Horticulture

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO 1: Demonstrate independent learning and effective communication skills.
• Operate independently by attending or logging into class regularly.
• Utilize time management effectively and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrate effective oral and written communication.
• SLO 2: Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of jobsite safety and effective and efficient work habits.
• Validate and demonstrate safety consciousness in work dress/apparel, tool use, jobsite demeanor, and personal protective equipment use.
• Assess jobsite hazards, reduce work related risks, and influence others to work in a safe and efficient manner.
• Select appropriate application tools and equipment for a variety of pesticide application activities.
• Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of the safe and efficient use of pesticides, adjuvants, and neutralizers.
• SLO 3: Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of California pesticide laws and regulations.
• Evaluate the requirements and process for obtaining a Qualified Applicators Certificate
• Evaluate the requirements and process for obtaining a Maintenance Gardener Pest Control Business License.
• Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of the exams and testing procedures of the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR).
• Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of license and certificate maintenance requirements and procedures.
• SLO 4: Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of integrated pest management (IPM).
• Demonstrate the ability to identify weed, invertebrate, and vertebrate pests, as well as nematodes and disease causing pathogens visually or through symptom identification.
• Demonstrate the ability to identify beneficial organisms affecting pest management decisions.
• Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of invertebrate pest prevention and management.
• Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of weed pest prevention and management.
• Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of disease prevention and management.
• Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of nematode prevention and management.
• Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of vertebrate pest prevention and management.
• SLO 5: Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of pesticides and pesticide function and use.
• Differentiate pesticide categories and modes of action.
• Assess various pesticide formulations and methods of application.
• Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of pesticide storage, transportation, and disposal.
• Explain the legal requirements of pesticide labels, material safety data sheets, and the worker safety standard with regards to the legal obligations of the end-user.
• SLO 6: Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of pesticide application equipment and use.
• Assess various types of pesticide application equipment.
• Calculate appropriate amounts of pesticide material to apply to a given landscape area.
• Examine methods for calibrating pesticide application equipment.
• Discuss the approved methods for cleaning and neutralizing pesticide application equipment.
• SLO 7: Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of business and professional standards in pest management.
• Compile a list of requirements for registering a license with the county Department of Agriculture.
• Demonstrate a fundamental understanding and ability to complete and file pesticide application reports as required by each county Department of Agriculture.
• Demonstrate success on practice certification and licensing exams.
• Recognize and explain the standard practices of various types of landscape construction/maintenance businesses, including estimating and bidding procedures, business practices, and working with state agencies.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO 1: Demonstrate independent learning and effective communication skills.
• Operate independently by attending or logging into class regularly.
• Utilize time management effectively and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrate effective oral and written communication.
• SLO 2: Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of the California horticulture industry.
• Identify the major markets of the horticulture industry and verify how these markets function in their county in the state of California.
• Identify and evaluate the various horticultural occupations and the associated employment requirements and opportunities.
• Identify and evaluate common practices of various horticultural business types.
• SLO 3: Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of scientific investigation and basic botany as it relates to gardening and landscaping.
• Apply the Scientific Method of research to appropriate horticulture and/or agriculture applications.
• Assess the role of plant cells, cells structures, and basic genetics in vegetative development, plant growth, and plant production.
• Recognize the major structures of plants and explain the function of each major plant structure.
• Identify and explain the requirements of plant growth.
• Utilize effectively plant identification and botanical terminology.
• Assess plant propagation through sexual and asexual methods.
• SLO 4: Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of soils and water in the garden/landscape.
• Explain soil development and structure, and describe sustainable soil maintenance practices.
• Formulate soils and container media.
• Evaluate various plant species and nutritional needs, and explain how to measure, mix, and apply fertilizers.
• Evaluate soil-water relationships.
• Assess water efficient irrigation methods and estimate watering needs.
• SLO 5: Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of common horticultural practices.
• Identify common horticulture tools and equipment.
• Identify common horticulturally related injuries when using tools incorrectly, and explain the safe and effective use of common horticulture tools and equipment.
• Identify the various types of horticultural structures and uses.
• Describe the methods utilized to plant and care for horticultural crops.
• Compare various cultural practices, and the resulting effect of each on plant health and development.
• Describe the process of plant selection and use.
• Recognize symptoms and signs of plant diseases and pests, and identify pest damage.
• Identify and explain common integrated pest management practices.
• Identify and explain common turf installation and maintenance practices.
