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AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Spring 2009 Syllabus (PDF format) Course Description: Analysis of the effect of agriculture on environmental quality; emphasis on agricultural practices (fertilization, pesticides, etc.); treatment and utilization of organic wastes. Objective: To acquaint the student from agricultural as well as other disciplines with agricultural practices and their effect on environmental quality, and to show how agricultural scientists are attempting to minimize agricultural pollution and sustain food production adequate for the world's population. This course should be of significant value to those students who will be involved in the management of agricultural production and processing industries as well as to those with a special interest in agricultural pollution control and plan further study in this area. Format: Three lectures per week, no laboratory. Instructors:
Class Attendance: Required!!! Students are responsible for all material covered in class. Attendance will be taken randomly during the semester. Attendance and class participation will account for 10% of your grade. Classroom Etiquette: It is important that you respect your instructor's and fellow student's right to a respectful classroom atmosphere. Please do not hold conversations with classmates during lecture. Please do not shuffle papers and books in anticipation of the end of the class period. Cellular telephones should be stored out of sight with ringers off for the duration of the class period. The instructors will end the lecture immediately at the appropriate time and students are expected to remain attentive until the end of class. An atmosphere of mutual respect is in order. The instructor reserves the right to request that you leave if you engage in distractive behavior. Grading
System: Grading System - Grades will be based on 3 required
one-hour exams. Each exam will count 30%. Attendance and class participation
will account for 10% of your grade. An additional (and optional) final exam
will be available for students interested in improving their final grade.
For students that take all three in-class exams and the optional final exam,
their lowest exam score will be dropped. The following grading scale will be used: Academic Honesty, Software Use, Services for Students with Disabilities, UF Counseling Services The University of Florida requires all members of its community to be honest in all endeavors. Cheating, plagiarism, and other acts diminish the process of learning. When students enroll at UF they commit themselves to honesty and integrity. Your instructor fully expects you to adhere to the academic honesty guidelines you signed when you were admitted to UF. As a result of completing the registration form at the University of Florida, every student has signed the following statement: “I understand the University of Florida expects it students to be honest in all their academic work. I agree to adhere to this commitment to academic honesty and understand that my failure to comply with this commitment may result in disciplinary action up to and including expulsion from the University.” Furthermore, on work submitted for credit by UF students, the following pledge is either required or implied: “On my honor, I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid in doing this assignment.”
It is to be assumed all work will be completed independently unless
the assignment is defined as group project, in writing by the professor. Software Use: All faculty, staff, and students of the University are required and expected to obey the laws and legal agreements governing software use. Failure to do so can lead to monetary damages and/or criminal penalties for the individual violator. Because such violations are also against University policies and rules, disciplinary action will be taken as appropriate. Campus Helping Resources: Students experiencing crisis or personal problems that interfere with their general well being are encouraged to utilize the university’s counseling resources. Both the Counseling Center and Student Mental Health provide confidential counseling services at no cost for currently enrolled students. Resources are available on campus for students having personal or lacking clear career and academic goals, which interfere with their academic performance. The Counseling Center is located at 301 Peabody Hall (next to Criser Hall). Student Mental Health is located on the second floor of the Student Health Services in the Infirmary. 1. University Counseling Center, 301 Peabody Hall, 392-1575; personal and career counseling: www.counsel.ufl.edu 2. Student Mental Health, Student Health Care Center, 392-1171, personal counseling: www.hsc.ufl.edu/shcc/smhs.htm 3. Sexual Assault Recovery Services (SARS), Student Health Care Center, 392-1161, sexual assault counseling; and 4. Career Resource Center, Reitz Union, 392-1601, career development assistance and counseling. Students
with Disabilities Act: The Dean of Students Office coordinates
the needed accommodations of students with disabilities. This includes
the registration of disabilities, academic accommodations within the
classroom, accessing special adaptive computer equipment, providing
interpretation services, and mediating faulty-student disability related
issues.
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