AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING


AEE 3939 Introduction to Agricultural
Communication Seminar. F.
 Credits: I
 An overview of agricultural communications; career
 opportunities and requirements; and its role in the
 agricultural industry.
 AEE 4034 Agricultural Communication Strategies. F,
 S.
 Credits: 3
 Examination of the role of communication in agricul-
 ture, focusing on strategies and methods for agricul-
 tural information transfer.
 AEE 4035 Agricultural Communication Practicum. F,
 S, SS.
 Credits: 2; max. of 6. May be repeated with a change
 of content for a maximum of 6 credits.
 Directed experiences in one of three areas of agricul-
 tural communication: electronic media, visual and
 graphic design, and writing and reporting.
 AEE 4224 Special Methods in Teaching Vocational
 Agriculture. S, SS.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: AEE 3200, AEE 4504 and AEE
 3323; Coreq; AEE 4424.
 Organization of the subject matter and methods of
 teaching agriculture.
 AEE 4227 Laboratory Practices in Teaching
 Agricultural Education. S, SS.
 Credits: 2; Prereq: AEE 3323, AEE 3200, AOM 3220.
Laboratory practices in teaching mechanics and other
operative skills, conducting field and laboratory class-
es, providing space and teaching facilities.
AEE 4424 Agricultural Youth Programs. S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: AEE 3323 or 3313.
Designed to develop understanding and abilities in
conducting 4-H, FFA, and other agricultural youth
programs.
AEE 4504 Organization of Agricultural Education
Programs. F, SS.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: AEE 3323.
Principles and practices used in designing courses of
instruction for effective teaching and total program
development.
AEE 4510 Agricultural Marketing Strategy
Presentations. F, S.
 Credits: 1
Design and presentation of an actual marketing plan
for an agricultural commodity or food product.
AEE 4624 Career and Pre-Vocational Education in
Agriculture. SS. (even).
 Credits: 3; Credits: 2; Prereq: AEE 3323.
Philosophy and operational procedures of career and
pre-vocational education in agriculture with particu-
lar emphasis on the junior high or middle school agri-
cultural program, program design, objectives, articu-
lation with existing programs, clientele, methods and
procedures.
AEE 4905 Individual Work in Agricultural and
Extension Education. F, S, SS.
 Credits: 1 to 5; Prereq: Consent of the Instructor.
Topics and special problems selected from such fields
as 4-H and FFA work, demonstrations, farm and
home management, rural development, and pre-
school planning and post-school evaluation and plan-
ning.
AEE 4941 Full Time Practical Work Experiences in
Agricultural and Extension Education. F, S, SS.
 Credits: 1 to 3ff; Prereq: Prior arrangements with
Adviser, approval of Department Chairperson and Dean.
Practical work must be a new experience and related
to the field of study.
AEE 4942 Agricultural and Extension Education
Practicum. F, S.
 Credits: 6 to 8; Prereq: Senior standing and consent of
the Department Chairperson.


An individualized program whereby students are
apprenticed to proper officials to gain practical experi-
ence in agribusiness and natural resources education,
agricultural and extension programs at the county
level and/or agribusiness experience in selected agri-
cultural organizations.
AEE 4943 Agricultural Extension Practicum. F, S, SS.
 Credits: 8; Prereq: AEE 3313, Senior standing and
 consent of the Department Chairperson.
 An individualized program whereby students are
 apprenticed to proper officials to gain practical experi-
 ence in the agricultural extension program at the
 county level.
 AEE 4948 Agricultural Communications Internship.
 F, S, SS.
 Credits: 6; Prereq: Senior standing with minimum
 overall GPA of 2.5 or higher.
 An individualized program whereby students gain
 supervised experience in agricultural communications
 including reporting, writing, editing, photography,
 graphics, broadcasting, advertising, or public rela-
 tions.
 GRADUATE COURSES
 Please refer to the Graduate Catalog for graduate
 course listings.







 INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF 1992-93
 Loewer, O.J., Chair; Bagnall, L.O.; Baird, C.D.; Beck,
 H.W.; Becker, W.J.; Bottcher, A.B.; Bucklin, R.A.;
 Campbell, K.L.; Chau, K.V.; Chynoweth, D.P.;
 Cromwell, R.P.; Earle, J.F.; Fluck, R.C.; French, B.T.;
 Graham, W.D.; Haman, D.Z.; Harrell, R.C.; Jones, J.W.;
 Jones, P.H.; Lincoln, E.P.; Mishoe, J.W.; Nordstedt,
 R.A.; Overman, A.R.; Peart, R.M.; Shaw, L.N.; Shih,
 S.F.; Smajstrla, A.G.; Smerage, G.H.; Talbot, M.T.;
 Teixeira, A.A.; Watson, D.G.; Zazueta, F.S.
 AGE 3012 Introduction to Design and Analysis for
 Agricultural Engineers. F.
 Credits: 3
Creative and functional design methods; economic
principles, management techniques and systems anal-
ysis for agricultural engineering systems; professional
responsibilities of agricultural engineers.
AGE 3212C Soil and Water Conservation
Engineering. S.
 Credits: 4; Prereq: MAP 3302; Coreq: CGS 3422.
Introduction to hydrology, flow through porous
media, flood routing, grade control structures, erosion
control, irrigation, and drainage.
AGE 3612C Heat and Mass Transfer in Biological
Systems. F.
 Credits: 4; Prereq: MAP 3302; Coreq: CGS 3422.
Transfer phenomena, steady and unsteady state heat
conduction, radiation, free and forced convention,
mass transfer, psychometrics, thermodynamics of bio-
logical processes.
AGE 3652C Physical and Rheological Properties of
Biological Materials. S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: MAC 3313, PHY 3040, and CHM
2045.
Theory and use of physical and theological properties
of biological materials in Agricultural Engineering
applications.
AGE 4023 Agricultural Energetics. S.
 Credits: 2
Energy and agriculture, identification and measure-
ment of energy flows in agricultural systems, concepts
and tools, relationships, evaluation of alternatives.


AGE 4042C Agricultural Engineering Design. 1. F.
 Credits: 2; Prereq: Senior standing and design courses
 in selected areas of specialization.
 Emphasis on overall design of agricultural engineer-
 ing systems. Student will be required to complete a
 design project in selected area of specialization.
 AGE 4043C Agricultural Engineering Design 2. F, S,
 SS.
 Credits: 2
 Continuation of AGE 4042C.
 AGE 4171C Power and Machines for Biological
 Systems. F.
 Credits: 4; Prereq: EML 3100, AGE 3012, EGM
 3400, EGM 3520.
 Design and specifications of agricultural power units;
 soil, crops and machine interactions of agricultural
 tractors and machinery. Functional design require-
 ments and operating characteristics of food produc-
 tion machinery.
 AGE 4231C Irrigation Engineering. F.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: AGE 3212C and CWR 3201C or
 EGN3353C.
 The design of irrigation systems including pumps,
 power units, and water distribution systems. Systems
 most applicable to irrigation in Florida will be empha-
 sized.
 AGE 4233C Drainage and Structural Design. S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: AGE 3212C; Coreq: CWR 3201C
or EGN3353C.
The design and theory for agricultural land drainage
systems, including appropriate conservation and
management practices. Structural design considera-
tions for culverts, small earthen dams and pump sta-
tions will be presented.
AGE 4303C Structural and Environmental Design. S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: AGE 3612C and AGE 3012.
 Design and analysis of structures and environmental
 modification systems used in agricultural production.
 AGE 4413C Postharvest Operations Engineering. S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: AGE 3612C.
Engineering principles and practices of postharvest
operations for the maintenance of quality of agricul-
tural products. Design of systems and facilities.
AGE 4660 Bioprocess Microbiology. S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: CHM 2046; Coreq: EES 4102 or
APB 2170.
Introduction to the principles of microbial biotechnol-
ogy. Major emphasis on the application and potential
of microorganisms in industrial processes.
AGE 4664C Bioprocess Engineering Unit
Operations. F.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: APB 2150, CHM 2046; Coreq:
AGE 4660, CHM 3200 or BCH 3023.
Design of unit operations and processes for produc-
tion of food, fuel, and chemicals and for management
of resulting waste streams.
AGE 4812C Food Engineering Unit Operations. F.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: AGE 3612C, EML 3100, and CWR
3201C or EGN3353C.
Analysis of thermal freezing, evaporation, dehydra-
tion, contact equilibrium and mechanical separation
process as governed by the reaction kinetics and rhe-
ology of processed foods.
AGE 4905 Individual Study in Agricultural
Engineering. F, S, SS.
 Credits: 1 to 4; May be repeated up to a maximum of
12 credits in the course. Prereq: Recommendation of
Departmental Chairman.
Selected problems of projects in the student's major
field of engineering study.
AGE 4931 Agricultural Engineering Seminar. S.
 Credits: 1; Prereq: Senior standing.
Current developments in Agricultural Engineering,
principles of Agricultural Engineering practice, pro-
fessional standards and ethics.


;+ Grading is on S-U basis only.