NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE
Horticulture Program
HALT 2280
Horticulture Cooperative Education
COURSE SYLLABUS
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Course Title:
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Horticulture Cooperative Education
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Course Prefix & Number:
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HALT 2280
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Section Number:
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100
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Semester/Year:
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Fall 2017
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Semester Credit Hours:
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2
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Lecture Hours:
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TBD
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Lab Hours:
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TBD
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Class Location
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Room # 1608 for meetings with instructor and at internship location.
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Course Description (NCTC Catalog):
HALT 2280 Cooperative Education 2 credit hours
Career-related activities encountered in the student's area of specialization offered through an individualized agreement among the college, employer, and student. Under the supervision of the college and the employer, the student combines classroom learning with work experience. Includes a lecture component.
16 lecture hours + 160 practicum hours
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Course Prerequisite(s):
The majority of the horticulture classes listed on the Horticulture Management degree plan are required for this class. In addition, special permission should be attained from the instructor prior to registering.
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Required or Recommended Course Materials:
No textbooks are required.
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INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
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Name of Instructor:
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Ashley Hartman
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Campus/Office Location:
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Gainesville – AGC 1608
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Telephone Number:
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(940) 668-7731 x4488 or (940) 668-4217
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E-mail Address:
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ahartman@nctc.edu
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OFFICE HOURS
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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1-4 p.m.
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10-3 p.m.
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I am around campus most days and will gladly meet with students with an appointment. Just call or email to schedule a time that meets your schedule.
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STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (From Academic Course Guide Manual/Workforce Education Course Manual/NCTC Catalog
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At the successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
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Apply the theory, concepts, and skills involving specialized materials, tools, equipment, procedures, regulations, laws, and interactions within and among political, economic, environmental, social, and legal systems associated with the occupation and the business/industry
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Demonstrate legal and ethical behavior, safety practices, interpersonal and teamwork skills, and appropriate written and verbal communication skills using the terminology of the occupation and the business/industry
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GRADING CRITERIA
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Assignment Point Values
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Point Value
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Assignment
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20
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Internship Information & Application
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100
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Resume
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50
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Career Services Report and Meeting
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200
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Time Sheets & Reports (16 @ 12.5 points each)
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50
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Meeting at Job Placement
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100
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Employer’s Evaluation
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100
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Final Report
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30
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Self-Evaluation Assignment
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50
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Instructor’s Evaluation
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700
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TOTAL POINTS
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Grading Scale:
630-700 points=A
560-629 points=B
490-559 points=C
420-489 points=D
< 420 points=F
Internship Information & Application
Download the Internship Information and Application in Canvas, or get it from Ashley. It needs to be submitted the FIRST DAY of class. Please fill out the application in its entirety, and make sure to obtain ALL SIGNATURES requested. Either scan in the document, and submit it via Canvas, or submit the original copies and signatures to Ashley. Please note that typed signatures DO NOT COUNT.
Resume & Career Services Report and Meeting
Create a resume cover letter addressing the horticulture job that you are targeting upon graduation, and create a resume to go along with it, emphasizing your horticulture education, experience, and skills.
Make an appointment with a career advisor at the NCTC Career Service Center (http://www.nctc.edu/career-services/index.html). Ask the counselor to help you revise your horticulture resume, and find out about the career services they offer. Write a one-page report on ways you plan to utilize the career center. Refine your resume and cover letter, and submit it on Canvas.
Once you submit it, I will make written comments about it, without giving you a grade. I want you to refine it using my feedback, and then resubmit it. You might have to do this several times until it is an outstanding resume. The goal here is to have an INCREDIBLE resume that you can use to seek employment upon graduation. Once it is a quality resume, I will give you a grade for it. If the resume is not appropriately refined by the end of the semester, a zero will awarded for the assignment.
Time Sheets and Reports
For every 10 hours you work, fill out the Time Sheet and the Report that are hyperlinked in Canvas. Submit the completed information in the appropriate areas in Canvas. The time sheet and report should be submitted within 2 days of completing the 10 hour’s worth of work. This is to encourage students to submit the time-sheets/reports in a timely fashion. Students not submitting these within 48 hours of completing the work will be given a zero for the work.
Meeting at Job Placement
After you have completed half of your internship hours (80 hours), please set up a time for me to visit you at your job placement. This is an opportunity for you to show me around and tell me about what you have been doing at your job. It is up to you to meet with me and schedule this time.
Employer’s Evaluation
Please print the Employer Evaluation Document, and bring it to your employer. Ask them to complete it and mail it to Ashley.
Final Report
To culminate your internship, submit a final report on your experience following the guidelines given in Canvas. Submit this report during the last week of the internship.
Self-Evaluation
The final day of your internship, fill out and submit the self-evaluation, following the guidelines given in Canvas.
Instructor’s Evaluation
Your instructor will also evaluate your overall performance in your internship.
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LAST DATE TO WITHDRAW
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)
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.
