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Tentative Course Outline: The practicum demonstrates the below activities and skills.
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Monitor the following per an established schedule
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Water
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Pumps, pipe, tanks and valves
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Aeration
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Filtration – Mechanical and bio-filtration
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Greenhouse environment
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Supplemental lighting
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Increase feed consumption to fish and determine BSA to determine system
accommodation to increased feed amounts
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Record daily schedule data
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Record fish weights and plant nutritional needs
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Participate in scheduling of plantings, harvest and customer quantity requirements
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Scheduling and planting calendar
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Field Trips
General Education Goals/Objectives: Students should follow the Aquaponics Program curriculum.
Relationship to Campus Theme:
This course is part of our Aquaponics Production and
Management program and it addresses the campus theme of Nature, Technology and Beyond
by learning about our natural resources and how best to utilize each resource. The latest
technology is discussed and demonstrated.
Classroom Policies:
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Cell phones, iPods and related technologies use are prohibited in the classroom
unless otherwise instructed.
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Food and beverages are permitted in accordance with IVN classroom policy.
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Be respectful of other students, instructor and guests.
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.