AGRIC240 - GPS Applications

Description:AGRIC240 introduces students to global positioning equipment hardware and use. Class time will be spent in outdoor laboratory settings dealing with practical applications in agriculture using the monitor and receiver of a GPS unit. Students will utilize personal and laptop computers to transfer the gathered information to a geographic information system for data processing, analysis, and decision making in agriculture business settings.
Credit hours:2-2-3
Prerequisite(s):CIS 110 or equivalent skills
Applicability towards graduation:
  • Certificate or degree - All Certificates, AAS, ALS
  • Group requirement - Not Applicable
  • Area of concentration - Not Applicable
Offered:As needed

Spring 2009 Offerings

CourseSecBegEndDaysInstructorNotes
AGRIC 240Y14:00p5:00pM,T,W,ThStaff
  • Hybrid Course
  • This section begins on Mar 16 and ends on May 16.
  • Contact instructor at bkirwan@richland.edu prior to beginning of semester for meeting dates.

Agriculture Courses

NumberTitleHours
AGRIC 106Animal Science3-2-4
AGRIC 130Crop Science3-2-4
AGRIC 195Contemporary Issues in Agribusiness3-0-3
AGRIC 200Weed and Pest Control3-2-4
AGRIC 210Soil Science3-2-4
AGRIC 232Agricultural Economics3-0-3
AGRIC 240GPS Applications2-2-3
AGRIC 241Intro to GIS Using ArcView2-2-3
AGRIC 251Agricultural Commodities3-0-3
AGRIC 290Work Experience Practicum & Seminar1-10-3
AGRIC 295Workplace Simulation & Projects1-10-3