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2023-2024 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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AGRI 101 - Agricultural Data Management
PROGRAM: Agriculture
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
LECTURE HOURS MIN: 3
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Spring, 2019
Principles of collecting, managing, and retrieving financial, physical, and spatial data from farm operations to support the farm’s decision-making and reporting. Emphasizes use of financial, statistical and logical spreadsheet functions, GIS systems, record-keeping for fertilizer and pesticide usage and regulation, and specialized software applications, including integration of information from various sources and packages. This course incorporates mandatory OSHA 10 certification program in which successful completion results in students earning their OSHA 10 General Industry certification.
MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be expected to:
- Display basic literacy of computer terminology.
- List the primary parts in a computer and their function.
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively via the internet.
- Demonstrate ability to use email software effectively.
- Properly save, move and store files.
- Be a well informed user of presentation software and demonstrate ability to use basic functions.
- Demonstrate ability to deliver a clear and logically organized brief presentation.
- Be a wise user of word processing software and demonstrate ability to use common features.
- Demonstrate ability to set up spreadsheet solutions to complex problems in a logical format allowing others to fully understand your solution.
- Be a proficient user of spreadsheet software and demonstrate ability to use advanced features.
- Demonstrate the ability to collect geographic data on the internet.
- Demonstrate ability to use basic function in agriculture precision ag software.
- Pursue OSHA 10 certification.
COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include -
- GIS
- Computer literacy
- Creating presentations using PowerPoint
- Excel
- Use of precision ag software
- Formatting in word
- How to give presentations
- How to write a resume and cover letter
- Online networking
- Saving, moving and storing files
- Storage devices
- Student PowerPoint presentations
- What is inside a computer
- Wired communications
- Wireless communications
- World Wide Web
GRADING POLICY
| A |
90-100 |
| B |
80-89 |
| C |
70-79 |
| D |
60-69 |
| F |
0-59 |
Course Addendum - Syllabus (Click to expand)
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