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Courses Handbook 2013

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2013.
Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2012.

312144 (v.2) Agricultural Production Systems 201

Area: Department of Environment and Agriculture
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 5.0
Tuition Patterns: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Seminar: 1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Fieldwork: 1 x 2 Hours Fortnightly
Prerequisite(s): 303220 (v.5) Food Chain Systems 200 or any previous version
AND
309728 (v.4) Land Resources 101 or any previous version
Syllabus: Application of scientific principles to animal and crop production as integrated and separate systems. Impacts of animals on soil-crop system, precision agriculture and decision-making, key decisions around annual farm calendar (e.g.joining, summer feeding, preparation for lambing; seeding, and post-seeding management). Information will be delivered in the context of the animal production and crop production year. Students need to demonstrate completion of ten weeks work experience in an agriculture or equine industry of their choice. The unit will incorporate design of a class experiment and attending local Crop Updates. Students will also undertake fieldwork.
Unit references, texts, outcomes and assessment details The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Field of Education: 050101 Agricultural Science
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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