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General Course Information
- Pond keeping practices that, when done correctly, can improve a pond's water quality and make it a healthier Koi habitat.
- Numerous design issues, such as insufficient water circulation or inadequate solids removal, that when corrected will make the pond a healthier Koi habitat
- Ways to make a pond safer and at a reduced cost.
All students will need an email address and internet access to K.O.I. websites.
Most Koi pond owners will modify their ponds more than once over the years. As their experience and knowledge grows, or as their Koi grow or become replaced with better Koi, it becomes apparent to the pond owner that their pond needs to be better or bigger. This training module will help pond owners decide what needs to be modified and explains the considerations required for making good decisions. All the pond improvement suggestions in this module require some skill and knowledge. This module provides information on what to do not how to do.
Tests & Completion
The course material is a document written by Ken Austin entitled Koi Pond Modifications, which is the reading assignment.
This is a self-paced course. There will be an exam at the end of the reading assignment. The exam can be taken at any time but all the exam must be completed within the 12 months allowed for the course. Email a request to the instructor a request for an exam and it will be sent to you.
Questions can be emailed to the instructor. If a student requests that certain information be kept confidential, then it will be re-phrased and presented it to the class, if pertinent, but will respect the anonymity of the student.
Have some fun with this. Koi ponds are often works in progress and can be a difficult task, so the instructor encourages each student to both learn and enjoy the course. Everyone who works hard is expected to complete the course. To complete this course, students must provide satisfactory answers on the exam within 12 months of the first instructor contact.
It is the intention of K.O.I. to provide an email warning to the student if the course is incomplete and their tuition is about to expire provided
The course must be completed within 12 months of the date the student was initially contacted by the instructor.
If additional time is desired, 12-month extensions may be purchased for $25 for a single course or $50 for multiple courses. Students may request extensions from their Student Coordinator prior to the expiration of the time originally allotted to complete their course(s). If the student qualifies and buys an extension, the Store Manager will issue instructions on how to activate the extension.
Students will be given every reasonable opportunity to understand the answers to the quiz and exam questions. Students will be prompted for a more complete answer if their first attempt is insufficient. A score of 100% will be required to pass this course.
The K.O.I. policy in regards to the student code of conduct is clear. Cheating will not be tolerated. Students will be failed if they cheat. For those seeking certification, cheating or serious legal violations (relative to the activities with K.O.I.) will be grounds for non-certification or de-certification.