Agricultural Technology Management, Courses Summer 2000

Summer 2000 Course Descriptions
Key to Course Descriptions

Courses listed below are approved UA courses as of Summer 2000. Not all approved courses will be offered during this term. For course offerings/availability during a specific term, see the Schedule of Classes. Each course number below links to the Schedule of Classes.

Agricultural Technology Management (AGTM) Dept Info - College Info

AGTM 100 Principles and Practices of Agricultural Mechanization (3) I 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. 1R, 6L.

AGTM 120 Microcomputing Applications (3) I II 1R, 6L. (Identical with ABE 120, which is home).

AGTM 195A Agriculture Technology and Public Policy (1) I II

AGTM 293 Internship (1-6) [Rpt./]

AGTM 299 Independent Study (1-3)

AGTM 330 Turf and Landscape Technology (3) II 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. 1R, 6L.

AGTM 350 Applications in Agricultural Mechanics (3) I 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. 1R, 6L.

AGTM 351 Operations in Agricultural Mechanics (3) II 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. 1R, 6L. P, AGTM 100.

AGTM 380 Global Agricultural and International Relations (3) I II The importance of agriculture to the cultures, political structures, and economies of developing countries in Africa, Asia, South America, and Oceania. Writing Emphasis Course. P, introductory course in anthropology, sociology or economics. Two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104). (Identical with GEOG 380, ANTH 380). Approved as Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.

AGTM 391 Preceptorship (1-3) I II

AGTM 393 Internship (1-6)

AGTM 399 Independent Study (1-5) I II

AGTM 402 Agriculture and the Environment: Focus on Pesticides (3) II Concepts, principles and applications of population ecology as related to the impact of pesticide usage on agro-ecosystems, non-target organisms, environmental quality, and the sustainability of agricultural production. Examination of the current regulations governing pesticide use in agriculture. (Identical with PL P 402, ENTO 402). May be convened with AGTM 502.

AGTM 422 Communicating Knowledge in Agriculture and the Life Sciences (3) I (Identical with A ED 422, which is home). May be convened with AGTM 522.

AGTM 432 Technology Management (3) II Utilizing the latest computer and technological advances to communicate effectively. Understanding the capacity and limitations of computers, software and technology. P, AGTM 122, AGTM 422. May be convened with AGTM 532.

AGTM 493 Internship (2-8) [Rpt./]

AGTM 494R Research (3) [Rpt./ 1] I II

AGTM 498 Senior Capstone (1-3) I II

AGTM 499 Independent Study (3) [Rpt./]

AGTM 502 Agriculture and the Environment: Focus on Pesticides (3) II For a description of course topics see AGTM 402. Graduate-level requirements include an additional report. (Identical with PL P 502, ENTO 502). May be convened with AGTM 402.

AGTM 522 Communicating Knowledge in Agriculture and the Life Sciences (3) I (Identical with A ED 522, which is home). May be convened with AGTM 422.

AGTM 532 Technology Management (3) II For a description of course topics see AGTM 432. Graduate-level requirements include completion and maintenance of a personal portfolio utilizing all of the course's technologies. May be convened with AGTM 432.

AGTM 593 Internship (2-8) [Rpt./]

AGTM 599 Independent Study (1-5) [Rpt./] I II

AGTM 693 Internship (1-3)

AGTM 699 Independent Study (1-3)

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