Course Description

HALT 2308 - GREENHOUSE MANAGEMENT

Fundamentals of greenhouse construction and operation. Topics include architectural styles, construction materials, environmental systems and controls, growing media, fertilizers, post harvest handling, marketing, and business management.

Prerequisites

None

Course Goals (includes competencies, incorporation of SCANS, etc.)

The student will compare architectural styles and materials for greenhouse construction and select appropriate equipment; and determine appropriate cultural and business methods necessary for profitable crop production.

The student will be required to turn in a computer generated research paper and will also be required to give an oral presentation.

Instructor Information

Seth Knight, A.A.; B.S.; M.Ed.

Textbook Information

Ball RedBook by Vic Ball

Lab Requirements (if any)

Lab held weekly

Students with Disabilities

Any student with a documented disability (e.g. physical, learning, psychiatric, vision, hearing, etc.) who needs to arrange reasonable accommodations must contact the Disability Services Office at the respective college at the beginning of each semester. Faculty are authorized to provide only the accommodations requested by the Disability Support Services Office.  If you have any questions, please contact Donna Price at 713-718-5165 or the Disability Counselor at each college.

Academic Honesty

Academic dishonesty, CHEATING, will not be tolerated. If an individual is caught, punishment will be taken according to the Student Policies Handbook.

Attendance and Withdrawal Policies

Students are expected to attend classes regularly. Class attendance is checked daily by instructors. Although it is the responsibility of the student to drop a course for non-attendance, the instructor has the authority to drop a student for excessive absences. A student may be dropped from a course for excessive absences after the student has accumulated absences in excess of 12.5% of the hours of instruction (including lecture and laboratory time).

Course Requirements and Grading Policy

Students will be given two exams, one computer generated report over topics to be assigned by instructor. Exams will count 50% and the report will count 50%.

Testing

The tests in this class are computer generated over material administered in class. Report will be turned in to instructor for evaluation.

Make-up policy

Per college policy

Projects, Assignments, Portfolios, Service Learning, Internships, etc.

Computer generated report on topic assigned by instructor.

Course Content

Fundamentals of greenhouse construction and operation. Topics include architectural styles, construction materials, environmental systems and controls, growing media, fertilizers, post harvest handling, marketing, and business management.

Course Calendar with Reading Assignments

Other Student Information (clubs, tutoring, web resources, etc.)

Ag. Consortium of Texas (ACT)
Gulf Coast Agribusiness Council (GCAC)
Texas Junior College Ag. Association (TJCAA)