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Community and Urban Soils and Site Development - Service Learning

Analytical Thinking
Leadership & Collaboration

Course Description

Soils in urban environments have characteristics that present challenges for management of healthy trees and community forests. Physical and chemical properties of these soils are described along with methods for correcting conditions that reduce tree health and growth. Use of soil information in site planning and protection during development is discussed.

Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Students registered for graduate credit will be required to successfully complete a solo, service-learning project to provide analysis of an urban tree and/or soil management problem in the Clarke County area. This project will involve on-site (field) evaluation. A written summary of the project and a 12-minute oral presentation are required.

Athena Title

Comm Urban Soils Site Devel SL

Non-Traditional Format

Course includes a service-learning project during the semester that either employs skills or knowledge learned in the course or teaches new skills or knowledge related to course objectives. Students will be involved in the planning and implementation of the project(s) and may spend time outside of the classroom.

Prerequisite

CRSS(FANR) 3060 and COFA 5001/7001

Semester Course Offered

Offered spring

Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

Student Learning Outcomes

  • Students will be able to explore the uses, classification, and management of urban soils, and to gain broad understanding of the chemical and physical methods utilized to characterize urban soils.
  • Students will be able to describe and suggest corrections for deficiencies in soils to suit a particular purpose.
  • Students will be able to develop oral and written communication skills.
  • Students will be able to explore the primary literature available and understand how to put it to use.
  • Students will be able to develop critical reflection skills on community work through service-learning.

Topical Outline

Institutional Competencies

Analytical Thinking

The ability to reason, interpret, analyze, and solve problems from a wide array of authentic contexts.


Leadership & Collaboration

The capacity to engage in the relational process of optimizing personal and collective strengths toward a common goal.


Syllabus

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