Fall 2019 Course Syllabi

Tentative Course Outline: Hours - Introduction to composting (0.5) - Speaker – Expert in Field (2.0) - Benefits of Composting (1.0) - Types of Material for composting (1.0) - 3 Phases of the Compost Process (0.5) - Compost Pile Management (1.0) - Methods of Composting (1.0) - Vermiculture (1.5) - Mixing Compost and Soil (0.5) - Hands on experience (6.0) - Exam (1.0) - TOTAL (16.0) 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. Classroom Policies: Show respect to all living things!!! 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: • By far the deepest consequence to plagiarizing is the detriment to your intellectual and moral development: you won’t learn anything, and your ethics will be corrupted. • Giving credit where it’s due but adding your own reflection will get you higher grades than putting your name on someone else’s work. In an academic context, it counts more to show your ideas in conversation than to try to present them as sui generis . • This means absolutely not cut and pasting directly into your assignment from other sources. I want everything is your own words! • Finally, all students are expected to adhere to the highest standards of academic integrity. Students must complete all work themselves. Cheating or plagiarism is a serious offense and is subject to disciplinary action by the instructor and the college administration. Please be sure to review the Student Handbook . The consequences of plagiarism in this class depend on the level exhibited, but are at a minimum a failing grade on the assignment up to failing the class.