• Identify and explain common pruning methods and practices.
• Identify and explain common sustainable landscape design methods.
• Describe the methods utilized in interiorscaping and indoor plant establishment and care.
• Identify and explain common vegetable and flower gardening practices.
• Formulate appropriate solutions for various garden/landscape scenarios.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO 1: Demonstrate independent learning and effective communication skills.
• Operate independently by attending or logging into class regularly.
• Utilize time management effectively and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrate effective oral and written communication.
• SLO 2: Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of the physical and chemical properties of soils
• Apply the Scientific Method of research through soils and plant-specific laboratory applications.
• Compare the textural classes of soil through laboratory analysis.
• Explain the role of soil structure and evaluate the effects of tillage management in soil productivity.
• Analyze the physical, chemical, and biological properties of soils, and understand their formation and how they are reservoirs for nutrients, water, and microscopic life.
• Assess the physical and chemical properties of soil through laboratory analysis.
• SLO 3: Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of the role of soil in plant nutrition.
• Identify the chemical elements necessary for plant growth through laboratory analysis.
• Diagnose common chemical deficiency and toxicity symptoms.
• Examine common cultural practices employed to maintain an adequate and balanced supply nutritional elements in a soil.
• Validate the fundamentals of plant nutrition through laboratory analysis.
• SLO 4: Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of best soil management practices in sustainable horticulture.
• Explain why our soils, as a natural resource, must be managed and preserved.
• Demonstrate how to effectively manage the physical, chemical, and biological properties of soils for sustained productivity.
• Examine the methods and means of utilizing organic matter to improve soil structure, support soil biology, and maintain and stimulate soil health.
• Analyze the effects of soil compaction in crop production and horticultural situations, and explain common methods utilized to alleviate soil compaction.
• Analyze the effects of soil erosion in crop production and horticultural situations, and explain common methods utilized to prevent soil erosion.
• Explain why irrigated soils must be managed in special ways to preserve their productivity.
• Explain the effects of salts and high sodium levels on soil structure, pH, drainage, and plant productivity.
• Validate the fundamentals of soil management through laboratory analysis.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO 1: Demonstrate independent learning and effective communication skills.
• Operate independently by attending or logging into class regularly.
• Utilize time management effectively and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrate effective oral and written communication.
• SLO 2: Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of job site safety and effective and efficient work habits.
• Validate and demonstrate safety consciousness in work dress/apparel, tool use, job site demeanor, and personal protective equipment use.
• Assess job site hazards, reduce work-related risks, and influence others to work in a safe and efficient manner.
• Select appropriate personal protective equipment for a given pesticide.
• Demonstrate the safe and efficient use of pesticide application equipment.
• SLO 3: Assess, evaluate, and implement the principles and practices of integrated pest management.
• Evaluate the economic significance of plant pest problems in horticulture and/or agriculture.
• Assess the reasons conventional pest control options are no longer desirable.
• Demonstrate the ability to diagnose and analyze pest damage.
• Recommend integrated pest management strategies and select proper control measures.
• Identify insects and closely related plant pests, common plant diseases and abiotic plant disorders, weed species, and beneficial organisms as evident from existing signs and symptoms.
• Compare and contrast various methods of conventional pest management strategies to integrated pest management strategies.
• Demonstrate the ability to prepare pesticide application equipment safely and accurately.
• Demonstrate the ability to operate pesticide application equipment safely and efficiently through the application of pesticide materials during a simulated exercise.
• Formulate a seasonal pest management plan using the principles of integrated pest management.
• SLO 4: Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of licensing and/or certification and business and professional standards in integrated pest management.
• Analyze landscape pest management professions and identify and explain requirements for employment and/or licensing or certification.
• Recognize and explain the benefits of additional/supplemental licensing and certification through state agencies and professional associations.
• Evaluate the major California pesticide use laws and regulations.
• Demonstrate an understanding of California regulations governing pesticide applicator certification and licensing.
• Validate and demonstrate the importance of professionalism in the landscape industry and describe the professional industry associations and certification programs.
• Recognize and explain the standard practices of various types of landscape construction/maintenance businesses, including estimating and bidding procedures, business practices, and working with state agencies.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO 1: Demonstrate independent learning and effective communication skills.
• Operate independently by attending class regularly or logging into class regularly when offered online.
• Utilize time management effectively and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrate effective oral and written communication.
• SLO 2: Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of jobsite safety and effective and efficient work habits.
• Validate and demonstrate safety consciousness in work dress/apparel, tool use, jobsite demeanor, and personal protective equipment use.
• Assess jobsite hazards, reduce work related risks, and influence others to work in a safe and efficient manner.
• Select appropriate personal protective equipment for given landscape operations.
• Identify potential hazards created by improper pruning and training and/or poor cultural practices.
• SLO 3: Assess, evaluate, and implement the principles and practices of plant identification and use.
• Recognize, explain, and utilize the binomial method of plant nomenclature.
• Recognize, explain, and utilize plant identification and botanical terminology.
• Utilize physical and morphological characteristics to identify selected plant species.
• Examine, compare, and explain soil requirements and ecology of different plants.
• Analyze the various uses of plants in the home and commercial landscape.
• Propose landscape uses for those plants studied during the fall semester.
• Identify plants whose requirements fit selected criteria.
• Examine, formulate, and utilize plant keys to identify plants.
• Assemble a professional herbarium utilizing collected and preserve plant materials, scans, and/or pictures.
• Recognize ideal plant characteristic and select quality plant material from nursery stock.
• Evaluate plant health and identify plant damage caused by pests, diseases, environmental conditions, nutritional deficiencies, or poor cultural practices.
• Examine, evaluate, and compare computerized plant selection software programs.
• Develop a plant characteristics key for future design work.
• SLO 4: Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of licensing and/or certification, and business and professional standards as related to plant identification in horticulture.
• Recognize and explain the benefits of additional/supplemental licensing and certification through state agencies and professional associations.
• Validate the importance of professionalism in the landscape industry and describe the professional industry associations and certification programs related to plant identification and use.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO 1: Demonstrate independent learning and effective communication skills.
• Operate independently by attending or logging into class regularly.
• Utilize time management effectively and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrate effective oral and written communication.
• SLO 2: Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of jobsite safety and effective and efficient work habits.
• Validate and demonstrate safety consciousness in work dress/apparel, tool use, jobsite demeanor, and personal protective equipment use.
• Assess jobsite hazards, reduce work related risks, and influence others to work in a safe and efficient manner.
• Select appropriate personal protective equipment for given landscape operations.
• Identify potential hazards created by improper pruning and training and/or poor cultural practices.
• SLO 3: Assess, evaluate, and implement the principles and practices of plant identification and use.
• Recognize, explain, and utilize the binomial method of plant nomenclature.
• Recognize, explain, and utilize plant identification and botanical terminology.
• Utilize physical and morphological characteristics to identify selected plant species.
• Examine, compare, and explain soil requirements and ecology of different plants.
• Analyze the various uses of plants in the home and commercial landscape.
• Propose landscape uses for those plants studied during this course.
• Identify plants whose requirements fit selected criteria.
• Examine, formulate, and utilize keys to identify plants.
• Assemble a professional herbarium utilizing collected and preserve plant materials, scans, and/or pictures.
• Recognize ideal plant characteristic and select quality plant material from nursery stock.
• Evaluate plant health and identify plant damage caused by pests, diseases, environmental conditions, nutritional deficiencies, or poor cultural practices.
• Examine, evaluate, and compare computerized plant selection software programs.
• Develop a plan characteristics key for future design work.
• SLO 4: Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of licensing and/or certification, and business and professional standards as related to plant identification in horticulture.
• Recognize and explain the benefits of additional/supplemental licensing and certification through state agencies and professional associations.
• Validate and demonstrate the importance of professionalism in the landscape industry, and described the professional industry associations and certification programs.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO 1: Demonstrate independent learning and effective communication skills.
• Operate independently by attending or logging into class regularly.
• Utilize time management effectively and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrate effective oral and written communication.
• SLO 2: Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of jobsite safety and effective and efficient work habits.
• Validate and demonstrate safety consciousness in work dress/apparel, tool use, jobsite demeanor, and personal protective equipment use.
• Assess jobsite hazards, reduce work related risks, and influence others to work in a safe and efficient manner.
• Select appropriate personal protective equipment for given landscape operations.
• Identify potential hazards created by improper pruning and training and/or poor cultural practices.
• SLO 3: Assess, evaluate, and implement the principles and practices of plant identification and use.
• Recognize, explain, and utilize the binomial method of plant nomenclature.
