AE 101 - Student Managed Farm I

3 Credits
Outline Effective Date: 2024 Fall Version 23
Revised: Apr 27, 2024 Approved: Aug 27, 2024

Lecture Hours: 28 Lab Hours: 28

Course Description:
AE 101 introduces the student to the Lakeland College Student Managed Farm and Crop Technology Practicum. It provides students with basic principles of working in teams in a business environment. The course also introduces students to field reporting software and more complex Excel computing problem solving.

Rationale:
This is a required course for Crop Technology students. It familiarizes the students with the Lakeland College Farm, and in conjunction with the knowledge and skills acquired from other courses, it prepares the students to take over management of the Student Managed Farm or industry practicum in their second year.

Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None

Course Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to

Articulate the value of having a team with diverse perspectives.
Describe the components of an effective meeting.
Implement tools for record keeping and data management as they pertain to cropping decisions on the Student-Managed Farm.
Examine SMF cropping model including past practices, current plans, infrastructure and equipment and safe operations.

Required Resource Materials:
None

Optional Resource Materials:
None

Conduct of Course:
This course consists of approximately 28 hours of classroom lecture and approximately 28 hours of computer lab time. Students learn skills to function in the general management, operations management, financial management and marketing management of the Lakeland College Student Managed Farm. Students will be prepared to actively participate in meetings to make decisions about the management of the crops component of the Lakeland College Farm or be prepared to successfully participate in their industry practicum. Additionally students will be familiar with field recording software and more complex Excel computing solutions.

Classroom and laboratory attendance is considered vital to the learning process and as significant to the students’ evaluation as examinations and reports.

Students having a combination of excused and/or unexcused absence of 20 percent or higher for the scheduled course hours will be required to withdraw and will automatically receive a “RW” (required withdrawal) for the course, regardless of any other evaluation results. (RW is a failing grade.).
An excused absence is one that is verified with your instructor. Verification should be prior to the absence or the next class day following the absence. Verification of the absence may take the form of a note from your doctor/College nurse regarding illness, or a note from another instructor regarding a field trip or other activity, or authorization by your instructor. An unexcused absence is anything NOT verified by the instructor prior to the absence or the next class day following the absence.

NOTE: Any exceptions to the above attendance policy (e.g. timetable conflicts, work-related issues) must be approved in writing by the Department Chair prior to the beginning of the course.

It is the students’ responsibility to know their own absentee record.

Normal hours are 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., with potential for evening courses, exams or extended field trips. Students are expected to be available for classes during these times.

Content of Course:

Goal Setting
Working on a Team
Personality Types
Conflict
Proposals
Student Managed Farm
Emotional Intelligence and Leadership
Data Management and Record Keeping Software
Student-Managed Farm Exploration

Course Assessments:

Lab Assignments	30%
Lab Project(s)	20%
Lecture Assignments and Quizzes	38%
Exam	12%
Total	100%

Official final grades will be available on My Lakeland. Grades posted in D2L should be considered interim grades.
“Lakeland College is committed to the highest academic standards. Students are expected to be familiar with Lakeland College policies and to abide by these policies. Violations of these policies are considered to be serious and may result in suspension or expulsion from the College.”

Course Pass Requirements:
A minimum grade of D (50%) (1.00) is required to pass this course.

Letter	F	D	D+	C-	C	C+	B-	B	B+	A-	A	A+
Percent Range	0-49	50-52	53-56	57-59	60-64	65-69	70-74	75-79	80-84	85-89	90-94	95-100
Points	0.00	1.00	1.30	1.70	2.00	2.30	2.70	3.00	3.30	3.70	4.00	4.00

Students must maintain a cumulative grade of C (GPA - Grade Point Average of 2.00) in order to qualify to graduate.

Every effort has been made to ensure that information in this course outline is accurate at the time of publication. Lakeland College reserves the right to change courses if it becomes necessary so that course content remains relevant.

In such cases, the instructor will give students clear and timely notice of changes.

No part of this course outline may be reproduced in any form or resold without written permission from Lakeland College.

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