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AGRI11002 - Crop Management Systems

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit covers the fundamentals of crop production systems and is underpinned by the VET unit 'Manage agricultural crop production'. You will be introduced to a range of crop production systems including dry-land, irrigated, horticultural and orchard crops. The unit will use specific crop examples to demonstrate the fundamental factors that lead to growing a successful crop. You will be provided with an overview of crop physiology, crop nutrition and crop protection. The content of this unit will provide you with the necessary foundation for future units in the course.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 1
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 1
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the unit.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Residential School No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2018

Term 1 - 2018 Profile
Bundaberg
Emerald
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2019 Profile
Bundaberg
Emerald
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2020 Profile
Bundaberg
Emerald
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2021 Profile
Bundaberg
Emerald
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2022 Profile
Bundaberg
Emerald
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2023 Profile
Bundaberg
Emerald
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2024 Profile
Bundaberg
Emerald
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Written Assessment 40%
2. Portfolio 40%
3. Practical and Written Assessment 20%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 92.86% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 35.00% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: SUTE Unit Comments
Feedback
Individualized feedback would help students to improve future assessments.
Recommendation
Individual feedback will continue to be given through the assessment return format on Moodle. Whole group general feedback will continue to be given through Moodle and in live sessions.
Action Taken
Individual feedback was provided for each assessment piece and the assessments were discussed in class upon return. These sessions were delivered live and recordings were made available on Moodle.
Source: Live class comment.
Feedback
Time allocated to answer questions in class was extremely helpful.
Recommendation
Continue to provide question and answer sessions in face to face class time.
Action Taken
The tutorials allowed for a lot of open discussion and question and answer time. This was an engaging and collaborative learning time for students, with sessions often extending past the planned time limit.
Source: Self reflection.
Feedback
Feedback on assessments needs to engage the student so it is useful for future improvement.
Recommendation
Students will be requested to provide information on how they would like to receive feedback. Where possible these requests will be met to improve student learning.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: In class.
Feedback
Face to face and online tutorial sessions were extremely helpful.
Recommendation
Face to face sessions will continue including a range of practical demonstrations and activities.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Determine management options and production targets for a cropping enterprise.
  2. Select, test and implement appropriate crop innovations into farm activities.
  3. Develop a whole of farm cropping management and risk mitigation plan.
  4. Critique the environmental and legal requirements of crop management systems.

This unit will contribute to a Diploma of Agriculture upon successful completion of year 1.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Written Assessment
2 - Portfolio
3 - Practical and Written Assessment
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Communication
2 - Problem Solving
3 - Critical Thinking
4 - Information Literacy
5 - Team Work
6 - Information Technology Competence
8 - Ethical practice
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 - Written Assessment
2 - Portfolio
3 - Practical and Written Assessment