Distance Education Off-Campus Course Offerings . . . . . Spring 2008

COURSE TITLE:	Precision Farming Systems
COURSE:	Technology Systems Management 433 (formerly Agricultural Systems Technology 433)
COURSE DESCRIPTION:	Geographic information systems and global positioning systems. Sampling strategies in precision agriculture. Data mining and visualization. Building pinput rescriptions and recommendations. Systems for precision agriculture, equipment, software uses, legal and social issues, and economics. Advanced concepts and the future of precision agriculture (off-campus students only)
PREREQUISITES:	Math 140, junior or senior classification
CREDITS:	3 undergraduate or 3 non-major graduate credits
COMPUTER REQUIREMENT:	See College of Agriculture Computer Requirements
DATES:	January 14-May 9, 2008
DAY/TIME:	The chat room time(s) will be posted on the Bulletin Board
DELIVERY METHOD:	World Wide Web
LOCATION:	http://webct.cc.iastate.edu:8900/
TUITION/FEES:	$223 per credit hour (undergraduate) or $347 per credit hour (graduate) / Other fees that will be assessed
OFF-CAMPUS PROGRAM:	Master of Agriculture
INSTRUCTOR:	U. Sunday Tim, Associate Professor
REGISTRATION DEADLINE:	January 14, 2008
TEXT:	Recommended text: The Precision Farming Guide for Agriculturists, published by John Deere. Authentic instructional and learning materials are available online.