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PLSC381:
Sports Turf Operations
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| Class
Schedule (spring 2007) |
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| Course
description: |
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| The
course is designed for junior college students in turf science major to
learn sports turf management as a profession. Basic agronomics, sports field
construction, sports turf establishment & maintenance, environmental
issues, and personnel management will be addressed. |
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| Course
objectives: |
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| 1. |
An
understanding of the basics of sports field- a system of plant, soil, water,
microorganisms, air, and the sun. |
| 2. |
Learn
basic knowledge of sport turf establishment, maintenance, and problem solving
skills encountered in sports turf management. |
| 3. |
Career
development skills: management in business, communication, inter-personal
relationship, team work, leadership, professionalism, and working ethnic
in addition to the basic agronomic knowledge. |
| 4. |
Aware
of the issues related to sports turf management: energy, resources, environment,
and ecology. |
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| Course
topics: |
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| 1. |
Overview of
course objectives, sport turf industry, sports field construction and management. |
| 2. |
Class discussion:
career development skills. Homework: prepare a resume as if you are applying
a job as sports field manager. Revise the resume twice as the class moving
on. Class presentation: Survey one or more local or regional sports turf
manager(s) on issues related to sports field management, analyze the gathered
information based on what you learn in this class, discuss the results and
present your conclusion to your classmates. |
| 3. |
Athletic field
- a system of plant, soil, water, microorganisms, air, and the sun. |
| 4. |
Sports turf
surface quality: principle, measurement, and improvement. |
| 5. |
Sports turf
establishment: turfgrass selection, soil preparation, planting time, and
planting techniques. |
| 6. |
Root zone
materials and physical properties. |
| 7. |
Soil as a
medium for grass vs soil as hard surface. |
| 8. |
Root zone
structure: critical considerations, soil-based vs sand-based, root zone
amendments, root zone stabilizers. |
| 9. |
Soil fertility
and fertilizers. |
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| 10. |
Sports
turf fertilization. |
| 11. |
Sports field
drainage. |
| 12. |
Sports field
irrigation. |
| 13. |
Thatch management. |
| 14. |
Aeration and
topdressing. |
| 15. |
Mowing. |
| 16. |
Pest
control. |
| 17. |
Painting logos. |
| 18. |
Covering,
heating and ice & snow removing. |
| 19. |
Turfgrass
Stress. |
| 20. |
Specific field
design, stadium and management. |
| 21. |
Low budget
fields maintenance. |
| 22. |
Making a management plan. |
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| Grade
Determination: |
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| Quiz
1. |
25 |
| Quiz
2. |
50 |
| Quiz 3 |
75 |
| Quiz 4 |
100 |
| Quiz 5 |
125 |
| Quiz 6 |
150 |
| Homework |
75 |
| Final |
400 |
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| Total points: |
1000 |
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Home work
evaluation standards: timely submition of each "version"
of the resume demonstrating endeavors for improvement by including recent
achievements or future plans.
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Presentation
evaluation standards: keeping up with the due dates, having clear
objectives, showing team-work and communication skills in gathering, analyzing,
and presenting the information.
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| A
= 90%+ |
| B
= 80 - 89% |
| C
= 70 - 79% |
| D
= 60 - 69% |
| F
= < 60% |
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| Textbook: |
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Presently,
"Sports fields, a manual for design, construction and maintenance"
by Jim Puhalla, Jeff Krans, and Mike Goatley is designated as the text
book and is available at the University Bookstore. Publisher information:
Copyright 1999 by Ann Arbor Press, Chelsea, Michigan. ISBN: 1-57504-070-0.
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Other
references:
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| Natural
turf for sport and amenity: Science and Practice. W.A. Adams and R.J. Gibbs.
CAB International 1994. ISBN: 0-85198-720-6. |
| Turfgrass
Maintenance Reduction Handbook. Doug Brede. John Wiley & Sons 2000.
ISBN: 1575041065 |
| Sports
Turf: Science, construction and maintenance. V.I. Stewart. E & FN Spon
1994. ISBN: 0-419-14950-3 |
| Spon's
Grounds Maintenance Contract Handbook. Ronald M. Chadwick. E & F N Spon
1997. ISBN: 0-419-15160-5 |
| Grounds
Maintenance : A Contractor's Guide to Competitive Tendering. Philip Sayers,
E & F N Spon, 1990. ISBN: 0-419-15510-4 |
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Academic
Honesty:
All work in this course must be completed in a manner consistent with
NDSU University Senate Policy, Section 335: Code of Academic Responsibility
and Conduct (http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/policy/335.htm).
All students in this course are governed by the college of Agriculture's
Honor System. It is the responsibility of the students to report any violations
of the honor pledge to the instructor, honor commission, or the Dean of
the College of Agriculture (http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/instruct/mcclean/ag_www/honor.htm).
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Students
who have any disability that might affect their performance in this class
are encouraged to speak with the instructor at the beginning of the semester.
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