This assessment has two parts:

Part A – Group recorded presentation (15%)

Discuss global trends in a chosen food production system to address growing concerns of their future viability. You will be assigned a partner/s and with the aid of a powerpoint presentation will need to select one of the following topics and the associated concern:

• Livestock – Cows are no longer needed as meat grown in labs hits the shelves
• Aquaculture – An increase in seafood allergies has led to a record low of salmonids
• Cropping – Demand for wheat reducing as everyone goes gluten free
• Horticulture – Rising ketone dieting has limited the need for fruits and vegetables
• Emerging industries – Consumers avoid insects as an alternative source of protein
• Fibre – An increase in synthetic fibres has cotton farmers and/or wool producers concerned

Prepare and record a 10 minute presentation and present it in the following format:

• Selection of a specific commodity in your chosen food production system (e.g., beef in livestock)
• Introduction to your chosen commodity and food production system
• A review of what is happening globally (past and present) for your chosen food production system
• Future directions - what is predicted globally for your chosen food production system in the future?
• Creation of a campaign, slogan or innovative idea to address growing concerns of the future viability of your chosen food production system

Part B – Peer evaluation (5%)

After Part A - Group presentation, you will evaluate your assigned partner/s 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 a chosen commodity and food production system
• Discussion of the growing concerns of the future viability of your chosen food production system
• Adherence to the time frame
• Overall presentation and use of slides
• Presence of all team members in the recording
• 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.

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.

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 will be exposed to innovations during the residential school (Part A) and must select an innovation for a food production system of your choice and find six (6) relevant, recent 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 at either the producer or enterprise level, 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