AGRI 1153 Soils & Plant Nutrition

This agriculture course studies the physical and chemical properties of soil as they apply to agriculture production, land evaluation and land use planning. As well as, the practical application to farming in relation to the characteristics of the soil, conservation of soil, water and conservation tillage. It lists the topics, objectives, readings/resources, activities, assignments, assessments, discussions and quizzes. Chapter 1- Properties of Soils, Chapter 2- Soils Investigation, Chapter 3- Soil Compaction, Chapter 4- Aggregates, Chapter 5- Pavement Structure and Base, Chapter 6- Asphalt Pavements and Materials, Chapter 7- Portland Cement Concrete.
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Date:
2014
Primary Material Type:
Hybrid/Blended Course
Other Material Types:
Assignment, Collection, Presentation, Reference Material, Syllabus, Tutorial
Institution:
Southeast Community College
Project Name:
Mapping New Careers in Geospatial Technologies
Funding Source:
TAACCCT Round 3
Subjects:
Soils, Plant Nutrition, Soil Properties, Soil Aggregates, Hybrid Soils Course

Industry / Occupation

Industry Partner:
Ag Leader, Norder Supply, and Servitech helped define strategy and goals, identify necessary skills and competencies, provided resources and assistance with program design and hired qualified participants who completed the certificate.
Industry Sector:
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (11)
Occupation:
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations (45-0000)

Education / Instructional Information

Instructional Program:
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences (01)
Credit Type:
  • Credit
Credential Type:
  • Certificate
Educational Level of Materials:
  • 1st year Community College or equivalent
Time Required:
10 weeks
Language:
English (United States)
Interactivity Type:
Mix of Active and Presentation.
Quality Rubric:
Other
Quality Note:
Process to ensure quality are the Seven Principles for Good Teaching Practice (Chickering and Gamson)
Quality of Subject Matter was assured by:
  • Consultations during development of instructional materials
  • Participation as an ongoing member of team developing the instructional materials
  • Conducting an evaluation of the instructional materials and providing a report
  • SME Quality Report is posted in Skills Commons
Quality of Online/Hybrid Course Design assured by:
  • Custom Quality Rubric
  • Expertise of Project's Instructional Designers
Course Note:
Precision Agriculture Certificate
SkillsCommons' Material Reused:
https://www.skillscommons.org/handle/taaccct/2086

Accessibility

Formal Accessibility Policy:
https://www.southeast.edu/diversity/
Accessibility Features:
  • Text Access - Text to Speech
  • Text Adjust - Compatible
  • Text Adjustment - Adjust Font and Colors
  • Reading Layout - Reflow the Text
  • Reading Order - Digital resource layout
  • Structural Markup - Navigation Text
  • Structural Markup - Lists
  • Hyperlinks Rendered As Active
  • Non-Decorative Images Have Alt Text

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