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2.00 Credits
This course is a continuation of Vision Care Lab 2 (OPT2801L). Students will build upon the skills performed in OPT2800L and OPT2801L, with emphasis on the advanced technical skills of diagnostic imaging, corneal topography, anterior segment photography, fundus photography, retinal imaging, A-scan biometry with IOL calculations, and ophthalmic B-scan ultrasonography.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a supervised externship in an approved ophthalmological practice. The student will gain a working knowledge of the daily duties and responsibilities of an ophthalmic technician. Emphasis will be placed on the development of skills in refractometry, advanced tonometry, visual fields testing, and contact lens dispensing.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an externship in an approved surgical training facility. The student will build upon a working knowledge of the duties and responsibilities of the ophthalmic medical technician in a surgical setting. Emphasis will be placed upon the develoment of skills in operating room circulating, surgical assisting, maintaining sterile technique and instrumentation management in the operating room.
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1.00 Credits
A short course to help Horticulture near graduates and non-degree seeking students master the business-related aspects of landscaping unique to the industry. This class prepares students to deal with bidding and estimating landscape work, landscape maintenance contracts and subcontracting, prevailing Green Industry business practices, bonding and insurance applied to the industry, environmental regulations, wellfield regulations, licenses and certifications, the seasonal business cycle, labor issues, customer relations, professional organizations, equipment depreciation and other unique tax situations, and sources of information and assistance.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides outdoor and hands-on experience of a professional landscape installer with emphasis on skills required by the Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association for various statewide professional certifications.
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3.00 Credits
The field of horticulture has a mixed history in relation to the environment. The purpose of this course is to explore the environmental contributions and hazards of South Florida horticulture, and to provide positive environmentally responsible alternatives to questionable historical practices. Topics to be covered include water use; contamination of ground and surface waters; the ecology of pesticides and herbicides; invasive exotic plants; plants and air quality; soil subsidence; horticulture and urban wildlife; xeriscaping; habitat restoration; remediation; and the use of plants in environmentally sensitive design.
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3.00 Credits
The course centers on the management of landscapes, including turf, annuals, vines, shrubs, and trees. Experience in water, fertilizer, mowing, pruning and shaping will take place. The course will address homeowners, subdivisions, condominium-apartment grounds, cemeteries, public facilities, and commercial complex management.
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1.00 Credits
This laboratory course to accompany lecture course ORH1230. The lab course consists of the hands-on skills appropriate to the lecture topics.
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3.00 Credits
The uniqueness of palms and their interesting morphology provide the basis for this introductory course. Students are also introduced to the production and culture of palms that are appropriate for South Florida landscape use.
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3.00 Credits
An overview of landscape situations and species to apply to them. The aim of the course is to develop the ability to select species and species combinations appropriate to specific landscaping situations, including northern exposures, shade, salt, high exposure, zeriscaping, wet sites, ground-covers, flowering shrubs, bedding plants, hedges, and specimen trees. This is not a plant identification course (those are ORH2510 and ORH2511), but rather a plant selection and utilization course. English plant names will be emphasized.
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