COURSE TYPE
Academic General Education Course (from ACGM but not in NCTC Core)
Academic NCTC Core Curriculum Course
x WECM Course
STUDENT HANDBOOK
Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the student handbook and published online.
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.
QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, or COMPLAINTS
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Name of Chair:
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Steve Keith
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Campus/Office Location:
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Gainesville – AGC 1602
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Telephone Number:
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(940) 668-4217
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E-mail Address:
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skeith@nctc.edu
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Name of Dean:
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Debbie Huffman
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Campus/Office Location:
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Gainesville – Career & Technical Education Building
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Telephone Number:
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(940) 668-3357
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E-mail Address:
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dhuffman@nctc.edu
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OTHER POLICIES AND PERTINENT INFORMATION
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Announcements as Emails/Texts!
When the instructor needs to communicate with the entire class at once, an announcement will be posted in Canvas. Students can choose to receive instructor announcements via texts and/or emails. To activate this setting, go to your Canvas account, go to “settings”, and under “ways to contact,” enter in how you would like to receive communications (text and/or email). This is highly recommended. Not reading announcements is no excuse for being unprepared.
Dress Code
Students taking the cooperative education class are not only representing the NCTC Horticulture Program but are also being perceived/judged on an individual basis by their employers as well as the public. Certain jobs may require a uniform. If a uniform is not specified, be prepared to dress professionally. An example of professional gardening attire is: kaki work trousers/nice jeans/long kaki shorts or capris, a tucked-in button-down shirt or a short-sleeved polo-style shirt, a belt, and sturdy work boots. Examples of inappropriate work attire: jeans with holes, t-shirts with inappropriate logos, clothes that are immodest or ill-fitting, etc. You are not required to purchase a book for this class – please purchase professional work clothes instead.
Graduating?
· Be sure to fill out a graduation application! Go to this website: http://www.nctc.edu/StudentServices/AdmissionsRegistrar/Graduation.aspx
· Check out the NCTC Career Services: http://www.nctc.edu/career-services
· Check out www.GradCast.com: This program allows recent graduates access to over 600,000 potential employers across the United States in over 34 fields of study.
Late Work:
Semester projects will not be accepted late for any reason.
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Course Subject Outline (Major Assignments, Due Dates, and Grading Criteria)
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Week
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Topic
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Take Note
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× Aug. 28: Classes Begin
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Week 1
Aug. 28-Sept. 3
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× Report and Timesheet due
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Take Note
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× Sept. 4: Labor Day Holiday – College Closed
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Week 2
Sept. 4-10
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× Report and Timesheet due
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Take Note
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× Sept. 11: Official Date of Record
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Week 3
Sept. 11-17
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× Report and Timesheet due
× Have you applied for graduation yet?
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Week 4
Sept. 18-24
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× Report and Timesheet due
× Resume Due Date
× Career Services Report and Meeting Due Date
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Week 5
Sept. 25-Oct. 1
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× Report and Timesheet due
× Refined Resume Due Date (unless a perfect score was attained with the initial submission)
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Week 6
Oct. 2-8
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× Report and Timesheet due
× Refined Resume Due Date (unless a perfect score was attained with the initial submission)
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Week 7
Oct. 9-15
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× Report and Timesheet due
× Refined Resume Due Date (unless a perfect score was attained with the initial submission)
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Week 8
Oct. 16-22
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× Report and Timesheet due
× Meeting at Job Placement (approximate due date, depending on if you’ve completed 80 hours on the job)
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Week 9
Oct. 23-29
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× Report and Timesheet due
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Week 10
Oct. 30-Nov. 5
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× Report and Timesheet due
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Week 11
Nov. 6-12
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× Report and Timesheet due
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Take Note
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× Nov. 9: Last day to drop a class with a “W”
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Week 12
Nov. 13-19
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× Report and Timesheet due
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Take Note
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× Nov. 22-25: Thanksgiving Holiday – College Closed
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Week 13
Nov. 20-26
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× Report and Timesheet due
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Week 14
Nov. 27-Dec. 3
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× Report and Timesheet due
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Week 15
Dec. 4-10
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× Report and Timesheet due
× Be sure to give your employer your evaluation this week!
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Week 16
Dec. 11-14
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× Self-Evaluation due
× Final Report due
× Employer’s Evaluation due
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Take Note
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× Dec. 15: Commencement Ceremonies
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NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE
Department of Agriculture
INSTRUCTOR:
Ashley Hartman
Office: 1600 Bldg.
Telephone: (940) 668-7731 ext. 4488
COURSE NUMBER AND NAME:
HALT 2280 Cooperative Education
I, the undersigned, acknowledge that I have read and understand the policies of this HALT 2280 course syllabus (as stated in the preceding document) and agree to abide by the terms of this syllabus. All terms of this syllabus are subordinate to published NCTC policies and all federal, state, and local laws and ordinances.
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Student’s Name—PLEASE PRINT Circle one of Above
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Student’s Signature Date