This assessment has two parts:

Part A – Group presentation (15%)

Discuss global trends in a chosen food production system (livestock, aquaculture, cropping, horticulture) presented in class with the aid of a powerpoint presentation.

Prepare and deliver a 15 minute presentation on the topic of "Global trends in food production" in class. You will be assigned a partner, choose a food production system and present it in the following format:

• Introduction to your chosen food production system
  
• A review of what is happening globally for your chosen food production system
• A discussion of a minimum of two global trends, including outlining past, present and future directions, and whether these trends are positive/negative in the context of the chosen food production system

You will be required to answer at least one question after your presentation, and you will be required to ask at least one question of another group presenting.

Part B – Peer evaluation (5%)

After Part A - Group presentation, you will evaluate your assigned partner based on their:

• Attendance to group meetings
• Contribution to the fair share of the work
• Completion of the work on time and accurately
• Dependability

The peer evaluation will be available on Moodle.

Marking rubrics will be available on Moodle.

Part A - Group presentation will be assessed on:

• Clear introduction
• The use of statistical and other information relevant to Australian and Global food production
• Discussion of the information in the context of food production
• Adherence to the time frame
• Overall presentation and use of slides
• References

Part B - Peer evaluation marks are awarded for their team member's:

• Attendance to group meetings
• Contribution to the fair share of the work
• Completion of the work on time and accurately
• Dependability

Further details and marking rubrics will be available on the Moodle page.

This assessment has two parts:

PART A – Data collection and analysis (20%)

Part A relates to the residential school, where you will be required to collect and analyse data and complete a series of activities. A copy of the residential school practical portfolio will be available on Moodle.

PART B – Annotated Bibliography (30%)

You must select an innovation for a food production system of your choice and find six (6) relevant and peer reviewed journal papers. Your annotated bibliography should be structured as follows:

• Reference using Harvard (author-date)
• A 500-700 word paragraph for your reference, including a summary, key findings and evaluation of the innovation on either the producer, enterprise or how it monitors an important aspect of the animal/crop.

This structure should be repeated for all six (6) peer reviewed journal papers.

The marking rubric will be available on Moodle.

PART A - Data collection and analysis will be marked according to the following:

• Attendance, participation and completion of the residential school
• Correct responses to questions and submission of the residential school practical portfolio

PART B - Annotated Bibliography will be marked according to the following:

• Relevance of papers
• Correct number of papers included
• Summary provided
• Summary includes key findings and relevance to topic

The in-class test will consist of multiple choice, short response and case study questions related to content delivered during all lectures and tutorials throughout the term. It will be conducted during the tutorial session of Week 12, online through Moodle. Once the online test has commenced, it must be submitted within 3 hours.

Marks are based on correct responses to questions.