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COTT503 Cotton Farm Systems and Technology Transfer
Updated: 17 September 2009| Credit Points | 6 | ||||||||
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| Intensive School(s) |
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| Supervised Exam | There is no UNE Supervised Examination. | ||||||||
| Pre-requisites | candidature in a postgraduate award | ||||||||
| Co-requisites | None | ||||||||
| Restrictions | COTT303 | ||||||||
| Notes | Students attend a mandatory 4 day intensive school held at the Australian Cotton Research Institute (ACRI) 20 km west of Narrabri. There are several essential exercises and assessment tasks at the intensive school but no typical exam. |
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| Combined Units |
COTT303 - Cotton Farm Systems and Technology Transfer |
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| Coordinator(s) | John Stanley (jstanle4@une.edu.au) | ||||||||
| Unit Description |
This unit brings together the many aspects in COTT500, COTT501 and COTT502. Emphasis is given to topics beyond the farm gate and understanding the business environment that irrigated cotton production operates in. This includes technical aspects of the cotton fibre for spinning and garment manufacture, economic benchmarking of cotton farms and an on-farm consultancy. Business, consultancy and communications are major components of the intensive school. |
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| Materials | Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period. | ||||||||
| Disclaimer | Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester. |