SU 202 - Student Land Sustainability Planning
3 Credits
Outline Effective Date: Academic Year 2025/2026
Revised Date: Aug 14, 2025
Date Approved: Aug 14, 2025
Practicum Hours: 120
Course Description:
Second Year Agricultural Sustainability students are part of the team responsible for creating and maintaining the plan for the long-term sustainability of the college Student Managed Farm (SMF) and the college land. The students enrolled in this course will work closely with the SMF students to have in place a continually evolving 5-year plan for ever increasing sustainability of the college farm, college land and all of its stakeholders. Students will be enrolled in this course during the 4th semester here at the college after the successful completion of their first-year studies. They will gain practical experience and skills in a dynamic teamwork environment making decisions and plans involving many stakeholders and balancing the 3 pillars of sustainability.
Rationale:
This course is an option to AG 250 - Industry Practicum in the Agricultural Sustainability program. It allows students to apply theoretical knowledge and practical skills in real life situations. The opportunity to work closely with peers, ecological habitats, landowners, and management of agricultural enterprises gives valuable experience and insight into jobs in agricultural sustainability.
Prerequisites: All first year Agricultural Sustainability courses
Corequisites: None
Course Learning Outcomes:
A student who successfully completes the course will have reliably demonstrated the ability to
1.Increase knowledge, skills and understanding of sustainable agriculture practices through hands on experiences.
2.Engage in daily operations and networking opportunities to build connections and gain insight into potential career paths in sustainable agriculture.
3.Contribute to sustainable agriculture initiatives on the college farm through the use of available data and metrics to measure and improve sustainability.
4.Demonstrate personal growth, resiliency and reflective practice while developing specific goals and objectives in conjunction with students, faculty advisors, and SMF teams.
5.Communicate the benefits of sustainable agriculture practices to stakeholders, including SMF teams, college stakeholders, and the public in the form of final presentations and reports.
Required Resource Materials:
None
Optional Resource Materials:
None
Conduct of Course:
1.Students must attend and contribute to meetings as part of the course group.
2.Students must take on specific areas of focus for the college farm sustainability plan.
3.Students must set individual goals with the faculty advisor.
4.Students must collaborate with the students who are part of the college SMF and managing all enterprises on the farm.
5.Students must present as part of the team the final recommendations and report for the course.
Classroom and laboratory attendance is considered vital to the learning process and as significant to the students’ evaluation as examinations and reports.
a.Students having a combination of excused and/or unexcused absence of 20 percent or higher for the scheduled course hours are required to withdraw and automatically receive a “RW” (required withdrawal) for the course, regardless of any other evaluation results. (RW is a failing grade.)
b.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:
None
Course Assessments:
Successful completion of this course requires a mandatory pass in the completion of Course Learning Outcomes 1-5 as evaluated by the faculty advisor. In addition, the student must meet a satisfactory grade in the preparation and delivery of a presentation to their peers and instructors, detailing their sustainability planning. Expectations and a grading rubric will be made available to them prior to that presentation.
- 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.
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Letter
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F
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D
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D+
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C-
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C
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C+
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B-
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B
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B+
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A-
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A
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A+
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Percent Range
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0-49
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50-52
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53-56
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57-59
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60-64
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65-69
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70-74
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75-79
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80-84
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85-89
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90-94
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95-100
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Points
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0.00
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1.00
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1.30
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1.70
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2.00
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2.30
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2.70
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3.00
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3.30
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3.70
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4.00
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4.00
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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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Here at Lakeland College, we acknowledge that the land we gather on is the traditional homeland, hunting, and ceremonial gathering places of the First Nations, Métis and Inuit. The Plains Cree, Woodland Cree, Saulteaux, Blackfoot, Métis, Dene, and Nakota Sioux people have practiced their culture and languages on Treaty 6 and Métis Region 2 territories for generations and were the original caretakers of this land. Many First Nation, Métis and Inuit peoples call this land home today and have done so for millennia. We would like to acknowledge the history we have created together on this land, and to be thankful for the opportunity to walk together side-by-side in friendship, learning from our past, and promoting positive relationships for the past, present and future.
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