I. Introduction to Agricultural Engineering A. Definition and Scope of Agricultural Engineering Historical Overview Importance in Modern Agriculture Interdisciplinary Nature B. Role of Agricultural Engineers in Sustainable Agriculture Resource Management Environmental Protection Food Security C. Career Opportunities in Agricultural Engineering Research and Development Farm Machinery Design and Manufacturing Irrigation and Drainage Systems Post-Harvest Technology Renewable Energy in Agriculture II. Fundamentals of Soil Mechanics and Crop Science A. Soil Properties and Behavior Soil Classification Soil Water Relationship Soil Compaction and Erosion B. Crop Growth and Development Plant Physiology Crop Management Practices Crop Modeling and Simulation C. Soil-Plant-Water Relationships Irrigation Principles Drainage Systems Water Conservation Techniques III. Farm Machinery and Equipment A. Introduction to Farm Machinery Types of Farm Machinery Selection Criteria Maintenance and Safety Practices B. Farm Power and Energy Sources Mechanical Power Transmission Electrical Power Systems Alternative Energy in Agriculture C. Precision Agriculture and Automation Remote Sensing Applications GPS Technology Robotics in Agriculture IV. Agricultural Structures and Environmental Control A. Design Principles of Agricultural Structures Greenhouses and High Tunnels Livestock Housing Grain Storage Facilities B. Environmental Control Systems Ventilation and Heating Cooling Systems Environmental Monitoring and Management C. Waste Management and Environmental Protection Nutrient Management Waste Treatment Technologies Environmental Regulations and Compliance V. Post-Harvest Technology and Food Engineering A. Harvesting and Handling Operations Harvesting Machinery and Techniques Storage Systems Transportation and Packaging B. Food Processing and Preservation Food Safety Standards Food Quality Assessment Value-Added Processing Techniques C. Food Engineering Principles Heat and Mass Transfer Unit Operations in Food Processing Food Packaging Materials and Technologies VI. Renewable Energy in Agriculture A. Biomass Energy Production Biofuels Biogas Production Anaerobic Digestion Systems B. Solar Energy Applications Solar-Powered Irrigation Solar Drying Systems Photovoltaic Systems for Farm Operations C. Wind Energy Harvesting Wind Turbine Technology Wind-Powered Water Pumping Windbreak Design and Implementation VII. Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Project A. Project Planning and Proposal Writing Problem Identification Literature Review Objectives and Methodology B. Data Collection and Analysis Experimental Design Data Interpretation Statistical Analysis C. Project Implementation and Presentation Field Work Laboratory Experiments Final Report and Presentation VIII. Emerging Trends and Technologies in Agricultural Engineering A. Digital Agriculture Internet of Things (IoT) Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Blockchain Technology in

1. STII-BSAGRI-021
SIBUGAY TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INCORPORATED
Lower Taway, Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay
www.sibugaytech.edu.ph
Telefax:(062)222-2469, Mobile No: 09285033733
1st Semester Academic Year 2023 – 2024
COURSE SYLLABUS
Course Title AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING Name of Teacher Jhon Mar D. Montuno
Credit Units/Pre-
requisite
Botany 20; Crop Science 1 and 2; Crop Protection 1 and 2 Consultation Time MWF – 1:00-2:00
Class Schedule: TTH- 1:00-2:30
Contact
Hours/Week
3 hours
VISION: STII envisions itself to be the leading educational institution focusing on holistic formation of individuals for global competitiveness.
MISSION: STII commits itself to provide responsive, relevant and innovative curricula that meet the demand of national and global industry and
commit to provide the students with the necessary knowledge, attitudes, values and skills to become successful in their chosen
careers.
QUALITY POLICY
STATEMENT
Sibugay Technical Institute Incorporated in pursuit of its mission, vision, core values and objectives commit to promote quality
education towards a globally competitive institution that adheres to the compliance of statutory and regulatory requirements.
Sibugay Technical Institute Incorporated endeavors to provide equal, transparent, and accountable and quality services embedded in
our highest ethical ideals as an educational institution.
Sibugay Technical Institute Incorporated commits continual improvement of the Quality Management System.

