I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Irrigation Planning and Management
2. Course Prefix & Number:
SCMT 1124
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 2
Lecture Hours: 2
4. Course Description:
This course covers the selection, design and managment of irrigation systems appropriate to specialty crops. Students will learn the advantages of using a drip system versus using impact sprinklers or microsprinklers. The unique water needs of various specialty crops and soil types will be covered.
5. Placement Tests Required:
| Accuplacer (specify test): |
No placement tests required |
Score: |
|
6. Prerequisite Courses:
SCMT 1124 - Irrigation Planning and Management
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
SCMT 1124 - Irrigation Planning and Management
There are no corequisites for this course.
III. Course Purpose
Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):
Specialty Crops Management, Diploma
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Demonstrate written communication skills |
Produce accurate irrigation records |
| Utilize appropriate technology |
Describe technologies used to measure soil moisture, including tensiometers and internet based estimates of evapotranspiration |
| Apply ethical principles in decision-making |
Describe the consequences of over watering in groundwater contamination or groundwater depletion |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
- List different types of irrigation systems
- List criteria for selecting a specify irrigation system, such as drip or sprinklers
- Identify crop water use relative to crop development and maturity
- Identify soil water holding capabilities of specific soils
- Calculate appropriate pumping time required to supply sufficient water for a specific interval
- Design an irrigation system that works for their crop production
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
- Common irrigation systems for specialty crops
- Drip irrigation systems
- Sprinkler irrigation systems
- Microsprinklers
- Costs of each type of irrigation system
- Equipment requirements of each type of irrigation system
- Advantages of different irrigation systems
- Drip systems - low water supply, small pumps
- Sprinkler systems - frost protection
- Microsprinklers - combine best of drip and sprinklers
- Disadvantages of each irrigation system
- Drip systems - maintenance, plugged emitters
- Sprinkler systems - must have large capacity wells
- Choosing the best water sources for irrigation
- Costs of using surface versus underground water sources
- Benefits of using underground water sources
- Benefits of using surface water
- Food safety issues relevant to choosing an irrigation system
- Irrigation intervals
- Soil type and irrigation intervals
- Environmental conditions and irrigation intervals
- Measuring soil moisture with instruments
- Estimating water use with evapo-transpiration
- Problems of overwatering
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Irrigation Planning and Management
2. Course Prefix & Number:
SCMT 1124
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 2
Lecture Hours: 2
4. Course Description:
This course covers the selection, design and managment of irrigation systems appropriate to specialty crops. Students will learn the advantages of using a drip system versus using impact sprinklers or microsprinklers. The unique water needs of various specialty crops and soil types will be covered.
5. Placement Tests Required:
| Accuplacer (specify test): |
No placement tests required |
Score: |
|
6. Prerequisite Courses:
SCMT 1124 - Irrigation Planning and Management
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
SCMT 1124 - Irrigation Planning and Management
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
III. Course Purpose
1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):
Specialty Crops Management, Diploma
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Demonstrate written communication skills |
Produce accurate irrigation records |
| Utilize appropriate technology |
Describe technologies used to measure soil moisture, including tensiometers and internet based estimates of evapotranspiration |
| Apply ethical principles in decision-making |
Describe the consequences of over watering in groundwater contamination or groundwater depletion |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
- List different types of irrigation systems
- List criteria for selecting a specify irrigation system, such as drip or sprinklers
- Identify crop water use relative to crop development and maturity
- Identify soil water holding capabilities of specific soils
- Calculate appropriate pumping time required to supply sufficient water for a specific interval
- Design an irrigation system that works for their crop production
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
- Common irrigation systems for specialty crops
- Drip irrigation systems
- Sprinkler irrigation systems
- Microsprinklers
- Costs of each type of irrigation system
- Equipment requirements of each type of irrigation system
- Advantages of different irrigation systems
- Drip systems - low water supply, small pumps
- Sprinkler systems - frost protection
- Microsprinklers - combine best of drip and sprinklers
- Disadvantages of each irrigation system
- Drip systems - maintenance, plugged emitters
- Sprinkler systems - must have large capacity wells
- Choosing the best water sources for irrigation
- Costs of using surface versus underground water sources
- Benefits of using underground water sources
- Benefits of using surface water
- Food safety issues relevant to choosing an irrigation system
- Irrigation intervals
- Soil type and irrigation intervals
- Environmental conditions and irrigation intervals
- Measuring soil moisture with instruments
- Estimating water use with evapo-transpiration
- Problems of overwatering