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HORT 485, Fall 2018 VEGETABLE CROP MANAGEMENT HORT 485, Fall 2018 General Information: This course is designed to offer the student an introduction to the principles of plant growth and development as they apply to olericulture, the science of vegetable growing. Discussions and class activities will range from large-scale, commercial vegetable production to small-scale systems, and also include sustainable and organic management. The course is meant to encourage an appreciation of related disciplines including marketing, processing, and utilization of these crops. Students will learn production practices including planning, seeding, transplanting, soil management, fertilization, irrigation, pest control, and harvesting for numerous vegetables through study, practical experience, and field trips to vegetable farms and processing facilities. Students will be able to manage and document a vegetable crop plot and determine the correct production practices given certain cultural scenarios. Course Catalog Description: 4 cr. (3+2P) Physiological, environmental, and cultural aspects of vegetable crop production. Class Meeting Dates & Times: Lecture and Discussion: MWF 8:30 – 9:20, Skeen Hall W138 Lab: Tuesdays 12:00 – 1:50, Skeen Hall W139. Instructor: Class Assistants: Dr. Ivette Guzman, Assistant Professor of Horticulture - Ms. Srijana Dura, Teaching Assistant N-350 Skeen Hall [email protected] 575-646-1914 - Mr. Mike Petersen, SREG Coordinator email [email protected] Office hours: By appointment Office Hours: The best idea is to talk to me before or after class or make an appointment. I will usually be a little early for class, and will try to stay for a while after lecture. If that will not work, make an appointment with me, send an e-mail, or leave me a phone message (575-646-1914), or leave a message with our front office staff (575-646- 3405). All class e-mail correspondence must be through your nmsu.edu address. Textbook & Course Web Site: Welbaum, Gregory E. Vegetable Production and Practices. Cabi Publishers. Oxfordshire, UK. 2015. The textbook is required and will serve as an excellent additional resource beyond the lectures and labs. It is a great source of information for those of you who plan to pursue vegetable production outside of this class. I will put a copy of the text on reserve at the Zuhl Library circulation desk or have it available in my office library. The course Canvas web site can be found at https://learn.nmsu.edu. It will contain grades, laboratory handouts, and other supplemental materials. It is the student’s responsibility to check the web site occasionally for important information regarding the course and grades. Classroom Policy: You are encouraged to discuss any difficulties that you may have in this course at my office in Skeen Hall, N- 350. You will soon discover that much of the material discussed in class will not be found in the handouts or in the book. I will evaluate you on material from class (lecture and lab), not just the book. Updated September 5, 2018 1 Students with Disabilities: If you have (or believe you have) a disability and would benefit from classroom accommodation(s), please contact the Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) Office located at Corbett Center, Room 208 [Phone: 646-6840: TTY: 646-1918, [email protected]]. Trudy Luken is coordinator. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) covers issues relating to disability and accommodations. If a student has questions or needs an accommodation in the classroom (all medical information is treated confidentially), contact: Trudy Luken, Director; Student Accessibility Services (SAS) - Corbett Center Student Union, Rm. 208 Phone: (575) 646-6840 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://sas.nmsu.edu/ Student Responsibilities: 1. Register with SAS and obtain accommodation documents early in the semester; 2. Deliver the completed accommodation and testing form(s) to the instructor(s) within the first two weeks of beginning of classes (or within one week of the date services are to commence); 3. Retrieve the signed form(s) from faculty and return to SAS within (5) days of the receipt from faculty and at least one week before any scheduled exam; and, 4. Contact the SAS Office if the services/accommodations requested are not being provided, not meeting your needs, or if additional accommodations are needed. Do not wait until you receive a failing grade. Retroactive accommodations cannot be considered. Faculty Responsibilities 1. Sign the ACCOMMODATION REQUEST FORM and TESTING ACCOMMODATION FORM (when presented), retain a copy, and return the original to the student within five (5) working days of receipt; 2. Contact SAS immediately if there are any questions or disputes regarding