NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
Course title: PLANT DISEASES
Course prefix, number, and section number: HALT 1307.0300
Semester/Year of course: FA/2023
Semester start and end dates: 08/28/23 – 12/16/23
Modality (Face to face/Synchronous or Asynchronous online/Hybrid):
Class meeting location, days, and times: R 6:00 PM-7:40 PM | Corinth Campus, RM # 210
Lab meeting location, days, and times: R 7:40 PM-9:20 PM |Corinth Campus, RM # 210
Semester credit hours: 3
Course description:
An overview of the factors causing plant diseases. Topics include physiological disorders, fungi, bacteria, viruses, mollicutes, nematodes, parasitic plants, non-pathogenic factors, and control methods.
Course prerequisites:
None
Required course materials:
What’s Wrong With My Plant (And How Do I Fix It)? 1st Edition
By David Deardorff & Kathryn Wadsworth
Timber Press Publisher
ISBN: 978-0881922614
Name of instructor: Joe Feather
Office location: Corinth Campus Rm # 210
Telephone number: N/A
E-mail address: jfeather@nctc.edu
Office hours for students: By appointment
SYLLABUS CHANGE DISCLAIMER
The faculty member reserves the right to make changes to this published syllabus if it is in the best interest of the educational development of this class. Any such changes will be announced as soon as possible in person and/or writing.
SUMMARY OF COURSE ASSIGNMENTS
List of graded assignments:
100 points Participation – Attend Every Class. Bring class assignments
120 points Weekly Disease Journal
150 points Field trips & Reports (3 @ 33.33 points)
300 points Exams (3 @ 100 points)
200 points Disease Report
870 points TOTAL
Final grade scale:
786.70 – 870 points = A
691.65 – 786.69 points = B
604.65 – 691.74 points = C
517.65 – 604.64 points = D
<517.64 points = F
Late work policy:
Late work will not be accepted for any reason. Computer problems are not an excuse for late work. All assignments not turned in by the due date will be given a zero (0) in the grade book.
SEE CANVAS FOR THE COMPLETE COURSE CALENDAR, OUTLINE, DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF GRADED WORK, AND OTHER RELATED MATERIAL.
COURSE POLICIES
Academic Integrity Policy:
Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, academic falsification, intellectual property dishonesty, academic dishonesty facilitation and collusion. Faculty members may document and bring charges against a student who is engaged in or is suspected to be engaged in academic dishonesty. See Student Handbook, “Student Rights & Responsibilities: Student Conduct
([FLB(LOCAL)]”.
Consequences for academic dishonesty may include:
1. Receiving an F on a specific assignment or in the course.
2. Being reported to the Chair/Dean for disciplinary action.
Attendance Policy:
Regular and punctual attendance is expected of all students in all classes for which they have registered. Attendance in an online course is measured by submitted work. All absences are considered to be unauthorized unless the student is absent due to illness or
emergencies. It is the student responsibility to provide documentation as to the emergency for approval by the faculty member. Approved college sponsored activities are also excused absences. The instructor is responsible for judging the validity of any reason given for an absence. Valid reasons for absence, however, do not relieve the student of the responsibility for making up required work. Students will not be allowed to make up an examination missed due to absence unless they have reasons acceptable to the instructor. A student who is compelled to be absent when a test is given should petition the instructor, in advance if possible, for permission to postpone the exam. Student will be dropped from a class by the
Registrar upon recommendation of the instructor who feels the student has been justifiably absent or tardy a sufficient number of times to preclude meeting the course’s objectives. Persistent, unjustified absences from classes or laboratories will be considered sufficient cause for College officials to drop a student from the rolls of the College. From Board Policy FC (LOCAL)
Withdrawal Policy:
A student may withdraw from a course on or after the official date of record. It is the student’s responsibility to initiate and complete a Withdrawal Request Form.
Last day to withdraw from the course with a “W” is: NOVEMBER 6, 2023.
Student Learning Outcomes:
- Differentiate between pathogenic and non-pathogenic diseases.
- Identify common plant diseases symptoms.
- Recommend disease control measures.
Core Objectives: WECM Course
COLLEGE POLICIES