AGRI12013 - Driving Productivity in Food Production Systems

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit you will develop a detailed understanding of what constitutes a food production system and the key drivers determining its productivity. You will study the environmental factors and management options driving farming outcomes and examine new and emerging trends and innovations aimed at increasing productivity and improving sustainability of major agricultural industries. Various agricultural strategies and practices will be discussed and external factors such as government policy, market trends and access to infrastructure affecting food production will be analysed. Analyses of case studies drawn from a range of crop and livestock production systems will develop your systems thinking ability.

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 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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Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2023

Term 1 - 2023 Profile
Bundaberg
Emerald
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 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. Online Test 35%
2. Research Assignment 40%
3. Report 25%

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 1 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 21.21% 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
Feedback
Students recommended that some additional content would enhance the quality and learning experience in this unit.
Recommendation
The teaching team will seek to add some additional laboratory practical during residential school to provide students the opportunity to acquire additional knowledge in this unit.
Action Taken
The teaching team endeavored to introduce an additional practical component during the residential school to further enhance the quality and learning experience in this unit.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Students enjoyed the residential school overall but particularly the research project component.
Recommendation
A research project will be offered again within the residential school.
Action Taken
The teaching team continued to provide engaging and enhanced learning experience within the residential school in 2023.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Students found the practical session on measuring total phenolic compounds during the residential school exceptional, providing them with an opportunity to learn contemporary analytical techniques.
Recommendation
The teaching team will continue incorporating this practical component during the residential school.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Students enjoyed the residential school overall but particularly the research project component.
Recommendation
A research project will be offered again within the residential school.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Analyse the main drivers of productivity in crop and livestock industries
  2. Apply a scientific approach to solve problems of plant and animal productivity
  3. Examine emerging global trends and innovations in various food production systems.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3
1 - Online Test •
2 - Research Assignment • •
3 - Report • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3
1 - Communication • • •
2 - Problem Solving •
3 - Critical Thinking • •
4 - Information Literacy • • •
5 - Team Work • •
6 - Information Technology Competence •
8 - Ethical practice •
9 - Social Innovation •
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 - Online Test • • • • •
2 - Research Assignment • • • • •
3 - Report • • •