Saddleback College, 2009 Spring Semester |
Instructors: Julie Anderson |
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MST 101: Aquarium Management, Ticket #12910 |
SM 234-6, Phone 582-4657 |
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Mandatory orientation Friday, Jan. 16, 9-11:50am SM 202. Students contract 4 lab hrs per week between 1/16-5/15, and be approved by the instructor. There will be 2 Friday & 1 Sunday field trip scheduled. Details at 1st class meeting. You must complete 72 hrs. |
Web Page: www.saddleback.edu/faculty/janderson |
MST 101: Aquarium Management |
Course Description: Designed to integrate good management practices while developing increased level of skills and responsibilities in aquatic animal husbandry. Students will install, operate, troubleshoot and maintain life support systems and care for aquatic animals at Saddleback College aquarium science facility.
Student Learning Outcome: Students will demonstrate essential skills and technical knowledge through the successful application of good husbandry practices standard in the industry and regulatory agencies
Tentative Schedule You will be assisting with daily husbandry activities, attending field trips, workshops and will be engaged in various projects at the Saddleback College Aquarium Facility. It is important to read your Managers Manual related to topics listed for that week and understand the description and protocol prior to engaging in the activity. Activity will require understanding background of procedure.
* Since you will be contracting a set schedule at the mandatory meeting, the schedule below is simply a guideline to the various activities you will focus on for that week. You must read to learn the value of such activities, as well as hone your skills in performing the related tasks during your lab time. It is important for you to realize that you will be expected to perform any of the tasks learned from the previous week at any given time. The objective in this class is to develop effective husbandry skills while you acquire the ability to interpret assigned husbandry tasks, access various actions required, implement our institutions husbandry and safety protocols while managing your time efficiently.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE; Updated: Feb 20, 2009
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week 1 *Jan 16* |
Mandatory Orientation: Course Requirements, Notebook & Discussion of Projects, Forms to Sign: Safety, Procedures and Conduct and Field Trip(s) Information. In-Depth tour of Aquarium Facility and Support Areas, Attendance & Sign-In policy AND Submit your Contract Hour Schedule Manual Reading;1-Water Quality Measurements and Recording, 2-Algae Cleaning & Tank aesthetics |
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Manual Reading 3-Food prep, distribution and
recording. 4-Vacuming & Water Changes, 5- Protein skimmers and
other filters |
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week 3 |
Manual Reading 6- Live food cultures
and 7 - additional water quality instrumentation & calibration |
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week 4 |
Manual Reading: 8 - Maintenance of water
pumps |
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week 5 |
Maintenance: Filter & Tank cleaning, Water
quals, feeding and live culture rotation and other tasks as needed |
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week 6 |
Maintenance: Filter & Tank cleaning, Water
quals, feeding and live culture rotation and other tasks as needed
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week 7 |
Maintenance: Filter & Tank
cleaning, Water quals, feeding and live culture rotation and other tasks
as needed |
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week 8 |
Skills Assessment and Notebook Checks + Project Notes |
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week 9 |
TUESDAY; March 10, Sea Dwelling Creatures Field Trip.
Be there by 2:20 for Optional Tour with Scott Cohen Maintenance: Filter & Tank
cleaning, Water quals, feeding and live culture rotation and other tasks
as needed |
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Mar 16-21 |
SPRING RECESS – Yes, you can schedule times during this week! |
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week 10 |
Maintenance and Projects (as above) |
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Sunday Mar 29 |
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week 11 |
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week 12 |
Routine Maintenance: Filter & Tank cleaning, Water
quals, feeding and live culture rotation and other tasks as needed FRIDAY Field Trip: Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach. Optional Workshop: Fish Behavior Lab with Sandy Trautwein, Be there at 1:00pm-4:30pm |
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week 13 |
Skills Assessment and Notebook Checks + Project Write
Up |
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week 14 |
Routine Maintenance: Filter & Tank cleaning, Water
quals, feeding and live culture rotation and other tasks as needed FRIDAY Field Trip: Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach. Optional Workshop with Sandy Trautwein, Be there at 1:00pm-4:30pm |
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week 15 |
Maintenance and Projects (as above) |
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week 16 |
Maintenance and Projects (as above) |
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May 15 |
Final Exam at 9:00am. Submit Notebook with Project Final |
Important Dates Regarding Records &
Admissions:
Drop with
Refund by: Wednesday, 1/28/09
Elect CR/NC by Friday, 2/20/09
Drop without 'W' by Friday, 2/20/09
Drop with 'W' by Wednesday, 4/8/09
Supplies and Text:
MST 101: Marine Aquarium Manager's Manual, Julie
Anderson, 2006.
1 - 1" 3-Ring binder with 4 tab index pages
Course Summary - i.e. list of lab techniques & skills
Grading: 90% and above is A, 80% above is B, 70% above is C, etc...
