Introduction to Precision Agriculture
An introduction to precision farming applications. Students will be in the field using various GPS equipment in mastering the tasks associated with using today's GPS/GIS.
- Date:
- 2014-03
- Primary Material Type:
- Syllabus
- Institution:
- Lake Region State College
- Project Name:
- Training for Precision Ag Technicians
- Funding Source:
- 2
- Subjects:
- Global Positioning Systems
Industry / Occupation
- Industry Partner:
- AgraImaGIS Technologies, Simplot Industries, VerdiPlus Inc.
- Industry Sector:
- Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting -- Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry -- Support Activities for Crop Production (1151)
- Occupation:
- Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations -- First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers (45-1011)
Education / Instructional Information
- Instructional Program:
- Precision Production (48)
- Educational Level of Materials:
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- 1st year Community College or equivalent
- Time Required:
- 8 hours
- Language:
- English (United States)
- Interactivity Type:
- Mix of Active and Presentation.
- Quality Note:
- LRSC-TACT hired subject matter experts to review curriculum with either higher education (Ph.D) or having been in the industry a number of years to ensure quality. The expert who reviewed AGRI 275-Introduction to Precision Ag holds a Ph.D. with numerous years in Agriculture. The expert's CV and review of the course will be uploaded.
- Quality of Subject Matter was assured by:
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- 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
- Using an approved rubric to conduct the evaluation of the instructional materials and providing a report
- Quality of Online/Hybrid Course Design assured by:
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- Course Note:
- agriculture
Accessibility
- Accessibility Features:
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- Text Access - Text to Speech
- Text Adjust - Compatible
- Text Adjustment - Adjust Font and Colors
- Reading Layout - Reflow the Text
- Reading Layout - Page numbers match printed material
- Reading Order - Digital resource layout
- Structural Markup - Navigation Text
- Structural Markup - Lists
- Table Markup
- Hyperlinks Rendered As Active
- Colors Compatible With Assistive Technology
- Contrast Ratio of at Least 4.5:1.
- Language - Markup
Copyright / Licensing