D2L Corporation
2015-05-21T17:43:50-04:00
2015-05-21T17:43:50-04:00
D2L Corporation
Turfgrass Management
This course covers all aspects of turfgrass management including lawn care, turf production, golf course management, sports turf, irrigation, equipment, maintenance, and human relations.
2015-05-19
2007
1:
Unit
Lawn Care and Turf Production
1.1
Knowledge Statement
Define turf terms
1.1.1
Application
Match terms with definitions
1.2
Knowledge Statement
Discuss career opportunities in the turfgrass industry and lawn care
1.2.1
Application
Visit the Web and related sites for information on careers
1.2.2
Application
Research a career in the turfgrass industry to determine educational requirements, working conditions, salary, etc.
1.2.3
Application
Research a career in the sports turf industry to determine educational requirements, working conditions, salary, etc.
1.2.4
Application
Research training requirements for a lawn care or sports turf professional
1.3
Knowledge Statement
Discuss the benefits of lawns
1.3.1
Application
Participate in a class discussion on the importance of lawns
1.4
Knowledge Statement
Identify and describe the major parts of a typical turfgrass plant; auricle, collar, crown, leaf blade, leaf sheath, ligule, rhizome, shoot, stolon, tiller, vernation
1.4.1
Application
Use grass morphology and reference materials to identify turfgrass species
1.5
Knowledge Statement
List and describe the major factors affecting turfgrass growth; climatic, moisture, season length, zones, heat tolerence, light exposure, soil, (nutrients, compaction, depth, type, drainage pH)
1.5.1
Application
Select turf grass species based on their adaptation to factors affecting growth
1.6
Knowledge Statement
Identify and describe cool and warm season turfgrasses; Bahia grass, Bermuda grass, Centepiede grass, Fine fescues, Kentucky blue grass, Perennial rye grass, St. Augutines grass, Tall fescue, Zoysia grass
1.6.1
Application
Classify major turfgrass species as cool or warm season grasses
1.6.2
Application
List the qualities of warm and cool season turfgrasses
1.7
Knowledge Statement
Explain how a lawn is established or rennovated; seed, sod, plug, sprig
1.7.1
Application
Calculate a lawn area
1.8
Knowledge Statement
Explain the practices of maintaining a lawn; aerification, fertilizing, irrigating, mowing, pest management, thatch control
1.8.1
Application
Locate two articles about lawn care from magazines, newsletters, or Internet publications
1.8.2
Application
Create a price list of lawn care products
1.9
Knowledge Statement
Describe the types of fertilizers used on lawns; organic, inorganic, soluble, time released
1.9.1
Application
Visit a cooperative or extension agency and listen to an explanation of fertilizer types
1.10
Knowledge Statement
List the 16 essential nutrients required by turfgrasses
1.10.1
Application
Recite the 16 essential elements for turfgrass growth
1.11
Knowledge Statement
Describe the basic lawn fertilization process
1.11.1
Application
Calibrate a rotary spreader
1.11.2
Application
Collect a soil sample
1.11.3
Application
Analyze soil sample for fertilizer needs
1.11.4
Application
Develop a fertilizer schedule
1.12
Knowledge Statement
Discuss and explain thatch
1.12.1
Application
Identify thatch in a lawn
1.12.2
Application
Recognize problems caused by thatch
1.12.3
Application
Demonstrate how to remove thatch
2:
Unit
Safety in Turfgrass Management
2.1
Knowledge Statement
Define terms
2.1.1
Application
Match terms to their definitions
2.2
Knowledge Statement
Discuss the meaning and importance of safety and safe work in turfgrass management
2.2.1
Application
Relate examples of safety hazards in turfgrass management, including equipment used in turf production and the inputs applied to plants such as pesticides and fertilizers
2.2.2
Application
Have students name examples of accidents that have occurred locally in turfgrass management
2.3
Knowledge Statement
Identify hazards in turfgrass management
2.3.1
Application
Survey hazardous situations in local turfgrass management facilities and prescribe the appropriate safety measures to be taken and propose ways of eliminating or reducing the risk of these hazards
2.3.2
Application
Develop a list of practices to reduce risk when working with turfgrass
2.4
Knowledge Statement
Describe the importance of personal safety in turfgrass management