• Recognize, explain, and utilize plant identification and botanical terminology.
• Utilize physical and morphological characteristics to identify selected plant species.
• Examine, compare, and explain soil requirements and ecology of different plants.
• Analyze the various uses of plants in the home and commercial landscape.
• Propose landscape uses for the plants studied in this course.
• Identify plants whose requirements fit selected criteria.
• Examine, formulate, and utilize keys to identify plants.
• Assemble a professional herbarium utilizing collected and preserve plant materials, scans, and/or pictures.
• Recognize ideal plant characteristics and select quality plant material from nursery stock.
• Evaluate plant health and identify plant damage caused by pests, diseases, environmental conditions, nutritional deficiencies, or poor cultural practices.
• Examine, evaluate, and compare computerized plant selection software programs.
• Develop a plant characteristics key for future design work.
• SLO 4: Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of licensing and/or certification, and business and professional standards as related to plant identification in horticulture.
• Recognize and explain the benefits of additional/supplemental licensing and certification through state agencies and professional associations.
• Validate and demonstrate the importance of professionalism in the landscape industry, and described the professional industry associations and certification programs.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO 1: Demonstrate independent learning and effective communications skills.
• Operate independently by attending class regularly or logging into class regularly when offered online.
• Utilize time management effectively and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrate effective oral and written communication.
• SLO 2: Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of jobsite safety and effective and efficient work habits.
• Validate and demonstrate safety consciousness in work dress/apparel, tool use, jobsite demeanor, and personal protective equipment use.
• Assess jobsite hazards, reduce work related risks, and influence others to work in a safe and efficient manner.
• Identify and safely use specialized nursery tools and equipment.
• SLO 3: Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of the California nursery industry.
• Identify and assess the major markets of the nursery industry and verify how these markets function within the local horticulture industry and in the county and state economy.
• Identify and evaluate the various nursery occupations and the associated employment requirements.
• Explain the industry accepted cultural practices utilized in the production, growth, and care of nursery and container stock.
• Assess and exhibit the universal professional skills needed for successful employment in the Horticulture/Agriculture Industry.
• Evaluate and describe distinct types of wholesale plant production entities.
• Analyze and assess the major federal and state laws governing plant propagation and protection.
• SLO 4: Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of plant propagation principles and practices.
• Evaluate and explain the effect of temperature, water, humidity, and fertility on plant growth.
• Assess and describe the principles of sexual and asexual plant reproduction.
• Compare the various propagation methods and select the most appropriate method for a given plant species.
• Create and implement a propagation program.
• Produce plants from propagation stage to salable size including the procedures of propagation by seed, cuttings, layering, and division.
• Practice the procedures of budding, grafting, and micro-propagation.
• Calculate the proper timing for the various propagation and production techniques appropriate to the plant species and propagation method.
• Formulate and prepare specialized planting and propagating media.
• Calculate, measure, blend, and apply fertilizers.
• Demonstrate proper planting and transplanting of a variety of plants into appropriate containers.
• Compare and select appropriate integrated pest management procedures for common greenhouse and nursery pests.
• Devise and implement a marketing plan and demonstrate proper merchandising techniques.
• Identify common propagation, nursery, and landscape tools and equipment.
• Demonstrate the ability to use and maintain nursery tools and equipment.
• Create a retail nursery layout plan.
• Demonstrate various methods of plant propagation.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO 1: Demonstrate independent learning and effective communication skills.
• Demonstrate responsibility for personal actions and choices.
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• SLO 2: Demonstrate basic and advanced plant science/horticulture skills development and improvement.
• Demonstrate and apply the theories of sustainable and organic agriculture.
• Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of soils, soil development, soil building and preparation and sustainable soil management.
• Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of hydraulics and irrigation design, installation, and water management principles and practices.
• Create agriculture design concepts based on sound, sustainable soil management, water conservation, construction and maintenance, and integrated pest management best practices.
• Describe the development and dissemination of modern agricultural technologies and land use practices.
• Detail the extent of agricultural land use today and how trends in human population growth have and may continue to place additional demands upon agricultural ecosystems.
• Explain the agro-ecosystem, environmental quality and human health risks associated with the technologies and land use practices common in modern US agriculture.
• Explain the differences and similarities of several types of sustainable agriculture.
• Describe the basic plant anatomy and physiology as it relates to crop production.
• Explain and apply the scientific method to sustainable agriculture production practices.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO 1: Demonstrate independent learning and effective communication skills.
