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COTT301 Cotton Crop Protection

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus B - Internet access required
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
N/A N/A Mandatory Intensive school to be held in late July/early August at ACRI, Narrabri. Dates to be confirmed in study guide.
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites None
Co-requisites None
Restrictions COTT501
Notes

Off-campus students attend a 3.5 day Mandatory Intensive School held at the Australian Cotton Research Institute in July-August. The unit exam in an open book style held on the final day of the intensive school.
Combined Units COTT501 - Cotton Crop Protection
Coordinator(s) John Stanley (jstanle4@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit examines the management of insect pests, weeds and diseases that affect cotton crops. The scientific basis for their management is discussed as well as practical, sustainable methods for their control. Identification, thresholds, integrated control mechanisms of all cotton pests are discussed. Students are required to complete a practical session totalling 3.5 days at the Australian Cotton Research Institute, Narrabri.
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
Online tasks and assessment 4% Off Campus 200
Assessment Notes
Web communication, research and online quizzes.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-6 GA: 1-4,6,7
Unit Examination 32% Off Campus 2000
Assessment Notes
Open book exam on all Unit materials
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-6 GA: 1-3,6
Written Essay 32% Off Campus 1900
Assessment Notes
Essay on managing weeds and diseases in cotton crops.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-6 GA: 1-3,6
Written Essay 32% Off Campus 1900
Assessment Notes
Essay on arthropod pest control in cotton.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-6 GA: 1-3,6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. identify the main pests, weeds and diseases of cotton crops, discuss their management, identification, ecology and relationship to each other;
  2. understand the principles behind the protection of cotton crops from arthropod pests, weeds and diseases;
  3. understand Integrated Pest Management (IPM): the effective combination of pesticides and biological control measures in the management of pests in cotton systems;
  4. understand what is involved in the correct set up of a spray rig for pesticide application;
  5. appreciate the environmental implications of pesticide applications;and
  6. explain in some detail several case studies of pest problems of cotton crops in Australia.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students are taught by or from materials developed by cotton industry experts in production and research. Students are assessed via assignments and exams on this material. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
The communication skills developed in this unit are in critical and technical writing via written assignments. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
Cotton crop protection is taught in essentially an Australian farming context but related to world wide practices and attitudes. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Students are instructed, assessed and expected to demonstrate a capacity to understand technical details and concepts in written assignments, and use a wide range of resources. 		True True
5 Life-Long Learning
This is an off-campus unit delivered to mature aged students taking part in life-long learning. The importance of continuing is explained and encouraged. 		True
6 Problem Solving
Crop protection is essentially a series of problem-solving exercises. How to control pest, disease and weed problems in production systems within social and environmental constraints. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Pest control in cotton has enormous social responsibilities that pervade the delivery of material in this unit. An understanding of the best management practices is essential to success in this unit. 		True True True
8 Team Work
Exercises at intensive schools are commonly team exercises but are not taught or assessed on that basis. 		True
   

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