AGRE 20 Exploring Garden Basics

School of Academic Upgrading and Development

AGRE 20 Exploring Garden Basics I introduces students to basic gardening techniques and gardening knowledge. Students will identify plants, common weeds, garden techniques, types of gardens and learn how to design a basic garden to achieve seasonal sustainability. Furthermore, students will develop skills and habits essential for employment, demonstrate safe work practices, and practice effective workplace communication.

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Course Details
Total number of weeks15
Total Credits
Total Hours120
Typical hours per week breakdown
Lecture4
Other4

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

  1. Formulate short- and long-term goals for course completion
  2. Define and explain some common garden terminology
  3. Present ideas and findings to class
  4. List tools and materials needed to plant a seedling
  5. Plant seedlings
  6. Identify personal skills, abilities, work skills, habits, performance and compatibility
  7. Use effective workplace communication
  8. Employ active-listening skills
  9. Demonstrate appropriate and safe workplace etiquette to complete a task
  10. Demonstrate awareness of positive and negative attitudes and personal strengths and weaknesses
  11. Demonstrate good work habits
  12. Use good health and safety practices in the workplace

Grading Table

Competency-based Grades

This grading system is based on satisfactory acquisition of defined skills or successful completion of the course learning outcomes. It is used where standard numerical grades are not generally applied, for example in evaluating practicum performance or work placements, in pass/fail courses or for non-credit courses.

Grade Description
AAV ABOVE AVERAGE -The student has mastered all or most course objectives/requirements in a minimum time frame and has exemplified good work and study habits.
COM COMPLETE – denotes that the student has mastered a satisfactory number of course objectives/requirements in a non-credit course
CRG CREDIT GRANTED - denotes that the student performance was satisfactory in a credit course.
NCG NO CREDIT GRANTED - denotes that the student performance was unsatisfactory.
PCG PARTIAL CREDIT GRANTED – denotes that the student has successfully completed a portion of the course objectives in a credit course.

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Disclaimer

Information contained in this course outline is correct at the time of publication. Content of the course is revised on an ongoing basis to ensure relevance to changing educational, employment and market needs. The instructor will endeavor to provide notice of changes to students as soon as possible. The instructor reserves the right to add or delete material from courses.