workplace to move towards independent work.
Grading Table
| Grade |
Description |
| AAV |
ABOVE AVERAGE -The student has mastered all or most course objectives/requirements in a minimum time frame and has exemplified good work and study habits. |
| COM |
COMPLETE – denotes that the student has mastered a satisfactory number of course objectives/requirements in a non-credit course |
| CRG |
CREDIT GRANTED - denotes that the student performance was satisfactory in a credit course. |
| NCG |
NO CREDIT GRANTED - denotes that the student performance was unsatisfactory. |
| PCG |
PARTIAL CREDIT GRANTED – denotes that the student has successfully completed a portion of the course objectives in a credit course. |
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Disclaimer
Information contained in this course outline is correct at the time of publication. Content of the course is revised on an ongoing basis to ensure relevance to changing educational, employment and market needs. The instructor will endeavor to provide notice of changes to students as soon as possible. The instructor reserves the right to add or delete material from courses.