RULES AND SAFETY IN THE LAB: It is your
responsibility to be aware of and adhere to the rules and safety guidelines for
student behavior as listed in the Saddleback College Catalog and on the Safety
in the Lab Safety Handout you signed (it is also pg 1 of your Lab Manual.
Emergency Procedures and Evacuation Procedures. Review the Emergency
procedures and Evacuation routes posted in the front classroom bulletin board.
These will be reviewed during the first lab meeting.
GENERAL INFORMATION & POLICY: Students
are expected to attend classes regularly. Failure to attend classes may
be taken into consideration in assigning grades. The instructor may drop
students who fail to attend the first meeting of any class for which they have
officially enrolled unless prior arrangement has been made with the instructor.
The instructor will drop students who officially enroll in a class and never
attend no later than the end of the tenth instructional day of the semester.
Instructors may drop
a student from a class when he/she is absent for a total of six cumulative
instructional hours. In no case, where the instructor has an option to drop a
student, should the student presume he/she has been dropped unless the
instructor drop has been officially verified by the Office of Admissions and
Records (Calif. Ed. Code, Section 70902).
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: It is difficult to cheat in this class due to its project focus. Any attempts to cheat that are detected, however, shall result in IMMEDIATE dismissal and failure in the class and I shall PERSONALLY follow up the case to ensure that the full weight of the College’s penalties is exercised. Please see the Saddleback College Web site for details on College policy.
USE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES: Please no
audible cellular phones or pagers. If you leave the classroom to answer a
call or page, please leave for the entire lecture so as to not constantly
disrupt the class. Photo phones or personal electronic devices such as a
Palm Pilots cannot be used during a test, not even as a calculator. Student
Services: General Student Service Information is available at the Saddleback
College Website. General, academic, and service information can be obtained by
accessing the Counseling Division and Financial Aid Websites. Individual and
small group counseling information such as academic planning and review of
transcripts is available by appointment. All other student services are
available on
campus during normal business hours.
ACCOMMODATIONS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: This course meets the requirements set forth in the accessibility checklist and universal design grid provided by Special Services. The Web Pages, video presentations, textbooks and class materials used in this course are accessible to students with disabilities. If you have questions on how to make accommodations please contact Special Services, Mike Sauter. You will need to provide documentation of your disability to the Special Services Office in the Student Services Center. Requests for accommodation for testing must be done in a reasonable and timely fashion. Accommodated testing is given for lecture exams for students with documentation of need.
CLASS CONDUCT (BP-5401): Students
are expected to conduct themselves with respect for the right of all members of
the college community to teach and learn in a safe and academically stimulating
environment. Students shall be held responsible for observing rules and
regulations for student conduct promulgated under the authority of this policy
by the Board of Trustees or the district's administration. Violation of
such rules shall constitute good cause for imposition of disciplinary action as
provided in rules and regulations (Calif. Ed. Code, Section 66300). No food or
beverages in the classroom or lab.
GRADE AND INSTRUCTIONAL RELATED GRIEVANCE (BP-5505): When a
student believes that a district or divisional/school policy or procedure has
not been followed, the student should discuss this concern with the course
instructor. (excerpt of the official Board Policy - Visit the web site:
www.socccd.org/board/boardpolicies.asp
GRADE GRIEVANCE: By law, the instructor is solely responsible
for the grades assigned; no instructor may be directed to change a grade except
in certain narrow circumstances authorized by the Calif. Ed. Code, Section
76224 (a). When a student believes that the district grading policy has not
been followed, the student should discuss this concern with the appropriate
course instructor. Prior to filing a grievance, an attempt must be made
to solve the problem. The student is expected to contact his/her instructor
directly to discuss their differences when grades are available to the student.
At this stage most differences will be resolved. This contact should be
conducted in the privacy of the instructor's office whenever possible, and the
pertinent issues should be well defined so that they may be discussed as
objectively as possible.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Email. This is the preferred method of contact rather than phone!
I check this at least 3-5 times a day and am on-line much of the time. Expect
responses within 6 hours during the hours of 8 am to 9 pm. Due to the
large amount of spam that everyone receives, all of your emails must have MST
10 l in the subject field so that they don’t get trashed.
Office Hours: I am generally in the Biology Prep area, (Sr. Lab
Technician, Biological Sciences) SM 234-6, during the hours of 11:00am - 8:30pm
M-Th, and alternate Fridays.
Voice Mail: You can leave messages at (949) 582-4657, I'll do my best
to return your call.
SIGNATURE SHEET (Student must read, sign and submit this page to the
instructor):
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT OF SYLLABUS: I have read this syllabus and
understand the policies outlined in this document along with any elaboration on
the part of the
instructor. Any items unclear to me have been brought to the attention of
the instructor and clarified to my satisfaction. I shall adhere to the
policies outlined in this document without
exception and accept any aforementioned penalties as a result of failing to
follow these rules.
Furthermore: I shall behave as a consummate professional as outlined
above in section 11 (above) entitled Class Conduct.
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