WSU Learning Goal
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Outcome: By
the end of the semester, you will be able to:
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Topic or activity to
advance the learning goal
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Ways to evaluate
proficiency
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1. Critical & creative thinking
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Evaluate the impacts of landscape
installation and management practices on the health and
longevity of trees, particularly by observing physical
specimens
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Lectures, readings, group projects,
assignments, and class and lab activities on anatomy,
practices, and impacts
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Assignment 5; Group Projects 1 + 3; Class and
lab participation; Exams
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| 1. Critical & creative thinking |
Recognize cultural, weather, & pest
problems on landscape plants and find solutions to these
problems
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Lectures; readings; class and lab activities
on diagnosing plant problems
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Class and lab participation; Assignment 4;
Exams
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2. Quantitative reasoning
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Determine economic value for individual
landscape trees
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Lectures; readings; lab activities on
economic value
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Group Project 2; Exams
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3. Scientific literacy
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Describe the biological basis for plant
responses to common landscape practices and environmental
conditions
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Lectures, readings, assignments, group
projects, and class and lab activities on anatomy and
practices
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Exams; Assignment 5; Group Projects 1 + 3
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| 4. Information literacy |
Find and interpret new knowledge, both in the
scientific literature and in other forms, related to
landscape plant installation and management
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Lectures, lab activities, and assignments on
finding scientific articles and other sources of information
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Assignments 1 + 3; Group Projects 1, 2, + 3
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| 5. Communication skills |
Write about topics related to landscape plant
installation and management
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Written assignments and class and lab
activities
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Assignments 2, 3, + 5; Exams
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5. Communication skills
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Discuss topics related to landscape plant
installation and management
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Class discussions and presentations
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Assignments A + B; class presentations
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6. Diversity
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Recognize the contributions of people with
different values working together in a group to achieve
desired outcomes
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Class and lab activities and group project
interactions
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In-class and lab participation; Group
Projects 1, 2, + 3
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7. Depth of learning
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Determine physical, environmental, economic,
and social impacts of installation and management practices
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Lectures, readings, assignments, and class
and lab activities on impacts of practices
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In class and lab participation; Exams;
Assignments 2, 3, + 5
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7. Depth of learning
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Make practical decisions regarding landscape
plant installation and management and understand their
impacts on woody plant longevity
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Lectures, readings, group projects,
assignments, and class and lab activities on biological
impacts of various practices
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Exams; Assignment 5; Group Projects 1 + 3
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Horticulture 331 - Landscape Plant Installation
& Management