Fall 2019 Course Syllabi

Week/Unit Topics and Assignments 12 Unit 10: Perennial plant lesson and cultivar selection Quiz 9 Quiz 9: Annual bedding plants Lecture: Perennial beds and mixed borders, Video: Gardening with Summer Perennial s https://youtu.be/OYdFwn0qq6A Reading: Planting Border Perennials Perennial cultivar selection exercise: See BlackBoard Page Annual bed, herbaceous perennial bed, or mixed border assignment Lab 13 Unit 11: Rock Gardens, Vines and Ground Cover Quiz 10 Quiz 10: Perennial beds and mixed borders Lecture: Rock Gardens, Vines and Ground Cover Video: “Rock Garden Nation” https://youtu.be/COUBkn16228 Readings: When America Was Crazy About Rock Gardens _ NPR History Dept. _ NPR Intro to Rock Gardening _ North American Rock Garden Society Rock Garden/vines and ground cover design assignment: See BlackBoard Page Lab 14 Unit 12: Integrated Pest Management Quiz 11 Quiz 11: Rock Gardens, Vines and Ground Lecture: Identification and control of common greenhouse and garden insects and diseases and IPM methods. Video: TBD Reading: TBD Lab 15 Review Week Presentations: Quiz 12 Quiz 12- Identification and control of common greenhouse and garden insects and diseases and IPM methods Lecture: Review Units 10-14 This week you will be presenting one of your design assignments to the class. The presentation should be done in power point or some other presentation software and should include all the basic elements in your submission for that assignment. Lab Exam Review Perennials vs Annuals 16 Final Exams Lecture Final Exam: Weeks 10-14 Lab Plant Identification Final Exam: Perennials vs Annuals Finals Week Design projects Due Classroom Policies: Show respect to all living things!!! Relationship to Campus Theme: All aspects of horticulture develop an appreciation for nature and the materials that Mother Nature and technology have provided for us. Because of this we are able to make the world a more beautiful place. Student Email Policy: Dakota College at Bottineau is increasingly dependent upon email as an official form of communication. A student’s campus-assigned email address will be the only one recognized by the campus for official mailings. The liability for missing or not acting upon important information conveyed via campus email rests with the student. Academic Integrity: All students are expected to excel to the best of their ability. Students must adhere to the highest standards of academic integrity. Dishonesty in the classroom or laboratory and with assignments, quizzes and exams is a serious offense and is subject to disciplinary action by the instructor and college administration. For more information, refer to the student handbook. Plagiarism: The strength Dakota College at Bottineau depends on academic and personal integrity. In this course, you must be honest and truthful. Plagiarism is the use of someone else’s work, words, or ideas as if they were your own. Here are three reasons not to do it: