Undergraduate Report Fall 2015. Students Enrolled MajorSpring 2014Spring 2015 Agric. Env. Systems18 (3 Tifton) 21 (5 Tifton) Env. Res. Sci.11 Water Soil.

Undergraduate Report Fall 2015

Students Enrolled

Major Spring 2014

Spring 2015

Agric. Env. Systems 18 (3 Tifton)

21 (5 Tifton)

Env. Res. Sci. 1 1

Water Soil Res. (BSES)

9 9

Water Soil Res. (BSFR)

7 13

Env. Chem. 21 15

Turfgrass 15 18

Total 71 (4) 77 (6)

Enrollment in Minors

Crop Science - 4

Environmental Soil Science - 4

Turfgrass Management - 6

Agriscience – New Area Emphasis

Major Required

AESC 4520 – Application of Technology in Production Agriculture

ADSC 3400 (Physiology Reproduction Domestic Animals) or ADSC 3130 (Animal Biotechnology) or ADSC 3300 (Animal Nutrition) or POUL 3750 (Poultry Nutrition) or BCMB 3100 (Biochemistry) or ADSC 4010E

CRSS(FANR) 3060, 3060L – Soils and Hydrology, Soils & Hydrology Lab

ENTO(CRSS)(PATH) 4250 – Pesticide Use and Transgenic Crops

ENTO(CRSS)(PATH) 4740 – Integrated Pest Management

Agriscience – New Area Emphasis

esource Management

Course ID Course Title Location1 Credit

CRSS 3050 Water Quality (G)3

CRSS 4610 Soil Microbiology (A & G)3

CRSS 4580 Soil Erosion & Conservation (A, G,T)3

AESC 3510 Digital Imaging (G)3

GEOG 4370E Geographic Information Systems3

CRSS 4960 Research (G)1-3

CRSS 4660 Environmental Measures (G)3

Choose two courses in Economics

AAEC 3010 Farm Organization (G)3

AAEC 3040 Agribusiness Marketing (G)3

Major Electives

HORT 4430 Plant Physiology (G)3

HORT 4440 Environmental Physiology (G)3

HORT 3620 Plant Propagation (G)3

HORT 3440E Herbs, Spices, Medicinal Plants3

Teaching Retreat – June 2015 Schedules – conflicts, better course coordination

Curriculum connectivity Precision Ag course flow (prereq CRSS 4050) Prereqs CRSS 4610, 4260 Aligning 3060, 4540, 4600, 4610, 4670

Minors – update Env. Soil Sci. Crop Sci, Turf courses

Needs Crop Production course in Athens, Tifton Graduate soils course for non-CRSS students

CRSS 6530 CRSS 3070 – Irrigation course

Other - Certifications- Recruitment- Assessment

RecruitmentBrochures (AES updated by end of

summer)

Web Page (updates?)

Recruitment EventsMajors Madness, Resource Fair, Orientation

2.0, MANRR events, 4-H, GHP Tours

Personal Contacts Individual meetings with high school students

and parents visiting campus

Web PageCollege has had a web page committee

since Oct 2014

New CAES student page 1 Aug 2015

Departmental web pages will be revamped by Oct 2016Streamlined processes to aid updatingAccess calendarDirectory information will be streamlined

SSSA Requirements for CertificationSoil Science Core Requirements

Minimum 15 credits of which 9 must be upper division Laboratory and/or Field coursework is a required component in a

minimum of 2 of the Soil Science core classes. Examples include soil judging, undergraduate research, laboratory exercises, field courses.

Courses must come from at least 3 of the following 6 specialty areas:

(1) Soils & Land Use Management (CRSS 3060)

(2) Soil Genesis, Morphology, and Classification (CRSS 4540)

(3) Soil Biology & Soil Ecology (CRSS 4610)

(4) Soil Chemistry & Mineralogy (CRSS 4670)

(5) Soil Fertility & Nutrient Management (CRSS 4590)

(6) Soil Physics (CRSS 4600)

SSSA Requirements for Certification Supporting Professional Core Requirements

Minimum of 45 semester credits total of which a minimum of 15 semester credits must be upper division 4 of the following 8 areas must have a minimum of 5 semester credits :

(1) Agricultural Science (CRSS 2010, 4340, 4300, 4260, etc.)

(2) Biological and Ecological Sciences (BIOL 1107, 1008, ECOL 3500, FANR 3200L)

(3) Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics (CHEM 1211, MATH 2250, PHYS 1111, STAT 2000)

(4) Communications (COMM 1100, AGCM 1200)

(5) Geoscience and Atmospheric Science (GEOL 1250, CRSS 4540)

(6) Human Health and Land Use (EHSC 3060, EHSC 4610)

(7) Technology and Engineering (CRSS 4050)

(8) Water Sciences (WASR 4110, CRSS 4660)

Undergraduate ResearchUGA Students

CUROCAES Undergraduate Research OpportunitiesCRSS 4960 – Undergrad Research in Crop &

Soil

High School StudentsYoung Scholars Program

E-courses Dan Ye, an instructional designer, has been hired by

the CAES Office of Academic Affairs to assist faculty with course designs. In particular, she has extensive experience helping faculty convert face-to-face courses to an online format. She has access to equipment and software that you might need.

You might consider developing an online course: To teach to students at the Tifton, Griffin or Athens

campuses, To offer through Ag*IDEA, To offer in the summer semester, or As a component of an online academic program.

E-coursesE-courses have to be approved as a separate

course CRSS 4600 and CRSS 4600E

UGA Office of Online Learning approves

Synchronized with academic term

They seem to prefer videos of course lectures in small sections Can be stored on Kaltura and accessed via elc

Tuition return to the department?

E-courses and Distance EdDemand for non-thesis programs

online such as for county agents

Some are using software (Zoom) that will allow a student at his/her computer to call into a class using Tandberg

Course SyllabiUniversity policy (Academic Affairs Policy

Statement #13) states:

Departments and programs will make the class course syllabus of the most recent offering of each course under each instructor readily available for inspection by students who may wish to enroll in the course in the future. Departments and programs will make these class syllabi available to students on a web site accessible by students.

Please send a copy of your Fall 2014 syllabus to Vivienne as soon as possible

Exit Survey ( 2012-2015)

Exit Survey (2012-2015)How did you find out about your major?

Online or bulletin was most common response

Strength of the Department faculty

Departmental Deficiencies More faculty to interact with

Best Way to Improve Your Major More hands-on experiences

Major Assessment - TurfSLO Course Exceed

Expectation (>90%)

Meet Expectation (70-89%)

Below Expectation (<70%)

Physiological interaction herbicides, weeds, turf

CRSS 4340

30% 70%

Physiological response turf to stress

CRSS 4090

100% – mgmt

80% - physiol

Communication TBD

Major Assessment - WSRSLO Course Exceed

Expectation (>90%)

Meet Expectation (70-89%)

Below Expectation (<70%)

Describe & interpret landscape & soil profile info

CRSS 3060

70% 8% 22%

Relate soil mgmt & productivity to soil properties

CRSS 3060

17% 78% 5%

Mgmt affects hydrologic processes & H20 quality

CRSS 3060

40% 36% 24%

Evaluate models of soil H20 movmt

CRSS 3060

9% 4% 87%

Questions ???