Summer 2008 Course Descriptions

All courses below are approved to be taught in Summer 2008; however, some (or all) may not be offered.  The course numbers that are offered, in either Pre-Session, Summer I or Summer II, are linked to the Schedule of Classes. Classes with alternative delivery modes (Web based, cable TV, correspondence, etc) are noted in the Schedule at the section level.  The complete list below is a good indicator of what may be offered over the next few years (contact department about offerings).  For explanations of course elements see the Key to Course Descriptions.

Agricultural Technology Management (AGTM)  Department Info

AGTM 100 -- Principles and Practices of Agricultural Mechanization  (3 units)
Description:  Basic principles and operative skills in construction and maintenance which are part of agricultural operations in production and urban agriculture systems. Principles for wood and metal construction, inert gas welding, plasma cutting, and construction of wood and metal projects are included. Major emphasis is placed on safety in the laboratory.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Typical structure:  1 hour lecture, 6 hours laboratory.
Usually offered:  Fall.

AGTM 120 -- Microcomputing Applications  (3 units)
Description:  Using features in word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and database software so business, volunteer, and personal work can be completed professionally and accurately with ease. Typical structure: Interactive course taught in computer laboratory.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Typical structure:  1 hour lecture, 6 hours laboratory.
Identical to:  ABE 120; ABE is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AGTM 195A -- Agriculture Technology and Public Policy  (1 unit)
Description:  This course reviews the importance of American agriculture to the economic strength and stability of our society. The overall goal is to acquaint students with the complexities of providing food and fiber to a nation experiencing rapid technological and social change. Since the agricultural industry in Arizona is unique in its high technology approach to agricultural production in arid environments, this course gives students an overview of the specialized scientific applications employed.  This is a First-Year Colloquium Course.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AGTM 213 -- Agricultural & Food Marketing  (3 units)
Description:  Examine the organizational, institutional and economic elements that form agricultural and food marketing systems at the regional, national and international levels.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AGTM 291A -- Planning and Organizing Youth Career Development Event and Leadership Activities  (2 units)
Description:  Course designed to engage students in the planning, organization and evaluation of youth career development event practicums and leadership activities, examining the relationship to effective classroom teaching.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 4 units of credit.
Identical to:  A ED 291A; A ED is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring, Summer.

AGTM 293 -- Internship  (1-6 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

AGTM 299 -- Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

AGTM 299H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Grades available are: A-B-C-D-E-I-W. Contact Hours: Individual Studies 3
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

AGTM 330 -- Turf and Landscape Technology  (3 units)
Description:  The basic scientific principles and skills of construction, operation, and maintenance in turf, landscape and urban agricultural equipment. Provides student with laboratory experiences in machinery, sprinkler and drip irrigation installation, operation and maintenance, chemical application systems, and hardscaping.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Typical structure:  1 hour lecture, 6 hours laboratory.
Usually offered:  Spring.

AGTM 350 -- Applications in Agricultural Mechanics  (3 units)
Description:  The fundamentals of electric power, electric motors, and leveling and measurement, and the internal combustion engine. Subject matter is selected to provide the fundamentals of applied mechanical knowledge and skills basic to urban agricultural mechanization and appropriate for instructional programs in agricultural mechanics at the secondary school level.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Typical structure:  1 hour lecture, 6 hours laboratory.
Usually offered:  Fall.

AGTM 351 -- Operations in Agricultural Mechanics  (3 units)
Description:  The fundamentals of agricultural power and machinery with emphasis upon applications to urban agricultural mechanization. Competencies include set up, adjustment, lubrication, as well as operation and maintenance of machinery involved in landscape construction, turf installation, turf maintenance, and other machinery specifically suited to urban agricultural mechanization. Selected production agriculture equipment may also be included.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  AGTM 100.
Typical structure:  1 hour lecture, 6 hours laboratory.
Usually offered:  Spring.

