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I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Spring Viticulture Technology
2. Course Prefix & Number:
VITI 1114
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 2
Lecture Hours: 1
Lab Hours: 2
4. Course Description:
This course is designed to provide students initiated in the field of Viticulture practical experience in spring vineyard operations. Students are required to partner with an approved vineyard to participate in the required field experience portion of the course which will serve as work experience for those seeking employment in commercial viticulture.
5. Placement Tests Required:
6. Prerequisite Courses:
VITI 1114 - Spring Viticulture Technology
All Credit(s) from the following...
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| VITI 1111 | Introduction to Viticulture and Vineyard Establishment | 3 cr. |
9. Co-requisite Courses:
VITI 1114 - Spring Viticulture Technology
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
|
Name of Institution
|
Course Number and Title
|
Credits
|
|
Missouri State University
|
VIN 114
|
|
|
Highland Community College, KS
|
VIN 114
|
|
2. Transfer - regional institutions with which this course has a written articulation agreement:
|
Name of Institution
|
Date of Acceptance
|
Discipline/Area/Program of Transfer
|
|
The Viticulture and Enology Science and Technology Alliance (VESTA):
Missouri State – West Plains |
2003 |
Technical Certificate or Associate of Applied Science Degree in Viticulture or Enology
|
|
N.E.Iowa Community College |
2004 |
|
|
Redlands C.C., OK |
2005 |
|
|
Rend Lake C.C., IL |
2007 |
|
|
Michigan State Univeristy |
2008 |
|
|
Highland C.C., KS |
2008 |
|
|
Arkansas Tech. University |
2009 |
|
III. Course Purpose
Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):
|
Name of Program(s)
|
Program Type |
|
Viticulture |
AAS , Diploma
|
|
Enology |
AAS , Diploma
|
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Demonstrate written communication skills |
Prepare written detailed documentation need to establish a spring management strategies for a commercial vineyard |
| Assess alternative solutions to a problem |
Assess spring vineyard disease, pests and weeds and develop management strategies to apply to a commercial vineyard |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
|
Expected Outcome
|
MnTC
Goal Area
|
|
Through lectures, facilitated discussions, quizzes and written assignments the student will be able to:
Collect a petiole sample according to vine type
Develop and implement a vine summer fertility plan, including timing, quantities, materials
and application methods
Identify and describe major fungal diseases in a given location.
Identify major insect pests in a given location.
Identify major weed pests in a given location.
Adjust existing management strategies for identified pests and diseases.
Adjust a given spray schedule to accomplish the goals of a stated pest management program.
List and demonstrate the steps used in sprayer calibration.
Demonstrate proper cluster thinning.
Demonstrate proper shoot positioning.
Demonstrate proper leaf removal.
List and describe the characteristics of canopy ideotype.
|
|
|
|
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
Winegrape Canopies and their importance
Quality Assurance in Vineyards
Improving Canopy Microclimate
Canopy Management – How to Do it
Improved Trellis Systems Mid-term
Te Kauwhata Two Tier-The U or Lyre System
The Sylvoz System—The Ruakura Twin Two Tier
The Economics of Canopy Management
Common Questions about Canopy Management with Answers
Petiole analysis, fertility plan, diseases and pests
Sprayer Calibration Final Exam |
2. Laboratory/Studio Sessions
|
Students are required to partner with an approved vineyard to participate in the required field experience portion of the course for 32 hours.
|
|
A. Demonstrate the ability to implement a spring pest management program.
|
|
The student can: |
|
1. Identify and describe major fungal diseases in a given location.
|
|
2. Identify major insect pests in a given location.
|
|
3. Identify major weed pests in a given location.
|
|
4. Adjust existing management strategies for identified pests and diseases.
|
|
5. Describe early season pest management strategies at your vineyard site.
|
|
6. List and demonstrate the steps used in sprayer calibration.
|
|
7. Adjust a given spray schedule to accomplish the goals of a stated pest management program.
|
|
B. Demonstrate an understanding of irrigation and water management.
|
|
The student can: |
|
1. Discuss the water management strategy at your vineyard site.
|
|
C. Demonstrate an understanding of the procedures involved in the proper management of shoot density.
|
|
The student can: |
|
1. Explain the purpose of desuckering and shoot thinning.
|
|
2. Identify and demonstrate proper suckering and shoot thinning techniques according to a specified trellis system.
|
|
D. Implement a vine fertility program.
|
|
The student can: |
|
1. Collect a petiole sample according to vine type
|
|
2. Take a representative soil sample.
|
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Spring Viticulture Technology
2. Course Prefix & Number:
VITI 1114
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 2
Lecture Hours: 1
Lab Hours: 2
4. Course Description:
This course is designed to provide students initiated in the field of Viticulture practical experience in spring vineyard operations. Students are required to partner with an approved vineyard to participate in the required field experience portion of the course which will serve as work experience for those seeking employment in commercial viticulture.
