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AGEX310 Agricultural and Natural Resource Extension

Updated: 14 July 2009
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus
Armidale Semester 2 On Campus
Online level Level A- Internet access required
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
22 July 2009 25 July 2009 Mandatory on-campus and off-campus students must attend the intensive school
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites 72 cp or candidature in a postgraduate award in the School of Environmental and Rural Science or School of Science and Technology
Co-requisites None
Restrictions AGEX510
Notes None
Combined Units AGEX510 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Extension
Coordinator(s) Julian Prior (jprior2@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

The unit covers models, methodology and principles of rural extension science with relevance to agriculture and resource management. Emphasis is on communication techniques appropriate to extension/consulting personnel involved in agriculture, but which are applicable to a wide range of disciplines and industries. Skills in group facilitation, adult education, team work, strategic planning and media will be developed, and assessed, by assignments and seminars. There are two lectures, one tutorial and one practical session per week. The four-day residential school in July is mandatory for both internal and external students. The 500 level unit is based on the undergraduate level unit with additional reading, assignments or projects and the demonstration of a greater level of understanding of the undergraduate material.

Recommended Material
Optional
Text(s):

Note: Recommended material is held in the University Library - purchase is optional

Beyond Farmer First: Rural People's Knowledge, Agricultural Research and Extension Practice
ISBN: 9781853392504
Scoones, I. and Thompson, J., Intermediate Technology 1994
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Referenced Material
Optional
Text(s):

Note: Reference material is held in the University Library - purchase is optional

Extension for Rural Change
ISBN: 9780724253807
Mortiss, P.D., Dept. of Primary Industries 2nd ed.
Note: Available from the Dixson Library, UNE
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
   

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