2. QUALITY
OBJECTIVES
STII aims to:
Be globally competitive educational Institutions;
Produce competent graduates, equipped with knowledge, skills, values and attitudes;
Implement a quality management system to meet the needs and expectation of our students, faculty, and our stakeholders.
Institutional
Gratitude
STII graduates will become;
Servant Leadership
Innovativeness
Competitiveness
Adaptive
Trustworthiness
Compassionate
Academic Excellence
Program Outcome/s
Graduates of Bachelor of Science in Agriculture are expected to be able to:
• Apply scientific method in the conduct of research and activities;
• Understand and apply the concepts of agricultural productivity in the context of national, regional and global
developments
• Engage in agricultural production and post-production activities;

3. • Promote sound agricultural technologies to various clients and in the manpower development for agriculture
• Employ relevant tools in information technology in solving agriculture-related problems.
Course Description Hydrology, irrigation and drainage; soil and water conservation engineering; weather elements, climate classification,
crop and livestock.
Course Learning
Outcome
At the end of the course, the students should be able to:
A. Evaluate the hydrology of agricultural engineering and also the function of irrigation in modern age.
B. Analyze the weather and climate affecting production of agriculture
C. Evaluate the transport storage and Postharvest Control of Senescence and Related Processes
D. Demonstrate the irrigation and drainage principles
E. Justify the legal and administrative aspects of agricultural engineering
Time
Frame
Learning
Content
Learning Outcome:
At the end of the lesson, the
students can…
BRANDING
PILLARS
INTEGRATION
ASSESSME
NT
STRATEGI
ES
LEARNING EPISODES Reference/s
Week 1-3
I. Introduction
a. Overview of
land and water
resources
engineering
b. Role of
irrigation and
water resources
-Recognize the history of
Agricultural engineering
-Integrates the role of irrigation and
water resources in agricultural
development
-Relates the historical perspective
of Agricultural engineering in the
Innovativeness Quizzes and
Multiple
Choice
Students can Evaluate the
hydrology of agricultural
engineering and also the
function of irrigation in
modern age
UPLB Lecture
Notes in
Agricultural
Engineering

4. engineering in
agricultural
development
c. Brief historical
perspective of
irrigation and
water resources
development
Philippines and other counties
UNIT EXAMINATION
Week 4-7
II. Weather,
Climate and
Agriculture
a. Earth-sun
relationship
b. The Earth's
atmosphere;
general circulation
c. Weather
elements and
weather patterns
d. Hydrologic
cycle and the
-Evaluate the weather elements and
weather patterns
-Value the earth-sun relationship,
atmosphere and general circulation
-Design hydrologic cycle and the
hydrologic process
Innovativeness Identification,
Multiple
Choice,
Demonstratio
n
Students can analyze the
weather and climate
affecting production of
agriculture
Weather,
climate, and
agriculture:
Historical
contributions
and perspectives
from agricultural
meteorology
Giuditta Parolini
First published:
26 February
2022

5. hydrologic process
e. crop-weather-
animal
interactions
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
Week 8-12
III. Water
Resources
a. Sources and
distribution of
water
b. Rainfall and
streamflow
dependability;
probability
concepts
c. Surface water
and groundwater
development
d. Water quality
considerations
-Categorize the sources of water in
the Philippines and other countries
-Justify the surface water and
groundwater development
-Constructs irrigation system; drip
irrigation, surface irrigation and
fertigation
Adaptability Identification,
Multiple
Choice,
Demonstratio
n
Students can evaluate the
transport storage and
Postharvest Control of
Senescence and Related
Processes
Summary of
extreme water-
quality
conditions in
Upper Klamath
Lake, Oregon,
2005–19 by
Water
Resources,
Oregon Water
Science Center
MIDTERM EXAMINATION

