OFFICE: / 620/108
OFFICE TELEPHONE: / 574.6278
E-MAIL ADDRESS: /
WEBSITE: /
OFFICE HOURS: / Posted on office door
CLASS SCHEDULE: / LEC: M2 to 5
LAB: W 2 to 5
Alphanumeric grades will be assigned as follows:
91- 100=A
81- 90=B
71- 80=C
65- 70=D
Below 65=F / Measurement and Evaluation:
Exam 1...... 20%
Exam 2...... 20%
Exam 3...... 20%
Final Exam...... 20%
Participation and labs...... 15%
Quizzes 5%
TOTAL100%
DAILY QUIZZES will be OPEN NOTE during the first 10 minutes of class.
8/21/2017 / M / 1 / CELLS
8/23/2017 / W / 2 / Microscopes, elodea cytoplasmic streaming (add salt solution while observing), eggs in vinegar
8/28/2017 / M / 3 / TISSUES (Place eggs in water and vinegar)
8/30/2017 / W / 4 / Diffusion in hot and cold water; Videos of diffusion and osmosis; Set up thistle tubes (osmosis): Complete egg experiment; Complete celery experiment; Planting growth trials; Inoculate pine trees with mycorrhizae;
9/4/2017 / M / OFF
9/6/2017 / W / 5 / ROOTS; Set up carrot osmosis lab
9/11/2017 / M / 6 / Onion root tip mitosis lab; Complete carrot osmosis lab; Inoculate beans with rhizobium
9/13/2017 / W / 7 / STEMS; demo the injection site on stump
9/18/2017 / M / 8 / Light quality trials; Stake peas; Fertilize peas
9/20/2017 / W / 9 / EXAM 1; LABS DUE
9/25/2017 / M / 10 / Cross section stem; Seed lettuce for bolting experiment; Divide and pot pitcher plants; Plant onion sets; Start the genetics trials
9/27/2017 / W / 11 / LEAVES
10/2/2017 / M / 12 / Compound leaves and carnivorous leaves; Cross section leaves, Stomata (rose and maple); photosynthesis trials (elodea)
10/4/2017 / W / 13 / FLOWERS, FRUITS AND SEEDS
10/9/2017 / M / 14 / EXAM 2; LABS DUE
10/11/2017 / W / OFF
10/16/2017 / M / OFF
10/18/2017 / W / 15 / Start fruit ripening trial (fruit preserving bag, paper bag, no bag); Start allelopathy lab;Start scarification experiment (pumpkin); Start scarification experiment (honeylocust); Start the genetics trial
10/23/2017 / M / 16 / WATER
10/25/2017 / W / 17 / Transpiration trial (Tubing and Ziploc baggies); Allelopathy lab part 2
10/30/2017 / M / 18 / METABOLISM
11/1/2017 / W / 19 / Dry weight experiment (succulent, bamboo, and annual); Start imbibition lab (peas and sucrose solution); Finish allelopathy and apply solution to pumpkins
11/6/2017 / M / 20 / GROWTH
11/8/2017 / W / 21 / Finish dry weight experiment; Finish pea imbibition; Start tropism (seed); spinach photosynthesis experiment
11/13/2017 / M / 22 / EXAM 3; LABS DUE
11/15/2017 / W / 23 / FERNS, GYMNOSPERMS and ANGIOSPERMS;
11/20/2017 / M / 24 / Examine root tropism
11/22/2017 / W / OFF
11/27/2017 / M / 25 / GENETICS
11/29/2017 / W / 26 / Tropism (seed); Genetics experiment
12/4/2017 / M / 27 / REVIEW; LABS DUE
12/6/2017 / W / 28 / FINAL
OFFICE TELEPHONE: / 574-6278
E-MAIL ADDRESS: /
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Course Syllabus
COURSE TITLE: / Plant Form and Function / PREFIX & NUMBER: / HRT 110LECTURE HOURS: / 3.0 / LAB HOURS: / 3.0
CONTACT HOURS: / 6.0 / CREDIT HOURS: / 4.0
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is a study of morphology, anatomy and physiology of higher plants. Emphasis is on plant structure, functions of plant parts, plant processes, plant growth and development, and plant inheritance.
TEXTBOOKS AND OTHER MATERIALS (OPTIONAL):
Biology of Plants, Raven, Evert, and Eichhorn; 5th ed., 1992.
Laboratory Topics in Biology, Evert and Eichhorn; 5th ed., 1992.
COURSE COMPETENCIES:
Upon successful completion of this course the student should be able to:
- identify the major organs of higher plants - roots, stems, leaves, and flowers.
- identify the issue types which make up each of the plant organs.
- describe the function of each tissue type and of each plant organ.
- discuss the process of photosynthesis, it’s importance to mankind and the effect of the environment on photosynthetic rates.
- describe the flow of water through the plant and the effect of the environment on plant/water relations.
- describe growth in plants by drawing and labeling the stages of cell division (mitosis), and describing the process of cell enlargement.
- describe the processes of seed production in plants beginning with pollination.
- discuss the role of plant hormones in plant growth and development.
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ACCOMMODATIONS FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS:
The College will make reasonable accommodations for persons with documented disabilities. Students should notify the Counselor for Students with Disabilities (located in Counseling and Career Development, Building 410, Room 210) and their instructors of any special needs. Instructors should be notified on the first day of classes.
