2001 - 2002
Undergraduate Catalog

Agricultural Operations Management

College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

ALS 3133 Agricultural and Environmental Quality.
Credits: 3.
Analysis of effects of agriculture on environmental quality; emphasis on agricultural wastes and practices; potential for using agricultural systems for disposal of other wastes; effects of pollution on the agricultural environment. (P)

AEB 4125 Agricultural Risk Management and the Law.
Credits: 2.
To develop an understanding of the basic concepts of common and statutory law. To identify and address current legal issues of importance at the personnel and professional level. To develop an understanding of risk and the solutions for managing risks. To interrelate the concepts of risk management and law in limiting exposure to legal liability.

AOM 2730 Introduction to Water Management.
Credits: 3.
An introduction to the principles of agricultural irrigation and drainage in Florida. Emphasis on irrigation system characteristics, management, maintenance and economics of irrigation.

AOM 3073 Safety in Agriculture.
Credits: 3.
Safety concepts, principles, practices, rules and regulations as they relate to agriculture. Developing and conducting safety programs, and conducting safety inspections and accident investigations are other aspects of the course.

AOM 3220 Agricultural Construction and Maintenance.
Credits: 3.
Selection and use of materials, tools and equipment used in planning, estimating and repairing agricultural structures. Includes fundamentals in managing power equipment, industrial tool safety, welding technology and practical technologies applied to electrical and water utilities, and basic electrical planning and trouble shooting.

AOM 3333 Pesticide Application Techniques.
Credits: 3.
Equipment and methods used to apply pesticides in agriculture. Techniques used to avoid misapplication, a common cause of pesticide failures, are emphasized.

AOM 3732 Agricultural Water Management.
Credits: 3.
Basic hydrology: rainfall, intensity, depth, frequency, distribution and runoff. Conservation practices, land drainage, irrigation and management alternatives are emphasized.

AOM 3734 Irrigation Principles and Practices in Florida.
Credits: 3; Prereq: MAC 1147.
Irrigation practice related to Florida agriculture. The course deals with irrigation system characteristics, management, maintenance and economics.

AOM 4062 Principles of Food Engineering.
Credits: 4; Prereq: MAC 1147 and three credits of physics.
The functional requirements and principles of operation of systems for handling and processing food and agricultural products.

AOM 4314C Power and Machinery Management.
Credits: 3.
Functional requirements, operating principles, performance, safety and economic application of agricultural power units and field machines for citrus, vegetable and field crop production.

AOM 4434 Precision Agriculture.
Credits: 3; Prereq: Junior standing.
Principles and applications of technologies supporting precision farming and planning for natural resource data management. Global positioning systems (GPS), Geographic information systems (GIS), variable rate technologies (VRT), data layering of independent variables, automated guidance, Internet, information access, computer software for management.

AOM 4444C Electrical Power and Instrumentation for Agricultural Operations Management.
Credits: 3.
Fundamental concepts of electricity, power, instrumentation, computer control operations and selected transducers. Foundation to aid in management of agricultural processing operations.

AOM 4455 Agricultural Operations and Systems.
Credits: 3; Prereq: MAC 1147; Computer course.
Quantitative and managerial techniques for management and planning of technical resources in agriculture. Applications of queuing theory, project scheduling, optimization and expert decision systems.

AOM 4642 Environmental Systems for Agricultural Structures.
Credits: 3; Prereq: MAC 1147 and 3 credits of physics.
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.

AOM 4643 Environmental Hydrology: Principles and Issues.
Credits: 3.
This is a basic course in Environmental Hydrology intended for Agricultural and Natural Resource Managers. The first half of the course covers scientific principles of the hydrologic cycle while, the second half investigates case studies of current water quality and water management issues.

AOM 4905 Special Problems in Agricultural Operations Management.
Credits: 1 to 4; Maximum of 12 credits; Prereq: Approval of chairperson or adviser.
Selected problems or projects in the student’s major field of mechanized study.

AOM 4909 Honors Project.
Credits: 1 to 6; Prereq: Must be admitted to the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences’ Honors Program, 3.5 GPA or greater. May be repeated for up to six credits.
An individual special project course restricted to students in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences’ Honors Program. Students will complete a project on a selected topic, issue or problem. Projects may relate to research, teaching or extension. The project will be reviewed by at least two faculty members chosen by the honors coordinator.

AOM 4932 Special Topics in Agricultural Operations Management.
Credits: 1 to 4; Permission of instructor.
Variable content providing for the study of mechanized agriculture topics not offered in other courses.

AOM 4933 Professional Practices in Agricultural Operations Management.
Credits: 1; Prereq: Junior standing in agricultural operations management.
Professionalism and interfacing of technical skills. Topics include ethics, continuing education, placement skills and professional development in Agricultural Operations Management.

AOM 4941 Full Time Practical Work Experience in Agricultural Operations Management.
Credits: 1 to 4; Prereq: Prior arrangement with adviser, approval of department chairperson.

PKG 3001 Principles of Packaging.
Credits: 3.
Course focuses on the materials, uses, function and production processes of packaging. Topics will include an industry overview and related applications. Also, the historical, societal and technological drivers of packaging and how an end-user of packaging decides on the product/package combination they use for their product and the impact these choices make on the market success of a product.

PKG 4252C Analytical Methods in Packaging.
Credits: 3; Prereq: CHM 2040 or PHY 2004.
Will use modern lab instruments and procedures employed for packaging, will solve problems from the packaging industry.

PKG 4204C Package Decoration.
Credits: 3.
Presents major decoration methods used for packaging. Specific lab team projects will prepare and execute the decoration of a cylindrical package or container from concept to a decorated item.