• Operate independently by attending or logging into class regularly.
• Utilize time management effectively and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrate effective oral and written communication.
• SLO 2: Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of jobsite safety and effective and efficient work habits.
• Validate and demonstrate safety consciousness in work dress/apparel, tool use, jobsite demeanor, and personal protective equipment use.
• Assess jobsite hazards, reduce work related risks, and influence others to work in a safe and efficient manner.
• Select appropriate hand and/or power tools for a variety of landscape projects.
• Demonstrate the safe and efficient use of hand, power, and powder-actuated tools to construct wood, masonry, and concrete projects.
• Demonstrate the safe and efficient use of gas/fuel powered landscape equipment.
• SLO 3: Assess, evaluate, and implement the principles and practices of sustainable landscape construction.
• Select appropriate soil preparation methods for various soil conditions.
• Select and utilize appropriate measuring and leveling devices to alter landforms, establish finish grades, calculate proper slope, and control drainage and runoff.
• Analyze and explain the fundamentals of construction material selection, including the use of recycled materials.
• Analyze and explain the fundamentals of walk, deck, patio, and fence construction.
• Analyze and explain the fundamentals of water feature installation.
• Analyze and explain the fundamentals of landscape lighting design and installation.
• Plan and install a water efficient, automated irrigation system.
• Compare and appraise the use of seed, sprigs, sod, and artificial turf as a means of lawn establishment.
• Explain and demonstrate the steps required when installing lawn seed, sod, and artificial turf.
• Examine and select the appropriate shrub and tree planting method and staking system for a given slope, environment, and soil condition.
• Utilize a complete set of landscape plans to estimate material quantities, material and supply costs, and labor costs.
• Analyze a complete set of landscape plans, and prepare a construction estimate and/or bid.
• SLO 4: Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of state contractor licensing, supplemental certification, and business and professional standards in the landscape industry.
• Analyze landscape professions and identify and explain licensing requirements.
• Recognize and explain the requirements and procedures for procuring a C-27 landscape contracting license.
• Recognize and explain the benefits of additional/supplemental licensing and certification through state agencies and professional associations.
• Examine and explain the California state contracting laws and regulations, and the California State License Board rules governing the C-27 landscape contractor’s specialty license.
• Validate and demonstrate the importance of professionalism in the landscape industry, and described the professional industry associations and certification programs.
• Recognize and explain the standard practices of various types of landscape construction/maintenance businesses, including estimating and bidding procedures, business practices, and working with state agencies.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO 1: Demonstrate independent learning and effective communication skills.
• Operate independently by attending class regularly or logging into class regularly when offered online.
• Utilize time management effectively and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrate effective oral and written communication.
• SLO 2: Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of jobsite safety and effective and efficient work habits.
• Validate and demonstrate safety consciousness in work dress/apparel, tool use, jobsite demeanor, and personal protective equipment use.
• Assess jobsite hazards, reduce work related risks, and influence others to work in a safe and efficient manner.
• Select appropriate hand and/or power tools for a variety of landscape maintenance activities.
• Demonstrate the safe and efficient use of gas/fuel powered landscape equipment.
• SLO 3: Assess, evaluate, and implement the principles and practices of sustainable landscape maintenance.
• Select appropriate soil preparation methods for various soil conditions.
• Analyze soil conditions and formulate a sustainable program of soil maintenance and improvement through the use of organic amendments.
• Recognize and demonstrate the appropriate management strategies, including mowing, fertilizing, watering, and pest management for a given turf species.
• Evaluate and discuss the steps required in the renovation and repair of a given turf planting.
• Evaluate and describe basic pruning and training systems applied to selected interior and/or exterior plant species.
• Utilize water-efficient irrigation techniques and select equipment to correctly irrigate, schedule, and conserve water in the landscape.
• Recognize inappropriate irrigation equipment and/or faulty irrigation components and make basic repairs, replacements, and/or adjustments to a system.
• Design a water efficient irrigation schedule based on plants species, landscape environments, and microclimates.
• Demonstrate the ability to program a variety of commonly used irrigation controllers.
• Discuss and demonstrate the proper steps and planting various container grown, balled and burlapped, and bare-root trees/shrubs, as well as groundcovers, and bedding plants.
• Analyze landscape plantings and select appropriate staking/guying systems.
