Course Name & Number

Landscape Irrigation

HALT 1333

Semester & Year

Spring 2020

Time Offered

Tuesday 6:00 - 9:20 p.m.

1/21/2020-5/16/2020

Class Location

Corinth Campus

Classroom # 365

Instructor

Joe Feather

   Office Phone #

N/A

Instructor’s Office

Classroom

Office Fax #

N/A

Email Address

jfeather@nctc.edu

Office Hours

Two hours before class

By Appointment Only

Course Catalog Description

HALT 1333 - Landscape Irrigation - 3 credit hours

32 Lecture hours + 32 Laboratory hours

Coverage of irrigation systems including equipment, design, performance, and maintenance. Topics include residential and small business applications, troubleshooting, repair, and technological advances in irrigation systems.

Textbooks & Recommended Materials

Required Text:  Texas Landscape Irrigation, Fifth Edition

                                 Phil Sheppard

Required: One engineer scale, one compass, pencils, and a calculator.

May want to purchase drawing/tracing paper for final design project.

There will be handouts posted to Canvas during the semester. You may want to purchase a notebook to compile these handouts with your notes.

NOTE: THIS CLASS WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR CERTIFICATE TO SIT FOR TCEQ LICENSING EXAM !!

Student Learning Outcomes

Last Day to Withdraw

04/03/20

Attendance and Tardiness

Policy

General NCTC Attendance Policy:

Regular and punctual attendance is expected of all students in all classes for which they have registered.  All absences are considered to be unauthorized unless the student is absent due to illness or emergencies as determined by the instructor.  It is the student responsibility to provide documentation as to the emergency for approval and judgement by the faculty member.  Approved college sponsored activities are the only absences for which a student should not be held liable and only when provided by a college official ahead of the 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)

Class Specific Attendance Policy:

For every three absences, the student’s final grade will drop by one letter.  

Three instances of tardiness (entering class late) will constitute one absence. Students who come late and leave early on the same class day will be counted absent.  

Students arriving more than 15 minutes late for class will be counted as absent.

Students who come to class late need to make sure that they are counted as present on the roster; see instructor after class to have the roster updated.  If the student fails to have the roster updated, and there is no record of attendance, the student will be counted as absent.

If a student does not participate in online activities for a consecutive three weeks, the student might be dropped from the CANVAS roster (blocked in CANVAS) and might be dropped from the class.

The instructor will not provide class notes to those who are absent.  Students are responsible for obtaining the missed materials and notes from a classmate, not from the instructor/professor. 

Student Handbook

Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the student handbook and published online.

Disability Services (Office

for Students with

Disabilities

The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) provides support services for students with disabilities, students enrolled in technical areas of study, and students who are classified as special populations (i.e. single parents).

Support services for students with disabilities might include appropriate and reasonable accommodations, or they may be in the form of personal counseling, academic counseling, career counseling, etc.  Furthermore, OSD Counselors work with students to encourage self-advocacy and promote empowerment. The Counselors also provides resource information, disability-related information, and adaptive technology for students who qualify.

If you feel you have needs for services that the institution provides, please reach out to either Wayne Smith (940) 498-6207 or Yvonne Sandman (940) 668-4321.  Alternative students may stop by Room 170 in Corinth or Room 110 in Gainesville.

Name of Chair:

Dr. Lisa Bellows

Campus/Office Location:

Gainesville Science Building, 408

Telephone Number:

(940) 668-7731, 4346

E-mail Address:

lbellows@nctc.edu

Name of Dean:

Sara Flusche

Campus/Office Location:

Gainesville

Telephone Number:

(940) 668-3351

E-mail Address:

sflusche@nctc.edu

Other Policies and Pertinent Information

Tardiness and Attendance

Three instances of tardiness (entering class late) will constitute one absence.  Three absences will drop your final grade by one letter.

Email Address:

Having an email address is mandatory for this class.  The college provides one free of charge and provides students with computer labs.  I will periodically email you important notices, so be sure to check your email before coming to class. 

Handouts:

Lecture handouts will be provided for you on CANVAS and can be printed to supplement your learning experience.

Cell Phones:

Please silence all cell phones before class.  In cases of emergencies, you may answer your phone, but please leave the classroom to do so.

Texting and Outside Communication:

Texting and outside communication during class is prohibited. 

Late Work:

Late work will not be accepted for any reason. If you cannot make it to the class in which the assignment is due, you must bring the assignment and/or email the assignment to me early or send it by someone else prior to and/or during the class.

Missing Exams:

If you are going to miss a test, I must be notified prior to the exam.  If a lecture test is missed with a valid excuse, a point penalty may still be assessed depending on the individual situation.  A make-up test should be scheduled within 24 hours. If a lecture test is missed without prior notification or a valid excuse, an automatic zero will be assigned.

Disruptive Behavior:

A student who engages in any behavior or language in the classroom that intentionally or unintentionally disrupts the learning process will be asked to leave the class and may be reported to the Dean of Students for disciplinary action. 

 I am open to receiving your comments, either positive or negative.  These help me to enrich this course and improve as a teacher.  Please feel free to see me, email me at jfeather@nctc.edu, or send me a note in the mail to the following address:  NCTC, ATTN: Joe Feather, 1525 West California Street, Gainesville, TX 76240

Academic Dishonesty

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 are detailed in the Student Handbook.

Tobacco Usage

NCTC restricts the use of all tobacco products including cigarettes, cigars, pipes and smokeless tobacco on campus property. NCTC is aware that tobacco use influences underage students which cumulates unsightly tobacco litter and interferes with assuring clean air for all who come to NCTC. NCTC recognizes the health hazards of tobacco use and of exposure to second hand smoke. Information on a tobacco cessation program is available for students, faculty, staff who wish to stop using tobacco products. We would like to "thank you" for your help in making our campuses Tobacco-Free. For questions or concerns please contact the Office of Vice President of Student Services at 940.668.4240.

Grading Policy & Procedures

Assignment Point Values

• • 50 points- Class Participation, Discussion Articles, Field trip
  • 200 points- Exams (2 at 100 points each)
  • 300 points- 3 Design/Assignments (3 at 100 points each)
  • 150 points- Final Design

700 points TOTAL

Grading Scale:

630-700 points=A

560-629 points=B

490-559 points=C

420-489 points=D

< 420     points=F

Course Evaluation Descriptions

Class Participation:  Participation is a very important component of your learning experience.  This is a class in which students learn from each other as well as by participating in hands-on projects.  Students are expected to take an active part in all discussions and come prepared for these discussions. 

Student Articles: Students are expected to post 5 irrigation related articles.

Fieldtrips:  Students are required to attend these fieldtrips and show up on time.

Exams:  We will have 2 exams this semester at 100 points each for a total of 200 points.  Exams will be in the form of essay, multiple choices, true/false, and/or short answer.

Design Assignments:  An important component of this class is learning to design on paper an irrigation layout to completion.  Throughout the course of this semester, students will be given 3 assignments, each worth 100-points for a total of 300 points.  Designs will cover material covered during the class segments.  The information covered in these assignments is cumulative.

Final Design:  After completing this class, students should be able to layout a site and design an irrigation system for residential and small commercial landscape sites.  They will know how to select the proper materials for each design to make it efficient in operation.  Students will design 1 large residential Irrigation System this semester, worth 150 points.  Blank landscape designs will be distributed, and students will devise an irrigation system based on certain criteria for that site.

Last Day To Withdraw

For the Spring 2020 semester, the last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” is April 3, 2019.