2.4.1
Application
Identify and properly use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in turfgrass management
2.4.2
Application
Calculate the cost of personal protective equipment (PPE) for an individual involved in turfgrass management
2.4.3
Application
Work together with others to promote safety in turfgrass management
2.4.4
Application
Take a test on turfgrass management safety before beginning work on turf
2.5
Knowledge Statement
Describe the safety practices used on or with rotary mowers
2.5.1
Application
Participate in a discussion on the safe use of rotary mowers
2.6
Knowledge Statement
List the safety practices used with a boom sprayer
2.6.1
Application
Participate in a discussion on the safe use of a boom sprayer
3:
Unit
Golf Course Management
3.1
Knowledge Statement
Define golf course management terms
3.1.1
Application
Match terms with definitions
3.2
Knowledge Statement
Describe the golf course maintenance industry
3.2.1
Application
Research the industry
3.3
Knowledge Statement
Discuss careers in the golf course industry and career preparation; assistant superintendent, consultants, educators and researchers, golf course architects, golf course builders, golf course management crew, golf course superintendent, manufacturers, mechanic, pesticide technician, professional writers, sales representatives
3.3.1
Application
Visit a golf course and interview the golf course superintendent or a maintenance crew leader
3.3.2
Application
Outline five jobs and their responsibilities in golf course management
3.3.3
Application
Print out a job announcement for a golf course superintendent
3.4
Knowledge Statement
Label the layers of the putting green structure
3.4.1
Application
Diagram a cross section of a putting green
3.5
Knowledge Statement
Describe the management requirements of putting greens, tees, and fairways: watering, mowing, fertilizing, aerifying, topdressing, etc.
3.5.1
Application
Record the management practices for putting greens, tees, and fairways
3.6
Knowledge Statement
List stressful conditions affecting putting greens
3.6.1
Application
Interview a golf course superintendent or maintenance crew leader regarding stresses on putting greens
3.7
Knowledge Statement
Describe the major management practices used to keep roughs, bunkers, and hazards functional
3.7.1
Application
Prepare a maintenance schedule for roughs, bunkers, and hazards
3.8
Knowledge Statement
List key factors influencing mowing quality
3.8.1
Application
Perform proper mowing techniques
3.9
Knowledge Statement
Discuss the basic requirements of mowing greens
3.9.1
Application
Watch a demonstration of the recommended mowing of putting greens
3.10
Knowledge Statement
Compare the fertilization programs of greens, tees, fairways, and roughs
3.10.1
Application
Prepare a fertilization schedule for greens, tees, fairways, and roughs
3.11
Knowledge Statement
Explain how fertilizer requirements are determined
3.11.1
Application
Calculate the amount of fertilizer to be applied to a specific area
3.12
Knowledge Statement
Discuss environmental issues in relation to fertilization
3.12.1
Application
Participate in a debate on environmental issues associated with golf course fertilization
3.13
Knowledge Statement
Identify turfgrass diseases; dollar spot, brown patch, pythium blight, snow mold and spring dead spot
3.13.1
Application
Relate turfgrass disease symptoms to a disease
3.14
Knowledge Statement
Outline disease control methods
3.14.1
Application
Describe methods to manage turfgrasss disease
3.15
Knowledge Statement
Identify weeds; annual weeds, biennial weeds, broadleaf weeds, grass-like weeds, and perennial weeds
3.15.1
Application
Classify common weed plants as annual, biennial, broadleaf, grass-like, and/or perennial
3.16
Knowledge Statement
Describe basic weed control and herbicide usage
3.16.1
Application
Make recommendations for the control of weed species
3.17
Knowledge Statement
Describe how insect pests attack turfgrass
3.17.1
Application
Classify turfgrass insect pests according to the damage they cause
3.18
Knowledge Statement
Identify insect species that are serious pests of turfgrasses; white grubs, cut worms, armyworms, chinch bugs and mole crickets
3.18.1
Application
Draw the life cycle and outline the characteristics of white grubs, cut worms, armyworms, chinch bugs, and mole crickets