• Evaluate plant health, and identify symptoms of plant damage by common pests, diseases, and abiotic factors.
• Analyze and discuss integrated pest management strategies for controlling selected weeds, insect pests, and diseases.
• Identify common landscape weeds, insect pests, and diseases, and propose an integrated pest management plan.
• Select, mix, and safely apply pesticides according to label directions, and in accordance with state and federal laws and regulations, through properly calibrated application equipment.
• Utilize a complete set of landscape plans to estimate required maintenance activities, material, supply, and labor costs, and create an annual maintenance calendar of operations for a selected landscape.
• Analyze a complete set of landscape plans or an actual landscape site, and prepare a maintenance estimate and/or bid.
• SLO 4: Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of licensing and/or certification, and business and professional standards in the landscape industry.
• Analyze landscape maintenance professions and identify and explain requirements for employment and/or licensing or certification.
• Recognize and explain the benefits of additional/supplemental licensing and certification through state agencies and professional associations.
• Examine and explain California Department of Pesticide Regulation laws and regulations, and the CDPR rules governing the Qualified Applicator’s Certificate and Landscape Maintenance Gardener’s Pest Control Business license.
• Validate and demonstrate the importance of professionalism in the landscape industry.
• Describe the major professional industry associations and their certification programs.
• Recognize and explain the standard practices of landscape construction/maintenance businesses, including estimating and bidding procedures, business practices, and working with state agencies.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO 1: Demonstrate independent learning and effective communication skills.
• Operate independently by attending class regularly or logging into class regularly when offered online.
• Utilize time management effectively and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrate effective oral, written, and graphic communication.
• SLO 2: Assess, evaluate, and implement the principles and practices of water efficient landscape and irrigation systems design through graphic presentation.
• Assess and apply the use of drafting equipment and techniques to landscape design and landscape architecture.
• Assess and evaluate plant data software, plant materials websites, and landscape CADD (Computer Aided Drafting and Design) programs.
• Demonstrate a basic understanding of local architectural requirements and covenants, codes, and restrictions, and assess client needs.
• Produce graphic representations of various landscape elements and systems to scale.
• Analyze the existing landscape through systematic site and environmental data collection.
• Appraise the landscape design potential of a site utilizing site inventory and analysis data.
• Employ the basic principles of irrigation design.
• Identify and correctly apply irrigation components to a landscape design concept.
• Produce an irrigation design that complies with current water conservation regulations.
• Create landscape design concepts utilizing the principles of water efficient landscape design.
• Develop a set of landscape plans and construction drawings.
• Create an elevation view of a landscape design.
• Create and present a full set of landscape drawings based on a client's criteria and budget.
• Create a portfolio of design work.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO 1: Demonstrate independent learning and effective communication skills.
• Operate independently by attending class regularly or logging into class regularly when offered online.
• Utilize time management effectively and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrate effective oral and written communication.
• Demonstrate the ability to read and interpret irrigation plans.
• Utilize appropriate graphic irrigation symbols and terminology in irrigation design.
• SLO 2: Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of water sources, delivery systems, and how water is utilized in the landscape.
• Explain and analyze California’s water storage and delivery system.
• Evaluate the percent of the state’s developed water supply used for landscape irrigation.
• Explain how irrigation water is made available to plants through the soil.
• Identify professional organizations and certification pertaining to landscape irrigation.
• SLO 3: Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of landscape irrigation system components and hydraulics.
• Identify system components on an irrigation plan.
• Explain the basic concepts of water pressure, flow, velocity, and friction loss.
• Calculate static and dynamic water pressure and flow at key points in a system.
• Explain the function of backflow prevention devices and assess the proper application for each device.
• Appraise the major types of sprinkler heads, valves, and controllers.
• SLO 4: Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of irrigation design, installation, and troubleshooting.
• Select the proper irrigation equipment for a given application.
• Calculate sprinkler head spacing for uniform application and precipitation rates.
• Arrange irrigation laterals and calculate pipe size based on application, water pressure, and flow velocity.
• Identify and select pipe fittings.
• Design and construct an irrigation system utilizing industry approved equipment and techniques.
• Devise a water-efficient program and manage controller system operation.
• Evaluate the need for pumping/filtering irrigation water from city mains and private wells.
• Measure irrigation system efficiency.
• Diagnose and solve irrigation system problems.