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICES IN CLASSROOMS:
To minimize classroom disruptions and protect the integrity of test-taking situations, activated electronic communication devices such as pagers and telephones are generally not permitted in classrooms at Trident Technical College. The only exception to this policy will be for on-call emergency personnel (police, fire, EMS), who will be required to notify their classroom instructor of their need for such devices at the beginning of the term and provide documentation verifying their occupation. However, on-call emergency personnel may not leave a testing situation, communicate by electronic means and return to complete an examination. In these cases, instructors should make arrangements for re-testing.
ATTENDANCE POLICY:
Before attending classes, students must meet all prerequisites and officially register for all courses. Prompt and regular attendance is the responsibility of the students. Students are responsible for all material covered and all assignments made in class. Any time you are absent from a class, laboratory or other scheduled events, it is your responsibility to make satisfactory arrangements for any make-up work if permitted by the instructor.
An absence is defined as nonattendance for any reason, including illness, emergency or official leave. If a student arrives late or leaves before the instructor dismisses class, the student may also be considered absent. All class sessions are important. Any time a student misses a class he/she increases the risk of making a failing grade.
If a student quits coming or participating in the course and does not officially withdraw by the withdrawal date for each semester, that student will receive a grade of F or U. The instructor cannot assign a grade of W. If a student receives financial aid or veterans’’ aid, his/her aid may be revised as a result of any changes in his his/her course schedule.
ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR STATEMENT:
Adjunct faculty do not have offices on campus. To contact an adjunct faculty member by phone, call the Industrial and Engineering Technology Division (574-6156 or 574-6115). The administrative specialists or program coordinator will contact the adjunct and request that he/she call you at the phone number you specify.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS REQUIRED OF STUDENTS
FOR ADMISSION AND PROGRESSION IN THE
HORTICULTURE TECHNOLOGY DEGREE AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS
The following is a list of essential skills and functions required to enter the courses in this program. The required functions are included but not limited to the given list. The instructor must maintain lab and class safety. To protect students, faculty, staff and property, the instructor may need to remove a student from a course if that student does not follow instructions or if a student does not demonstrate an understanding of safety or if the student's conduct is determined unsafe by the instructor. Any prescription medication directly affecting the central nervous system causing drowsiness, loss of alertness, effecting overall motor function or impeding the ability to stay focused and on task results in an unsafe lab environment for the individual and others. Applicants and students should be able to perform these essential functions or with reasonable accommodations, such as the help of compensatory techniques and/or assistive devices demonstrate the ability to become proficient in these essential functions.
EssentialFunction / Technical Standard / Examples
Reading / Locates, understands and interprets written information in prose and in documents such as manuals, graphs and schedules in English languages. / Reads/studies textbooks, studies student lab manual, interprets landscape design blueprints, following daily laboratory schedule to maintain appropriate time-line and project completion in English languages.
Writing / Communicates thoughts, ideas, information and messages in writing; and creates documents such as memos, letters, directions, manuals, reports, graphs and flow charts. / Outline the individual steps necessary to produce a landscape maintenance schedule and letter of proposal, maintain class lecture notes, submit in writing completed class or lab assignments.
Arithmetic/
Mathematics / Perform basic computations and approaches practical problems by choosing appropriately from a variety of mathematical techniques. / Use both engineer's and architects' scales, computes fertilizer and pesticide application calculation, determines measurements and materials quantity for construction projects, and determines basic slopes for landscape design.
Listening / Receives, attends to interprets and responds to verbal messages and other clues. / Assimilates classroom instruction, interprets and assimilates video instruction, observes and assimilates lab demonstrations, practices active listening for affirming understanding of verbal instructions, asking questions for clarification and probing for specifics.
Speaking / Organizes ideas and communicates orally. / Participates in classroom discussion, delivers oral presentations related to specific class content, organizes ideas and communicates specific questions to the instructor, verbally affirms understanding of a concept, procedure or required skill, communicate with peers, instructors or supervisors to insure proper and safe operation of machinery and lab equipment.
Physical Endurance / Remain continuously on task for several hours while standing, sitting, moving, lifting and/or bending. / Operation of a variety of landscape maintenance and landscape construction equipment; ability to handle large bags of potting media and fertilizer; ability to withstand hot and cold environmental elements.
Motor Skills / Gross and fine motor abilities sufficient to provide safe and effective use and operation of industrial equipment. / Operation of an automated vacuum seeder, ability to disseminate fine-sized seeds, adjusting machinery to make necessary construction cuts.
Mobility / Full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity, hand-eye coordination. / Disseminating fertilizers and seeds by hand; moving quickly with maintenance tools and equipment; setting containers from bench-height to floor height.
Olfactory Ability / Olfactory senses (smell) sufficient for maintaining environmental and greenhouse safety and also sufficient to aid in plant identification. / Distinguish smells which are contributory to assessing and determining problems associated with maintenance equipment and the environment such as burning oil, natural gas leaks (greenhouse); many ornamental's and woody ornamentals.
Professional Attitude and
Demeanor / Ability to present professional appearance and implement measures to maintain own physical and mental health, and emotional stability. / Work under stressful conditions, react calmly in emergency situations, demonstrate flexibility, show concern for others and practice good bodily hygiene.
Alertness, Ability to Focus / Ability to focus and concentrate on diagnostic, repair, and maintenance tasks requiring electrical and mechanical skills. Calculate, mix, and applu chemicals. / Operate hand and power tools, use meters and gauges to test fertilizer rates and pH of soils.
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