3.19
Knowledge Statement
Explain how insect pests are managed
3.19.1
Application
Recommend methods of managing insect pest populations
3.20
Knowledge Statement
List the components and importance of IPM
3.20.1
Application
Prepare a report on the components of an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program and the theory behind Integrated Pest Management
3.21
Knowledge Statement
List the types of pesticides used on golf courses
3.21.1
Application
Interview a golf course superintendent or a maintenance crew leader on the types of pesticides commonly used on golf courses
4:
Unit
Sports Turf
4.1
Knowledge Statement
Define sports turf terms
4.1.1
Application
Match terms to definitions
4.2
Knowledge Statement
Describe the main types of sports fields: football field, baseball field, and soccer field
4.2.1
Application
Layout the dimensions of the main types of sports fields
4.2.2
Application
Sketch the main types of sports fields and label the dimensions
4.3
Knowledge Statement
Identify major turfgrasses used for sports fields and the characteristics that make them useful
4.3.1
Application
Select turfgrass species based on their characteristics for use on sports fields
4.4
Knowledge Statement
Explain the layout and flagging of a course to dimension using surveying equipment and GPS technology
4.4.1
Application
Set up a tripod
4.4.2
Application
Mount a survey instrument
4.4.3
Application
Level the instrument
4.4.4
Application
Read a leveling rod using the surveying instrument
4.4.5
Application
Layout and flag a course to survey
4.4.6
Application
Layout and flag a course to survey using GPS technology
4.4.7
Application
Measure a high school or area athletic field
4.4.8
Application
Verify local athletic field sizes using GPS technology
5:
Unit
Turf Irrigation
5.1
Knowledge Statement
Define irrigation terms
5.1.1
Application
Match terms with definitions
5.2
Knowledge Statement
Compare irrigation systems
5.2.1
Application
Outline the pros and cons of the different types of irrigation systems
5.3
Knowledge Statement
Determine the type and number of sprinklers necessary to irrigate a certain area
5.3.1
Application
Calculate the type and number of sprinklers needed for an area
5.3.2
Application
Sketch a 2 dimensional layout of a property
5.3.3
Application
Measure items for a plan (including beds, trees, shrubs, buildings, driveways, etc.)
5.3.4
Application
Sketch an accurate irrigation plan
5.4
Knowledge Statement
List the key factors influencing irrigation quality: PSI, water quality
5.4.1
Application
Interview an irrigation technician to learn about factors that influence irrigation quality
6:
Unit
Equipment and Equipment Maintenance
6.1
Knowledge Statement
Define equipment and maintenance terms
6.1.1
Application
Match terms with definitions
6.2
Knowledge Statement
Identify the basic components of small engines used on golf course equipment
6.2.1
Application
Locate and name the basic components of a small engines
6.3
Knowledge Statement
Differentiate between the component functions of two and four cycle engines
6.3.1
Application
Report on the advantages and disadvantages of two and four cycle engines
6.4
Knowledge Statement
List maintenance procedures recommended for small engines
6.4.1
Application
Change the oil in a lawn mower or small gas engine
6.4.2
Application
Service the air cleaner
6.4.3
Application
Clean a fuel tank and line
6.4.4
Application
Clean carburator float bowl
6.4.5
Application
Replace the spark plug
6.4.6
Application
Clean engine of all dirt and debris
6.4.7
Application
Examine engine for loosened bolts or other parts and tighten
6.5
Knowledge Statement
Discuss the differences between diesel and gasoline engines
6.5.1
Application
Prepare a list of characteristics associated with diesel and gasoline engines
6.6
Knowledge Statement
List the maintenance procedures used for mowers
6.6.1
Application
Remove and sharpen the mower blades
6.7
Knowledge Statement
Identify the components of a boom sprayer
6.7.1
Application
Locate and name the components of a boom sprayer
6.8
Knowledge Statement
Discuss the process of calibrating a boom sprayer
6.8.1
Application
Calibrate a boom sprayer
6.9
Knowledge Statement
Explain the maintenance of sprayers
6.9.1
Application
Report on the maintenance practices associated with a boom sprayer