• Prepare and present a cost estimate for an irrigation system.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO 1: Demonstrate independent learning and effective communication skills.
• Operate independently by attending or logging into class regularly.
• Utilize time management effectively and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrate effective oral and written communication.
• Utilize appropriate graphic irrigation symbols and terminology in irrigation design.
• SLO 2: Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of surface and subsurface micro-irrigation (drip) system components and hydraulics.
• Identify system components on an irrigation plan.
• Explain the basic concepts of water pressure, flow, velocity, and friction loss in drip systems.
• Calculate static and dynamic water pressure and flow at key points in a system.
• Explain the function of backflow prevention devices and assess the proper application for each device.
• Appraise the major types of drip tubing, emiters, and other micro-irrigation application devices.
• SLO 4: Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of surface and subsurface micro-irrigation (drip) design, installation, and troubleshooting.
• Select the proper micro-irrigation equipment for a given application.
• Calculate emitter spacing for uniform application and precipitation rates.
• Arrange irrigation laterals and calculate pipe size based on application, water pressure, and flow velocity.
• Identify and select drip fittings.
• Design and construct a micro-irrigation system utilizing industry approved equipment and techniques.
• Devise a water-efficient program and manage controller system operation.
• Evaluate the need for pressure regulation and filtering of irrigation water from city mains and private wells.
• Measure micro-irrigation system efficiency.
• Diagnose and solve micro-irrigation system problems.
• Prepare and present a cost estimate for a micro-irrigation system.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO 1: Demonstrate independent learning and effective communication skills.
• Operate independently by attending and / or logging into class regularly if an online component is utilized as part of the course.
• Utilize time management effectively and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrate effective oral and written communication.
• Demonstrate the ability to read and interpret irrigation plans and equipment manuals.
• Utilize appropriate graphic irrigation symbols and terminology used in irrigation design.
• SLO 2: Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of current model water efficient landscape standards.
• Analyze and explain the current California State Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance.
• Analyze and explain current local ordinances regulating the use of water in the landscape.
• Identify professional organizations and certifications pertaining to efficient landscape irrigation.
• SLO 3: Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of landscape irrigation system performance and factors that affect performance.
• Evaluate and assess irrigation system water demand, precipitation rate, and coverage.
• Calculate landscape irrigation coefficients and landscape evapotranspiration.
• Calculate a water budget.
• Evaluate the soil/water relationships for a landscape and determine water infiltration and percolation rates.
• Assess methods of water capture.
• SLO 4: Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of the use, installation, programming, and management of water efficient landscape irrigation equipment.
• Evaluate and assess the latest models of water efficient sprinkler heads and micro-irrigation application devices.
• Select the proper water application devices for a given landscape site.
• Evaluate and assess the latest models of water efficient controllers and environmental sensors.
• Demonstrate the ability to install various models of water efficient controllers and environmental sensors.
• Demonstrate the ability to program various models of water efficient controllers and sensor input devices.
• Demonstrate the ability to program various models of traditional controllers for water efficient operation.
• Evaluate soil moisture content and perform system adjustments as required to maintain system efficiency.
• Evaluate real-time evapotranspiration data and perform system adjustments as required to maintain system efficiency.
• Analyze system flow rates and calculate water usage.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO 1: Demonstrate independent learning and effective communication skills.
• Operate independently by attending class regularly.
• Utilize time management effectively and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrate effective oral and written communication.
• SLO 2: Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of the California Tree Care industry.
• Support urban forestry and the environmental, economic, aesthetic, and social benefits of trees.
• Analyze the various costs associated with establishing and maintaining landscape trees and how value can be placed on the urban forest as a resource.
• Research the various careers in Arboriculture and Urban Forestry and associated employment requirements and opportunities.
• Evaluate common practices of various horticultural business types.
• Examine professional certifications related to Arboriculture and Urban Forestry.
• SLO 3: Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of scientific investigation and basic botany as it relates to trees and tree care.
• Apply the Scientific Method of research to appropriate Arboriculture and Urban Forestry applications.
• Recognize the major structures of trees and explain their function.
• Investigate plant growth requirements.
• Explain how water, minerals, and nutrients are necessary for tree health and growth.
• Describe the basic composition of a tree’s vascular system and explain how water, minerals, carbohydrates, and plant growth regulators are transported within this system.
• Describe how all plants are classified and how scientific names are based on the classification system.
• Explain how plant characteristics such as growth habit, texture, and color can be used in tree identification.
