AGRONOMY 114 SCHEDULE

Fall 2008

 

 

QUIZ DEADLINES

Unit

Dates Taught+

Suggested+

Latest Possible++

Introduction

Aug. 25

Aug. 27 (Wed)

Aug. 29 (Sec.1,2,3,4)

Crop Plant Anatomy

Aug. 25 – Sept. 5

Sept. 5

Sept. 8, 9

Crop Plant Classif. & Ident.

Sept. 8 – 12

Sept. 12

Sept. 15, 16

Crop Physiology

Sept. 15 – 19

Sept. 19

Sept. 22, 23

Climate (1st Makeup Wk*)

Sept. 22 – 26

Sept. 26

Sept. 29, 30

FIRST HOUR EXAM:  Wednesday, Oct. 1 (in 125 Kildee at 4:10 P.M.)

Soils

Sept. 29 – Oct. 3

Oct. 3

Oct. 6, 7

Soil Water

Oct. 6 -10

Oct. 10

Oct. 13, 14

Tillage and Seeding

Oct. 13 - 17

Oct. 17

Oct. 20, 21

Plant Breeding

Oct. 20 - 24

Oct. 24

Oct. 27, 28

Seed & Grain Quality

(2nd Makeup Wk*)

Oct. 27 - 31

Oct. 31

Nov. 3, 4

SECOND HOUR EXAM: Wednesday, Nov. 5 (in 125 Kildee at 4:10 P.M.)

Weeds

Nov. 3 – 7

Nov. 7

Nov. 10, 11

Insects

Nov. 10 – 14

Nov. 14

Nov. 17, 18

Diseases

Nov. 17 – 21

Nov. 21

Dec. 1, 2

THANKSGIVING BREAK: Nov. 24 - 28

Crop Harvesting and Storage

Dec. 1 - 5

Dec. 5

Dec. 8, 9

DEAD WEEK

Third Makeup Week*

 

Dec. 8 - 12

Makeup Weeks*

On designated makeup weeks, you will be allowed 1 attempt to pass a makeup unit.  If you fail to pass the makeup attempt, you must wait until the third makeup week to pass remaining makeup units.

FINAL EXAM WEEK:  Dec. 15 - 19

+Last date taught and suggested deadline normally falls on a Friday.  If you take the unit quiz by the suggested deadline, one point will be added to that score.

 

++Deadline to pass the unit is 5 p.m. (to request a quiz is 4:30 p.m.).  The first date shown is the Latest Possible date for Sections 1 and 2; the second date shown is for Sections 3 and 4.

           


AGRONOMY 114

Major Exam Schedule

Fall 2008

Exam I

            Units Covered --          Crop Plant Anatomy

                                                Crop Classification and Identification

                                                Crop Physiology

                                                Climate

                                                Information covered in Discussion of above units

 

            Date (All Sections):  Wednesday, October 1 (4:10 p.m. in Room 125 Kildee)

           

 

Exam II

            Units Covered --          Soils

                                                Soil Water

                                                Tillage and Seeding

                                                Plant Breeding

                                                Seed and Grain Quality

                                                Information covered in Discussion of above units

 

            Date (All Sections):  Wednesday, November 5 (4:10 p.m. in Room 125 Kildee)

 

 

Final Exam

            Units Covered --          Weeds

                                                Insects

                                                Crop Diseases

                                                Harvesting and Storage

                                                Information covered in Discussion of above units

                                                Plus -- Comprehensive over first 9 units

 

Date and place (All Sections):  To be announced later

 

Approximately 40% of the questions on the final exam will be from units on Weeds, Insects, Crop Diseases, and Harvesting and Storage, and 60% of the questions will be from the first nine units.  The final exam will count 1.5 times as much as either of the first two exams in calculating the course grade.  Note:  See your Agron 114 Information Sheet for information about course grading policies.

Schedule for Thinker and Entrepreneurial Sessions

Mondays (4:10-5:00 p.m.)

Agronomy 114 - Fall 2008

 

Date           Session

Aug. 25       No Session

Sept. 1         Holiday – no session

Sept. 8         Thinker Session over Anatomy unit, Rm G533 Agronomy

Sept. 15       Thinker Session over C&ID unit, Rm G533 Agronomy

Sept. 22       Thinker Session over Physiology, Rm G533 Agronomy

Sept. 29       Entrepreneurial Session 1 (location to be determined)

Oct. 6                    Entrepreneurial Session 2 (location to be determined)

Oct. 13        Entrepreneurial Session 3 (location to be determined)

Oct. 20        Entrepreneurial Session 4 (location to be determined)

Oct. 27        Entrepreneurial Session 5 (location to be determined)

Nov. 3         No Session (week of Exam 2)

Nov. 10       Thinker Session over (to be announced), Rm G533 Agronomy

Nov. 17       Thinker Session over (to be announced), Rm G533 Agronomy

Nov. 24       Holiday – no session

Dec. 1         Thinker Session over (to be announced), Rm G533 Agronomy

Dec. 8         Dead Week – No Session

Dec. 15        Finals Week – No Session

PLANTS Center Hours FALL 2008

 

 

9-10

10-11

11-12

12-1

1-2

2-3

3-4

4-5

 

6:30-8:30 P.M.*

¹MON.

 

 

 

OPEN STUDY AND TESTING

 

OPEN STUDY AND TESTING

TUES.

OPEN STUDY AND TESTING

 

 

²WED.

OPEN STUDY AND TESTING

 

 

THURS.

OPEN STUDY AND TESTING

 

 

FRI.

OPEN STUDY AND TESTING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                   *Open on Monday nights only

                   ¹Thinker and Entrepreneurship sessions are also on Mondays at 4:10-5 p.m.

                        ²Tutoring Sessions are also on Wednesdays at 4:10-5 p.m