BT5105:03
Tropical Agricultural Field Studies
Townsville
Inadmissable Subject Combination: TA5220
One compulsory five-day field trip. Full year.
Staff: Mr C Gardiner, Assoc. Professor R Coventry.
This subject consists of two compulsory field trips, each of 5 days duration, visiting private and commercial properties and government research stations to the north and to the south of Townsville.
Learning Objectives:
- to introduce students to practical aspects of primary production in a variety of industries and environments in Northern Queensland;
- to establish skills in note-taking and observation and in collation of material and report writing.
Assessment by two major written assignments relating to the field trip; field trip diary, level of participation in subject activities.
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