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AOM 4642 Environmental Systems for Agricultural Structures Semester Taught - Fall

Catalog Description: Credits:3

Effects of the environment on plant and animal production, processing operations and quality of stored produce. Selection of building materials and sizing of components of environmental systems in agricultural structures to enhance more efficient agricultural production, processing and storage.

This course is a study of agricultural structures and the environment within these structures. The first part of the course focuses on understanding the components of the environment, the impact of these components on building usage, and how to control the environmental variables of the building. The second part of the course will focus on the study of example building, general building design issues, and building construction.

Pre-requisites/Co-requisites: MAC 1147 and 3 credits of physics

Course Objectives: •	Solve problems within building environments using the Psychrometric chart •	Review key component of building codes •	Study construction methods and building materials characteristics

Instructor: Dr. Ray A. Bucklin Office Location: 169 Rogers Phone: 392-1864 x169 EMAIL: bucklin@ifas.ufl.edu

Material/Supply Fees: $20 Class Materials Required: Handouts will be provided to you that will serve as a text. Course Outline: •	Introduction to psychrometric chart •	Working problems with psychrometric chart •	Environment variable definitions and measurement •	Heat Transfer, Insulation material (continued). •	Heat Transfer, Insulation material •	Environmental Modification (continued). •	Environmental Modification •	Definition and terminology related to structures •	Building plans, bill of materials, and contracts •	Building Codes and Required Loads •	Building Materials (continued)... •	Building Materials •	Types of Fasteners •	Building Construction •	Types of Structures

Grading: Grading in this course is designed to encourage you to develop good management habits, professional integrity, reliability, on-time delivery of products, effective use of time. Attendance - I expect that you attend all lectures and labs. I will monitor attendance, and your attendance will be combined in your final grade. Poor attendance will result in a lower grade.

Labs and Homework Assignments: The number of labs reports and homework problems will vary with the number of labs reports to be limited. Most of the lab periods will be used as lecture periods. When labs reports and homework is assigned a due date will be provided. Assignments turned in later than the due date will receive credit, but with major (up to 50%) deductions for late arrival. Work turned in later than two weeks after the due date will be accepted but with only 25% credit. In business, you will be expected to deliver the product on time, the same is true here.

Exams: Two hour exams will be given, plus a final exam. In addition quizzes may be given throughout the term

Approximate grading point allocation Exams and Quizzes 	       30% Lab Reports and Homework 	30% (reduction for late reports) Final Exam 	               30% Class Attendance       	10%

Grade Scale

Academic Honesty: All students admitted to the University of Florida have signed a statement of academic honesty committing themselves to be honest in all academic work and understanding that failure to comply with this commitment will result in disciplinary action. This statement is a reminder to uphold your obligation as a UF student and to be honest in all work submitted and exams taken in this course and all others.
 * A	97-100
 * A-	92-96
 * B+	87-91
 * B	82-86
 * B-	77-81
 * C+	72-76
 * C	71-75
 * C-	70-74
 * D+	65-69
 * D	60-64
 * E	 <60

Accommodation for Students with Disabilities: Students requesting classroom accommodation must first register with the Dean of Students Office. That office will provide the student with documentation that he/she must provide to the course instructor when requesting accommodation.

Use of Library, Personal References, PC Programs and Electronic Databases: These items are university property and should be utilized with other users in mind. Never remove, mark, modify nor deface resources that do not belong to you. If you're in the habit of underlining text, do it only on your personal copy. It is inconsiderate, costly to others, and dishonest to use common references otherwise.

Software Use: All faculty, staff and students of the University are required and expected to obey the laws and legal agreements governing software use. Failure to do so can lead to monetary damages and/or criminal penalties for the individual violator. Because such violations are also against University policies and rules, disciplinary action will be taken as appropriate. We, the members of the University of Florida community, pledge to hold ourselves and our peers to the highest standards of honesty and integrity.

UF Counseling Services: Resources are available on-campus for students having personal problems or lacking clear career and academic goals which interfere with their academic performance. These resources include: 1. University Counseling Center, 301 Peabody Hall, 392-1575, personal and career counseling;

2. Student Mental Health, Student Health Care Center, 392-1171, personal counseling;

3. Center for Sexual Assault/Abuse Recovery and Education (CARE), Student Health Care Center, 392-1161, sexual assault counseling;

4. Career Resource Center, Reitz Union, 392-1601, career development assistance and counseling.

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