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Discipline: Certificate: Landscape Design I - L0368
Course Name Course Number Objectives
Horticultural Science AGOR 1 (VOC)
  • Students completing AGOR 1 will be able to describe climatic and microclimate interactions and how they influence plant growth.
  • Students completing AGOR 1 will be able to explain how different types of soils can be managed to improve plant growth
  • Students completing AGOR 1 will be able to explain concepts related to plant structure and function.
  • Students completing AGOR 1 will be able to evaluate common landscape practices.
  • Students completing AGOR 1 will be able to demonstrate proper planting and transplanting methods.
  • Students completing AGOR 1 will be able to evaluate nursery stock for structure and health.
  • Students will be able to explain the elements of plant selection.
  • Students completing AGOR 1 will be able to describe the basic concepts of landscape design.
  • Students completing AGOR 1 will be able to define common horticultural terms.
  • • Students will be able to explain concepts related to plant classification and nomenclature.
  • Students completing AGOR 1 will be able to describe common horticultural careers.
  • Students completing AGOR 1 will be able to explain photosynthesis, respiration, and translocation.
  • Students completing AGOR 1 will be able to explain the standard plant propagation methods.
  • Students completing AGOR 1 will be able to correctly identify the nutrients required to correct nutrient deficiencies in plants.
  • Students completing AGOR 1 will be able to describe the correct application of fertilizers.
  • Students completing AGOR 1 will be able to identify major nutrient deficiencies in plants.
  • Students completing AGOR 1 will be able to differentiate between different types of soils.
  • Students completing AGOR 1 will be able to determine the water needs of plants.
  • Students completing AGOR 1 will be able to choose irrigation practices for conserving water and encouraging plant health.
  • Students completing AGOR 1 will be able to describe sexual and asexual reproduction in plants.
  • GEO- Students completing relevant assignments in Area B courses will evaluate the impact of science on their daily lives.
  • Students will be able to diagnose common plant diseases and the effects of garden pests.
  • Students completing AGOR 1 will be able to evaluate various pruning practices and applications for common plants.
Landscape Construction Fundamentals AGOR 71 (VOC)
  • Students will prepare site and properly install bricks on sand for a walkway project.
  • Identify and correctly use the proper tool needed for landscape projects. Understand basic electrical concepts for low voltage landscape lighting projects
Landscape Design AGOR 13 (VOC)
  • Students completing AGOR 13 will be able to demonstrate competency in one on one customer relations.
  • Students completing AGOR 13 will be able to give a professional quality oral presentation.
  • Course completers will be able to evaluate a site and develop a functional design that meets client criteria
Ornamental Plants - Herbaceous AGOR 29 (VOC)
  • Course completers will be able to explain the binomial method of plant nomenclature.
  • Students completing AGOR 29 will be able to explain growth habits and requirements of common landscape plants.
  • Students completing AGOR 29 will be able to identify common herbaceous landscape plants using physical features of leaf, stem, flower, fruit, and growth habit.
  • Students completing AGOR 29 will be able to summarize the various uses of plants as related to landscape and garden applications.
  • Students completing AGOR 30 will be able to identify botanical terms (plant identification terminology) as related to various plant parts and structures.
Ornamental Plants - Trees and Woody Shrubs AGOR 30 (VOC)
  • Students completing AGOR 30 will be able to explain growth habits and requirements of common landscape plants.
  • Students completing AGOR 30 will be able to identify common landscape trees and woody shrubs using physical features of leaf, bark, flower, fruit, and growth habit.
  • Students completing AGOR 30 will be able to identify botanical terms (plant identification terminology) as related to various plant parts and structures.
  • Students completing AGOR 30 will be able to summarize the various uses of plants as related to landscape and garden applications.
  • Course completers will be able to explain the binomial method of plant nomenclature.
Soil Science and Management AGOR 50 (VOC)
  • Course completers will be able to evaluate the soil conditions at an existing site and make specific recommendations for the immediate and long-term correction of all problems
  • Course completers will be able to predict the potential effects that certain chemical and physical properties of soils will have on overall plant health.
  • Course completers will be able to identify and explain all aspects of a standard soil test.