5. Placement Tests Required:
6. Prerequisite Courses:
VITI 1114 - Spring Viticulture Technology
All Credit(s) from the following...
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| VITI 1111 | Introduction to Viticulture and Vineyard Establishment | 3 cr. |
9. Co-requisite Courses:
VITI 1114 - Spring Viticulture Technology
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
|
Name of Institution
|
Course Number and Title
|
Credits
|
|
Missouri State University
|
VIN 114
|
|
|
Highland Community College, KS
|
VIN 114
|
|
2. Transfer - regional institutions with which this course has a written articulation agreement:
|
Name of Institution
|
Date of Acceptance
|
Discipline/Area/Program of Transfer
|
|
The Viticulture and Enology Science and Technology Alliance (VESTA):
Missouri State – West Plains |
2003 |
Technical Certificate or Associate of Applied Science Degree in Viticulture or Enology
|
|
N.E.Iowa Community College |
2004 |
|
|
Redlands C.C., OK |
2005 |
|
|
Rend Lake C.C., IL |
2007 |
|
|
Michigan State Univeristy |
2008 |
|
|
Highland C.C., KS |
2008 |
|
|
Arkansas Tech. University |
2009 |
|
III. Course Purpose
1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):
|
Name of Program(s)
|
Program Type |
|
Viticulture |
AAS , Diploma
|
|
Enology |
AAS , Diploma
|
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Demonstrate written communication skills |
Prepare written detailed documentation need to establish a spring management strategies for a commercial vineyard |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
|
Expected Outcome
|
MnTC
Goal Area
|
|
Through lectures, facilitated discussions, quizzes and written assignments the student will be able to:
Collect a petiole sample according to vine type
Develop and implement a vine summer fertility plan, including timing, quantities, materials
and application methods
Identify and describe major fungal diseases in a given location.
Identify major insect pests in a given location.
Identify major weed pests in a given location.
Adjust existing management strategies for identified pests and diseases.
Adjust a given spray schedule to accomplish the goals of a stated pest management program.
List and demonstrate the steps used in sprayer calibration.
Demonstrate proper cluster thinning.
Demonstrate proper shoot positioning.
Demonstrate proper leaf removal.
List and describe the characteristics of canopy ideotype.
|
|
|
|
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
Winegrape Canopies and their importance
Quality Assurance in Vineyards
Improving Canopy Microclimate
Canopy Management – How to Do it
Improved Trellis Systems Mid-term
Te Kauwhata Two Tier-The U or Lyre System
The Sylvoz System—The Ruakura Twin Two Tier
The Economics of Canopy Management
Common Questions about Canopy Management with Answers
Petiole analysis, fertility plan, diseases and pests
Sprayer Calibration Final Exam |
2. Laboratory/Studio Sessions
|
Students are required to partner with an approved vineyard to participate in the required field experience portion of the course for 32 hours.
|
|
A. Demonstrate the ability to implement a spring pest management program.
|
|
The student can: |
|
1. Identify and describe major fungal diseases in a given location.
|
|
2. Identify major insect pests in a given location.
|
|
3. Identify major weed pests in a given location.
|
|
4. Adjust existing management strategies for identified pests and diseases.
|
|
5. Describe early season pest management strategies at your vineyard site.
|
|
6. List and demonstrate the steps used in sprayer calibration.
|
|
7. Adjust a given spray schedule to accomplish the goals of a stated pest management program.
|
|
B. Demonstrate an understanding of irrigation and water management.
|
|
The student can: |
|
1. Discuss the water management strategy at your vineyard site.
|
|
C. Demonstrate an understanding of the procedures involved in the proper management of shoot density.
|
|
The student can: |
|
1. Explain the purpose of desuckering and shoot thinning.
|
|
2. Identify and demonstrate proper suckering and shoot thinning techniques according to a specified trellis system.
|
|
D. Implement a vine fertility program.
|
|
The student can: |
|
1. Collect a petiole sample according to vine type
|
|
2. Take a representative soil sample.
|