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BIOL13086 - Livestock Management Systems

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit will consider global livestock production systems and provide students with an understanding of the principles and drivers of livestock management. While the unit content will cover a range of global livestock industries the underpinning principles will be formulated using specific examples related to extensive grazing production systems. This focus on extensive grazing will enable the students to have direct access to ‘real’ agricultural production and provide a strong context to underpin the underlying principles. The unit content will cover production intensity, animal genetics, animal nutrition, disease risks, animal welfare, traceability, emerging precision livestock management and market access.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 1
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

BIOL11100 Functional Biology (Prerequisite)

BIOL12110 Agricultural Production Systems (Prerequisite)

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 3 - 2015

There are no availabilities for this unit on or after Term 3 - 2015

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 30%
2. Written Assessment 40%
3. Presentation and Written Assessment 15%
4. Group Discussion 15%
5. On-campus Activity 0%

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

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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: Unit Evaluation
Feedback
Students did not identify any areas for improvement.
Recommendation
This Unit is part of a teach out course and will not be run again.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Unit Evaluation
Feedback
The residential school complemented the theories taught. Group activities provided excellent opportunities for practical skill development.
Recommendation
This Unit is part of a teach out course, however, the course coordinator will consider this for other units.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Unit Evaluation
Feedback
Feedback supported students learning.
Recommendation
This Unit is part of a teach out course, however, the course coordinator will consider this for other units.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Unit Evaluation
Feedback
The course content was up to date.
Recommendation
This Unit is part of a teach out course, however, the course coordinator will consider this for other units.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Document a range of livestock production systems.
  2. Describe the use of precision livestock management principles within a decision support framework.
  3. Analyse the links between market drivers and livestock management decisions.
  4. Critique the ethics of livestock management practices.

No external accreditation applicable

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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4 - Information Literacy • •
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7 - Cross Cultural Competence • • • •
8 - Ethical practice • • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
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