HOST 111 - Commercial Landscaping Operations

3 Credits

A visitor’s first impression of a business can be the landscaping. These visitors are often clients making purchasing decisions. From aesthetics and ambiance to the sustainability and seasonality of the design, landscaping is integral to the holistic success of business operations. This course will take learners through the design stage, realization stages, and seasonal maintenance for landscaping in commercial establishments including businesses such as warehouses, restaurants, hotels/resorts, and urban areas.

Fees

Quarters Typically Offered
Spring Day, Online

Designed to Serve Students interested in learning about real estate, horticulture, maintenance and engineering, and commercial buildings such as hotels, resorts, commercial buildings, or warehouses.
Active Date 20220308T16:45:36

Grading Basis Decimal Grade
Class Limit 28
Shared Learning Environment Yes
Contact Hours: Lecture 33
Total Contact Hours 33
Degree Distributions:
ProfTech Course Yes
Restricted Elective Yes
PLA Eligible Yes

Course Outline
Learners completing this course will comprehend commercial landscaping logistics including elements such as:

Career pathways in professional landscaping;
Horticulture including plant seasonalality and the identification of plants;
Preventive maintenance particularly in the realms of safety and security;
Landscaping’s role in the urban planning environment including zoning and boundaries.

Student Learning Outcomes
Learners will identify horticultural concepts and plants.

Learners will devise landscaping plans for urban development purposes, businesses (e.g., warehouses, real estate assets, hotels and resorts), and other commercial operations.

Learners will program seasonal horticultural and more generalized landscaping plans.

Learners will build safety, security, and risk management plans in conjunction with landscaping and horticultural development and maintenance.