Fall 2019 Course Syllabi

4 | P a g e • A weekly discussion post, of at least 200 words will be due every Thursday. By Saturday, you must respond to one classmate’s post with two solid points. o Key Point: In your first introductory discussion post on Blackboard write “I read the entire syllabus for ANSC 114, including the key point.” If you do not write this in your first discussion post, you will only receive half-credit. • All assignments/lab reports are to be turned in on Blackboard by the due date. • All assignments are due one week after assigned. For each business day assignments are late, 20% will be deducted until the grades reaches 0%. • One species/breed project will be ongoing throughout the semester. • More detailed guidance and rubrics will be provided for each of the assignments. SCOPE AND SEQUENCE OF THE COURSE (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) Week Chapter Assignment/Lab/Test 1 1 – Animal Contributions Paper #1 - Contributions to Your Daily Life 2 2 – Livestock Industries Paper #2 – Domestication Article Review 3/4 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 – Livestock Products Lab #1 – Livestock Products Review Q#1 4 Quiz #1 (Ch 1-7) Quiz #1 5 8, 9 – Market/Visual Evaluation Lab #2 – Livestock Evaluation 6 10, 11 - Reproduction Lab #3 - Reproduction 7 14 – Mating Systems Review Q#2 7 Quiz #2 (Ch 8-11, 14) Quiz #2 8 15, 16, 17 – Nutrients and Digestion in the Rumen Lab #4 – Feed Tags Review Midterm 9 Midterm (Ch 1-11, 14-17) MIDTERM EXAM 10 18, 19, 20 – Growth, Adaptation, Lactation Paper #3 – Animal Adaptations 11 21 – Animal Health Lab #5 - Vaccines 12 22 – Animal Behavior Paper #4 – Temple Grandin Handling Systems Review Q#3 13 Quiz #3 (Ch 18-22) Quiz #3 14 23 – Issues in Animal Agriculture Lab #6 – Current Issues 15 24 – Beef Cattle Breeds 26 – Dairy Cattle Breeds 28 –Swine Breeds Species/Breed Project 16 30 – Sheep and Goat Breeds 32 – Horse Breeds 34 – Poultry Breeds Species/Breed Project Review Q#4 16 Quiz #4 (Ch 23-24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34) Quiz #4