• Demonstrate the ability to identify trees based on a tree’s physical characteristics.
• SLO 4: Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of soils, soil management, plant nutrition, and water management in tree care.
• Explain the relationship among soil moisture, absorption of essential elements, and plant growth.
• Explain the importance of irrigation and water management for urban landscapes.
• Assess the advantages and disadvantages of different landscape irrigation systems and recommend appropriate and efficient methods for specific landscape scenarios.
• Describe the essential elements for plant and tree growth, the different methods of fertilizer application, and the advantages and disadvantages of each.
• SLO 5: Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of common tree care practices.
• Formulate criteria for selecting healthy, vigorous planting stock.
• Validate how using proper planting techniques can improve tree survival and accelerate establishment.
• Demonstrate and explain the techniques and procedures used to plant and transplant trees.
• Assess the procedures and techniques used in tree pruning.
• Explain how trees respond to pruning and describe the effects of severe or improper pruning.
• Identify and discuss various tree hazards.
• Distinguish when a tree might be helped by the installation of cables, guys, bracing rods, and/or props.
• Describe the various physiological disorders and injuries that can affect trees.
• Recognize symptoms and signs of plant diseases and identify the cause of plant damage.
• Classify treatments that are appropriate for common tree disorders and injuries.
• Explain the concept of Compartmentalization of Decay in Trees (CODIT).
• Explain the philosophy of Plant Health Care (PHC) and describe its relationship with Integrated Pest Management (IPM).
• SLO 6: Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of safe and effective tree care operations.
• Identify common horticulture and tree care tools and equipment.
• Identify appropriate safety standards and safety equipment for tree care operations.
• Identify common injuries when using tools incorrectly and explain the safe and effective use of common horticulture tools and equipment.
• Identify the tools, ropes, and knots used for climbing and working in trees.
• Demonstrate the ability to safely and effectively use appropriate tools and equipment in tree care operations.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO #1: Actively engage in intellectual inquiry beyond that required in order to pass a course of study (College Wide Learning Outcome – Area 4).
• Discuss and outline a proposal of study (that can be accomplished within one semester term) with a supervising instructor qualified within the discipline.
• Design an independent study (to be completed individually or by collaboration of a small group) to foster special knowledge, skills, and experience that are not available in any one regularly scheduled course.
• Use information resources to gather discipline-specific information.
• SLO #2: Utilize modes of analysis and critical thinking to apply theoretical perspectives and/or concepts in the major discipline of study to significant problems and/or educational activities (College Wide Learning Outcome – Area 3).
• Analyze and apply the knowledge, skills and experience that are involved in the independent study to theoretical perspectives and/or concepts in the major discipline of study.
• Explain the importance of the major discipline of study in the broader picture of society.
• SLO #3: Communicate a complex understanding of content matter of the major discipline of study (College Wide Outcome – Area 3).
• Demonstrate competence in the skills essential to mastery of the major discipline of study that are necessary to accomplish the independent study.
• SLO #4: Identify personal goals and pursue these goals effectively (College Wide Outcome – Area 4).
• Utilize skills from the “academic tool kit” including time management, study skills, etc., to accomplish the independent study within one semester term.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO #1 DEMONSTRATE AN UNDERSTANDING AND APPLICATION OF PROFESSIONAL WORKPLACE BEHAVIOR IN A FIELD OF STUDY RELATED ONE’S CAREER.
• Understand the effects time, stress, and organizational management have on performance.
• Demonstrate an understanding of consistently practicing ethics and confidentiality in a workplace.
• Examine the career/life planning process and relate its relevance to the student.
• Demonstrate an understanding of basic communication tools and their appropriate use.
• Demonstrate an understanding of workplace etiquette.
• SLO #2 DESCRIBE THE CAREER/LIFE PLANNING PROCESS AND RELATE ITS RELEVANCY TO ONE'S CAREER.
• Link personal goals to long term achievement.
• Display an understanding of creating a professional first impression.
• Understand how networking is a powerful job search tool.
• Understand necessary elements of a résumé.
• Understand the importance of interview preparation.
• Identify how continual learning increases career success.
• SLO #3 DEMONSTRATE APPLICATION OF INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE AND THEORETICAL CONCEPTS AS WRITTEN IN LEARNING OBJECTIVES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EMPLOYER WORK SITE SUPERVISOR.