Course Title: Post-Harvest to Local Market Operations
Title Abbreviation: POST-HARVEST/MARKET OPER
Department: ENVAG
Course #: 231
Credits: 3
Variable: No
IUs: 3.5
CIP: 010308
EPC: 127
REV: 2018
Course Description
Study local food system development, food physiology, and food security, safety, and quality issues through exposure to real world postharvest and direct market operations, with an emphasis on small farm agriculture enterprises. Field trips are an integral part of this course.
Prerequisite
None
Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)
Lecture: 22
Lab: 22
Other: 0
Systems: 0
Clinical: 0
Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:
Vocational Preparatory Required for ATA degree
Equivalencies At Other Institutions
Learning Outcomes
After completing this course, the student will be able to:
General Education Learning Values & Outcomes
Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.
0. Application and Integration
Definition: Applying information from one or more disciplines and/or field experiences in new contexts (Outcome 0.1); developing integrated approaches or responses to personal, academic, professional, and social issues (Outcomes 0.2-0.5).
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 0.1 Apply theories and concepts studied in the classroom to field, clinical, shop, research, or laboratory settings.
1. Information Literacy
Definition: Recognizing when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 1.5 Effectively integrate and use information ethically and legally to accomplish a specific purpose.
3. Communication
Definition: Understanding and producing effective written, spoken, visual, and non-verbal communication.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 3.7 Adapt communication to diverse audiences and media.
4. Community & Cultural Diversity
Definition: Recognizing the value of human communities and cultures from multiple perspectives through a critical understanding of their similarities and differences.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 4.4 Demonstrate effective communication across differences in human communities and cultures.
5. Global & Local Awareness & Responsibility
Definition: Understanding the complexity and interdependence of, and stewardship responsibilities to, local and global communities and environments.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 5.5 Demonstrate ethical practices as part of stewardship to local/global communities and environments.
7. Aesthetics & Creativity
Definition: Interpreting human experience through engagement with creative processes and aesthetic principles.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 7.3 Use knowledge of creative processes and aesthetic principles to understand humans and the world around them.
10. Technology
Definition: Understanding the role of technology in society and using technology appropriately and effectively.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 10.4 Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of technology in one’s personal and professional life.
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