EA5017 - Applied Soil Science
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 4 |
| Administered by: | Discipline of Earth Sciences |
Delve into the earth's skin - the vital layer from which all terrestrial life is sustained. Areas covered: Soil functions and management. How and why soils vary through the landscape. Soil components, soil chemical, physical and biological properties and processes. Water and nutrient cycling. Problem soils and management: saline, sodic, acid, alkaline, nutrient poor, impermeable soils. Degradation, rehabilitation and sustainability. Soil classification and mapping.
Learning Outcomes
- gain awareness of soil science and its relationship with other pursuits;
- acquire knowledge of key chemical, physical and biological soil properties and processes;
- acquire skills in assessing soils and appropriate management interventions;
- develop enquiring approach.
Graduate Qualities
- The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
- The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
- The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
- The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
- The ability to calculate, produce, interpret and communicate numerical information;
- A coherent and disciplined body of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics in at least one discipline area.
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 28-Aug-2009 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Paul Nelson. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); quizzes or tests (10%); practical tasks (20%); essays (20%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 28-Aug-2009 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Paul Nelson. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); quizzes or tests (10%); practical tasks (20%); essays (20%). |
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