Catalog 2019-2020 
    
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Catalog 2019-2020 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HORT 211 Intro to Bidding and Estimating

1 credits
A continuation of HORT 131 Landscape Design and Drafting , this class teaches the basics of bidding and estimating a landscape design project. Concepts such as fixed cost, material markup and profit margin will be discussed, culminating in a landscape design bid package.

Prerequisites: ABED 046  (or placement into ENGL 093  or higher) and ABED 040  (or placement into MATH 087  or higher)

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

  • Develop a working, ongoing relationship with a client
  • Develop a cost estimate for installing a landscape design
  • Create phenology charts for landscape plans
  • Make final presentation to client
  • Compile resources to create a booklet containing supplemental data, costing and phenology charts for the landscape plan

Program Outcomes
This course teaches to the following program outcome:

  • demonstrate professional knowledge of horticultural skills

Global Outcomes
This course teaches to the global outcome of information literacy.

Total Hours: 20 Lab or Clinical Hours: 20