accommodation(s), disruptive behavior, etc.; and, 3. Refer the student to SAS for any additional accommodations. Academic Misconduct: Academic misconduct including plagiarism will not be tolerated in the Plant and Environmental Sciences Department. The Department follows the policies and procedures pertaining to academic misconduct and plagiarism found in the NMSU Student Code of Conduct available online at https://studenthandbook.nmsu.edu/ Students at NMSU are expected to observe and maintain the highest academic, ethical, and professional standards of conduct. Any student found guilty of academic misconduct shall be subject to disciplinary action. Academic misconduct includes the following actions: 1. Cheating or knowingly assisting another student in committing an act of cheating or other forms of academic dishonesty; 2. Plagiarism, which includes, but is not necessarily limited to, submitting examinations, themes, reports, drawings, laboratory notes, undocumented quotations, computer-processed materials, or other material as one's own work when such work has been prepared by another person or copied from another person; 3. Unauthorized possession of examinations, reserve library materials, or laboratory materials; 4. Unauthorized changing of grades on an examination, in an instructor's grade book, or on a grade report; or unauthorized access to academic computer records; 5. Nondisclosure or misrepresentation in filling out applications or other university records in, or for, academic departments or colleges. Cheating will not be tolerated on any class activity. Any student caught cheating will receive zero points for the activity. In addition, the student may be asked to leave the class, or the student may be subjected to further disciplinary action at the university level (e.g., hearing with Revised 08/09/2018 6 possible dismissal Updated September 5, 2018 2 from the university). Plagiarism is a crime, in addition to being academically dishonest, and will not be tolerated. Plagiarism can be committed unintentionally by quoting or copying others’ works without providing the proper credit (literature citations). Ask the instructors for help if you are unsure about plagiarism. Plagiarism is easy to spot; please just don’t do it. When in doubt, use a citation within the text to indicate you are using someone else’s work, ideas or thoughts. Cell phones: Cell phones are now ubiquitous and extremely addictive, especially texting. However, they are a major distraction in the classroom. To minimize this distraction, please turn them to silent in the classroom. During evaluations and other activities, cell phones should be shut OFF (not just set to vibrate). The instructor reserves the right to confiscate any phone that is being used at an inappropriate time during the class period. In addition, any evaluation, assignment or other classroom activity that is being worked on at the time may receive a reduced grade (0). With this said, there may be times when we use phones, tablets, phablets, etc. as teaching tools. The instructor will clearly define these instances. Discrimination Policy: NMSU policy prohibits discrimination on the basis of age, ancestry, color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, retaliation, serious medical condition, sex, sexual orientation, spousal affiliation and protected veterans status. Furthermore, Title IX prohibits sex discrimination to include sexual misconduct: sexual violence (sexual assault, rape), sexual harassment and retaliation. For more information on discrimination issues, Title IX, Campus SaVE Act, NMSU Policy Chapter 3.25, NMSU's complaint process, or to file a complaint contact: Lauri Millot, Director and Title IX Coordinator Agustin Diaz, Associate Director, Title IX Deputy Coordinator Office of Institutional Equity (OIE) - O'Loughlin House, 1130 University Avenue Phone: (575) 646-3635 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://eeo.nmsu.edu/ Other Resources: NMSU Police Department: (575) 646-3311 www.nmsupolice.com NMSU Police Victim Services: (575) 646-3424 NMSU Counseling Center: (575) 646-2731 NMSU Dean of Students: (575) 646-1722 For Any On-campus Emergencies: 911 GRADING SYSTEM: Evaluations: There will be two, 50-minute evaluations administered in this class. Evaluations will cover course topics including field practices, lecture discussions, lecture presentations, etc. and will be determined as the semester progresses, and tentative dates are included for your reference (below). Each evaluation will be worth 100 points. No excuse, except that of a physician, will be acceptable for missing an evaluation. If you identify a conflict for an evaluation, you must notify the instructor as soon as possible so we can make other arrangements.
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