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AGRO522 Integrated Weed Management

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus A- Internet access required
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
13 September 2010 16 September 2010 Mandatory
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites None
Restrictions AGRO422
Notes None
Combined Units AGRO422 - Integrated Weed Management
Coordinator(s) Brian Sindel (bsindel@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit examines weed management and the integration of cultural, biological and chemical control techniques in a range of ecosystems with the option to specialise in cropping systems, pastures, vegetables, orchards and vineyards, lawns and turf, plantation forests, conservation reserves and national parks, rangelands or aquatic systems.
Materials No text required
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 20% 4000
Assessment Notes
Essay
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 3-6 GA: 1-7
Assignment 2 20%
Assessment Notes
Weed collection
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 2 GA: 1,5,6,8
Presentation 10%
Assessment Notes
Intensive school presentation
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 3-6 GA: 1-7
Unit Test 10%
Assessment Notes
Intensive school test
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 2-6 GA: 1,2,5,6,8
Final Examination 3 hrs 40%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1,3-6 GA: 1-6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. outline the nature of weeds;
  2. identify a wide range of important weed species;
  3. describe how weeds affect different types of ecosystems;
  4. discuss the range of management options available for weed control;
  5. put weed management in an economic and historical context; and
  6. integrate this information so as to critically explore integrated weed management systems.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students are taught and apply the latest knowledge in weed management in the professional context. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Students complete assignments in which they develop and demonstrate written and oral communication skills. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
The principles of weed management taught, practised and assessed in this unit are shown to be relevant and applicable worldwide. 		True True
4 Information Literacy
Students explore the literature and other information from a wide range of sources and synthesize these in assessment tasks. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Students are asked to assess their current knowledge and that needed for future employment in the professional sphere of weed management. 		True True True
6 Problem Solving
Students are taught to deal with conflicting information to resolve complex issues in weed management. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
The social dimensions of weed management practices are examined in the unit. 		True True True
8 Team Work
Students work in teams to solve practical weed management problems. 		True True True
   

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