303364 (v.7) Agricultural Production Systems 202
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Tutition Patterns
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Unit references, texts and outcomes
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| Area: | Department of Environment and Agriculture |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 25.0 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
| Laboratory: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Fieldwork: | 1 x 20 Days Once-only |
| Prerequisite(s): |
303220 (v.5)
Food Chain Systems 101
or any previous version
AND 303297 (v.3) Animal Science 102 or any previous version AND 309728 (v.4) Land Resources 101 or any previous version |
| Syllabus: | Animal and crop production as both integrated and separate systems, emphasising rotational principles. Application of scientific principles to cropping decisions (e.g. monitoring, precision management, pest management, yield assessment, harvest) and animal management (e.g. lambing, remote monitoring, green feed budgeting, preparing conserved feed). Information will be delivered in the context of the animal production and crop production year. Students need to demonstrate completion of four weeks work experience in an agriculture or equine industry of their choice. The unit will incorporate a class experiment and local Livestock Updates. Students will also undertake fieldwork in this unit. |
| Field of Education: | 050100 Agriculture (Narrow Grouping) |
| SOLT (Online) Definitions*: | Supplemental *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Northam Campus | Semester 2 | Y |
Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
