Fall 2016 Course Syllabi

Dakota College at Bottineau Course Syllabus

Course Prefix/Number/Title:

RNG 236 Introduction to Range Management

Number of Credits:

4 semester credits

Course Description:

Principles of range management which includes plant identification, range

evaluation, and range improvements.

Pre-Co-requisites:

BIOL 120, BOT 212, or instructor approval

Range plant physiology and ecology, range inventory and monitoring, grazing systems,

stocking rates, grazing distribution, range wildlife management, manipulation of range

vegetation, rangeland types and management, management of public rangelands, range

ecosystem analysis and computer applications

Course Objectives:

Demonstrate an understanding and proficiency in the following:

1. Ecology of range plants and range plant communities (Goal 7).

2. Grazing and grazing management (Goal 7).

3. Wildlife management on rangelands (Goal 7)

4. Methods to manipulate range vegetation (Goal 7)

5. Range plant identification (Goal 7).

6. Societal issues influencing management of public rangelands (Goal 7).

Instructor:

C.L. Lura, Ph.D.

Office:

NSC 114

Office Hours:

WMF 9:00-10:00 & 3:00-4:00

Phone:

(701) 228-5472

Email:

charles.lura@dakotacollege.edu

Lecture/Lab Schedule:

Fall semester

Textbook(s):

Holocheck, J.L., R.D. Pieper, and C.H. Herbel. 2011. Range Management-principles and

practices. 6

Edition. Prentice Hall.

Course Requirements:

4 Hour Exams @ 100 pts. ea. 400 pts.

Plant identification

100 pts.

Labs/quizzes/assignments

100 pts.

TOTAL POINTS

600 pts.

A = 100-90%

B = 89-80%

C = 79-70%

D = 69-60%

F = below 60%