Area: | Muresk Institute |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Examination of performance and safety features of viticulture machinery and factors influencing machine performance from the viewpoint of a decision maker. An awareness of mechanisation trends in viticulture systems in Australia. Basic engineering principles of engines, power transmissions, traction, tillage, seeding, spraying and harvesting machinery use and maintenance. Shelters and structures and windbreaks. |
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Unit Outcomes: | Upon successful completion of this unit students will have - Recognised performance and safety features of horticulture and viticulture machinery. Explained maintenance and service requirements and adjustments to enhance machinery performance and reliability. Predicted traction problems of machines in given situations and selected machines appropriate for given tasks. Explained basic engineering principles of motors, transmissions and traction. Planned windbreaks and shelter for horticulture or viticulture. Demonstrated knowledge of major current information resources for farm mechanisation. Developed skills in information retrieval using a variety of media in completed assignments. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | No prescribed references |
Unit Texts: | Bell B and Cousins S., (1991), Machinery for Horticulture, Ipswich, United Kingdom, Farming Press. Crossen T (1994), An Introduction to Horticultural Engineering, Perth, Curtin University. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Continuous Assessment 60%, Examination 40%. This is a grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 50100 Agriculture (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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