Horticulture 121 - Fall 2007

Course Description:

This course will acquaint students with the basics of growing food and ornamental horticultural crops commonly found in and around homes in Iowa. Designing and/or maintaining gardens with fruits, vegetables, houseplants, turfgrass, bulbs, trees, and shrubs will be emphasized.

Goals:

Students will be able to recognize and further research common horticulture crops grown in home gardens in Iowa. In addition, students should feel confident that they can grow and maintain these crops successfully at home.

Expected Outcomes:

After successfully completing Hort. 121, each student will be able to:

• Recognize scientific names and how they are used in horticulture.
• Understand basic plant processes and anatomy and how they affect plant growth.
• Create landscape design ideas and be able to confidently read landscape plans.
• Describe common cultural and maintenance practices used to keep various horticultural crops thriving in the Midwest.
• Recognize common problems associated with each crop.
• Recommend appropriate control/management measures for common problems.
• Think critically about sources providing gardening information.

Special Note:

Students with documented disabilities are encouraged to speak with Dr. Haynes at the beginning of the semester or as soon as possible. Those seeking accommodations based on disabilities should obtain a Student Academic Accommodation Request (SAAR) from the Disability Resources (DR) office (515-294-6624) located in Room 1076 of the Student Services Building.

Course Requirements:

Exams:

4 lecture exams (1 hour each) and 1 final exam (1 hour) are scheduled and worth 50 points each. The final exam is optional and can be used to replace the grade from a prior exam. The final exam grade can not be used to replace homework or attendance grades. Exams will cover material presented in lecture and required readings.

Homework Assignments:

Several small homework assignments will be given to students during the semester. Each is worth 5 points and expected to be turned in when scheduled. Late assignments will not be accepted.

Professionalism:

Appropriate professional behaviors and work are expected for all lectures. Practicing appropriate behaviors in this (and all) classes will help you in your future career and workplace. Components of the professionalism grade include: arriving to class on time, being engaged in lectures, completing assignments on time, being honest and conscientious in your work and learning, being respectful of others in class, and working effectively in groups. Responding to questions via clickers will account for professionalism points.

Clickers (Personal Response Systems) will be used in almost every class to record attendance and participation. A total of 30 points will be possible. Each student is expected to purchase and register a clicker for use in this class. Questions will most likely be multiple choice, true/false, or Likert-scale type questions. Points will be awarded based on attendance and participation, not on whether students correctly answered each question. Since technical problems are expected, those students that participate in at least 23 clicker questions will be awarded the entire 30 points. Student responses to questions will be used to develop future lectures in Home Horticulture and potentially as a research tool. To minimize any potential embarrassment, the data collected from the clickers will be combined before reporting back to the class. No individual response data will be reported to the class at any time. If the data collected via clickers is used as a research tool, your name will be kept confidential at all times. If you have any questions or concerns with the use of clickers, please see the instructor at your earliest convenience.

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