AGTM 375 -- Legal Issues in Agriculture  (3 units)
Description:  This course presents basic elements of statutory and administrative law promulgated by the U.S. legal system that directly influences agricultural operations in a free market economy. Included in the presentations are discussions on property rights, contracts, bankruptcy, estate planning, farm income tax, and the organization of a farm firm.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

AGTM 380 -- Global Agricultural and International Relations  (3 units)
Description:  The importance of agriculture to the cultures, political structures, and economies of developing countries in Africa, Asia, South America, and Oceania.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); introductory course in anthropology, sociology or economics. Two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Identical to:  GEOG 380, ANTH 380.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AGTM 391 -- Preceptorship  (1-3 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Teaching formats may include seminars, in-depth studies, laboratory work and patient study.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AGTM 391H -- Honors Preceptorship  (1-3 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department program, or discipline. Teaching formats may include seminars, in-depth studies, laboratory work and patient study.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AGTM 393 -- Internship  (1-6 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

AGTM 399 -- Independent Study  (1-5 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AGTM 399H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-5 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

AGTM 422 -- Communicating Knowledge in Agriculture and the Life Sciences  (3 units)
Description:  Principles and processes of knowledge diffusion and methods of transferring appropriate technology to user/clientele groups. Communicating effectively within organizations.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  A ED 422; A ED is home department.
May be convened with:  AGTM 522.
Usually offered:  Fall.

AGTM 432 -- Technology Management  (3 units)
Description:  Utilizing the latest computer and technological advances to communicate effectively. Understanding the capacity and limitations of computers, software and technology.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
May be convened with:  AGTM 532.
Usually offered:  Spring.

AGTM 493 -- Internship  (1-8 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

AGTM 494R -- Research  (3 units)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  ENGL 101, MATH 110, ABE 120, consent of instructor.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AGTM 497C -- Greenhouse Pest Management: Methods and Practice  (3 units)
Description:  Pest Management skills development in the Controlled Environment Agriculture Center (CEAC) teaching/research greenhouses, with hands-on assignments, and group discussion covering pest management principles, methods, and current practice.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  PL S 217 or consent of the instructor.
Identical to:  ENTO 497C; ENTO is home department.
May be convened with:  AGTM 597C.
Usually offered:  Spring.

AGTM 498 -- Senior Capstone  (1-3 units)
Description:  A culminating experience for majors involving a substantive project that demonstrates a synthesis of learning accumulated in the major, including broadly comprehensive knowledge of the discipline and its methodologies. Senior standing required.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AGTM 498H -- Honors Thesis  (3 units)
Description:  An Honors thesis is required of all students graduating with honors. Students ordinarily sign up for this course as a two-semester sequence. The first semester the students performs research under the supervision of a faculty member; the second semester the student writes an honors thesis.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 9 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AGTM 499 -- Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

AGTM 499H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

AGTM 522 -- Communicating Knowledge in Agriculture and the Life Sciences  (3 units)
Description:  Principles and processes of knowledge diffusion and methods of transferring appropriate technology to user/clientele groups. Communicating effectively within organizations. Graduate-level requirements include an additional report.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  A ED 522; A ED is home department.
May be convened with:  AGTM 422.
Usually offered:  Fall.

AGTM 532 -- Technology Management  (3 units)
Description:  Utilizing the latest computer and technological advances to communicate effectively. Understanding the capacity and limitations of computers, software and technology. Graduate-level requirements include completion and maintenance of a personal portfolio utilizing all of the course's technologies.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  AGTM 432.
Usually offered:  Spring.

AGTM 593 -- Internship  (1-8 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

AGTM 597C -- Greenhouse Pest Management: Methods and Practice  (3 units)
Description:  Pest Management skills development in the Controlled Environment Agriculture Center (CEAC) teaching/research greenhouses, with hands-on assignments, and group discussion covering pest management principles, methods, and current practice. Graduate-level requirements include a 20-page research paper on some aspect of greenhouse pest management.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ENTO 597C; ENTO is home department.
May be convened with:  AGTM 497C.
Usually offered:  Spring.

AGTM 599 -- Independent Study  (1-5 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AGTM 693 -- Internship  (1-3 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

AGTM 699 -- Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.