6. Week 13-
15
IV. Irrigation and
Drainage
Principles
a. Methods of
Irrigations
b. Irrigation losses
and efficiencies
c. Estimation of
irrigation and
diversion
requirements
d. irrigation
networks
e. Flow
measurement
f. Fundamental
concepts of
drainage
g. Types of
drainage systems
Recognize the principle of
irrigation in the Philippines and
other countries.
Formulate the irrigation and
diversion requirements.
Demonstrate the flow measurement
of irrigation in agricultural
engineering
Collaboration Multiple
Choice,
Identification
Students can demonstrate
the irrigation and drainage
principles
Building Soils
for Better Crops
Ch 17.
Managing
Water: Irrigation
and Drainage
SARE Outreach
Fred Magdoff,
Harold van Es |
2021 | 410 pages
PRE-FINAL EXAMINATION
Week 16-
18
V. Legal and
Administrative Break downs the possible law
The legal and
administrative

7. COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND CLASS POLICY
Course Requirements In order to pass this course, a student must be able to obtain a rating of at least _75 derived from the following fulfilled
requirements:
1. Attendance
2. Major Examinations
3. Task Performance
4. Problem – Based Learning/ Project – Based Tasks
Aspects
a. Rights and
doctrines for
surface streams
and other water
sources
b. Water law of
the land
c. The National
Irrigation
Administration
related to water management or
irrigation systems.
Discuss the water law of the land
Organize the national irrigation
administration
Adaptability
Multiple
Choice,
Identification,
Essay
Students can justify the
legal and administrative
aspects of agricultural
engineering seed
treatment, packaging and
handling
setting for the
use of water
resources in
Mendoza,
Argentina
María Elena
Agradano de
Llanos &
Marinus G. Bos
Irrigation and
Drainage
Systems volume
11, pages323–
335 (1997
FINAL EXAMINATION

8. Rubrics for the following requirements will be made available/will be sent thru individual E-Mail.
Class Policy 1. Late submissions are not accepted. Unless there is a very valid excuse for such late submission. The following are
considered valid: hospitalized (with medical certificate), death of an immediate family member (God forbid), and flu (but
not hospitalized; with an excuse letter from parents, guardian, or dorm manager).
2. Plagiarism is to be avoided at all costs. First offense, the student will receive a grade of 0 for the
work/activity/seatwork/essay. Second offense, the student will receive a final grade of 0.0 for the subject.
3. No one is allowed to use his or her phone for texting or calling, unless it is for emergency purposes.
4. For attendance, the policies of the school are applied.
Grading System Criterion Reference (Absolute Standard)
 Lecture 60%
 Term examination 40%
 Quizzes 25%
 Recitation/Oral/Written Reports 25%
 Research Work 10
 Laboratory 30%
 Lab Exercises 40%
 Lab Exams 30%
 Practical Exams 30%
 Project 10%
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100%
 Semestral Grade:

9.  Preliminary period 30%
 Mid-Term period 30%
 Final period 40%
Semestral Grade 100%
Textbooks and Supplementary
Readings
Weather, climate, and agriculture: Historical contributions and perspectives from agricultural meteorology
Giuditta Parolini first published: 26 February 2022
Summary of extreme water-quality conditions in Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon, 2005–19 by Water Resources, Oregon
Water Science Center
Building Soils for Better Crops Ch 17. Managing Water: Irrigation and Drainage SARE Outreach Fred Magdoff, Harold
van Es | 2021 | 410 pages
Prepared by: Checked by: Reviewed by:
JHON MAR D. MONTUNO. MARY CHRIS M. ANCHETA MILAGROS L. RODRIQUEZ, Ph.D
Teacher Program Head Dean
Date: Date: Date:
Recommending Approval: Approved by:
NANCY CHIONG-MAGBANUA, MSIT DR. EUFEMIO D. JAVIER JR.
Academic Director School President
Date: Date: