AGRI12002 - Weeds, Pests and Plant Diseases

General Information

Unit Synopsis

Sustainable management of pest animals, plant diseases and weeds is paramount to successfully managing agricultural and natural environments. This unit introduces you to the principles of plant protection and the relevant foundation disciplines of weed science, plant pathology (the science of plant diseases) and entomology (insect science). You will learn key aspects of biology and identification of weeds, pests and plant diseases. You will be introduced to ecological principles of their interactions with agricultural and natural environments. Guided by this fundamental knowledge you will understand, plan and evaluate protection strategies for a range of agricultural and natural environments.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 1
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Prerequisite 48 Credit Points

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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Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2024

Term 2 - 2024 Profile
Online
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2025 Profile
Bundaberg
Emerald
Online
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. Online Quiz(zes) 40%
2. Written Assessment 20%
3. Written Assessment 40%

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 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 23.81% 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
Greater explanation of assessment requirements.
Recommendation
Greater detail will be given on the Moodle Site and in live sessions for assessment help.
Action Taken
More announcements were provided leading up to assessment due date on assessment expectations.
Source: SUTE data
Feedback
Improve organisation of learning material
Recommendation
Learning material will be organised to enhance the current lecture material.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE data
Feedback
Provide clarity of expectations
Recommendation
Students have weekly live workshops where discussion on content and assessment is encouraged. In addition, weekly posts on current timetable and upcoming assessment, is provided. Additional workshops on specific assessment will be considered based on student requirements.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE data
Feedback
Improve clarity of quizzes
Recommendation
Quiz questions are revised each year to ensure clarity, align with lecture material, and prevent integrity issues.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE data
Feedback
The students are encouraged to interact
Recommendation
The weekly live sessions encourage unit interaction, between students, with lecturers, researchers and guest speakers.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Email
Feedback
Helpful feedback
Recommendation
Feedback will be provided on assessment.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Email
Feedback
Very responsive to email enquiries
Recommendation
Email enquiries will be responded to as quickly and effectively as possible.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Identify major weeds, pests and plant diseases
  2. Explain the fundamental biology and ecology of weeds, pests and plant diseases
  3. Evaluate and propose protection strategies for agricultural and natural systems from weeds, pests and plant diseases.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Online Quiz(zes) • •
2 - Written Assessment • •
3 - Written Assessment • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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1 - Communication • • •
2 - Problem Solving • •
3 - Critical Thinking •
4 - Information Literacy • •
6 - Information Technology Competence • •
7 - Cross Cultural Competence •
8 - Ethical practice • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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