BT5106 - Contemporary Issues in Agriculture

Credit points:	03
Year:	2007
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	School of Marine & Tropical Biology

Understanding, sustaining and using tropical environments for the production of food, fibre and shelter; tropical crops; tropical pastures; farming systems; land management; and other agricultural issues of concern to students.

Learning Outcomes

• to develop competence in basic research techniques and research communication;
• to develop student skills in searching scientific literature, critical reading, writing and seminar presentation with emphasis on topics relevant to tropical agriculture;
• to introduce students to techniques used in studies of plant and animal production with special relevance to the tropics;
• to provide training in the design of experiments and field trials in agriculture and in the analysis of results.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to use a variety of media and methods to retrieve, analyse, evaluate, organise and present information;
• The ability to learn independently and in a self-directed manner.

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 31-Aug-2007
Coordinator:	Mr Christopher Gardiner
Lecturers:	Mr Christopher Gardiner, Assoc. Professor Ross Coventry.
Contact hours:	6 hours lectures 39 hours tutorials
Assessment:	presentations (50%); assignments (50%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.