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WOOL522 Wool Marketing and Clip Preparation

Updated: 13 April 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
06 September 2010 08 September 2010 Mandatory Students are reimbursed travel costs by AWET to attend the School held in Armidale
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 WOOL422
Notes None
Combined Units WOOL422 - Wool Marketing and Clip Preparation
Coordinator(s) Emma Doyle (edoyle3@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit consists of 39 lectures and a number of tutorial and practical sessions. It will focus on the wool product from greasy wool through to garment emphasising raw wool testing, early stage processing, product specification, quality control and quality assurance. It will also provide an understanding of the alternative marketing systems for wool and the factors that influence them as well as an introduction to risk management strategies for wool growers. Attention will also be given to the demand factors and marketing of competitive fibre types. Students enrolled in WOOL522 will have to complete the requirements for WOOL422 and complete additional guided reading/practical work appropriate to the needs of individual students.
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% 2000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-6 GA: 1, 2, 4
Assignment 2 20% 2000
Assessment Notes
Multichoice questions
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-6 GA: 1, 2, 4
Presentation 10%
Assessment Notes
Seminar presentation
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-6 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6
Report 25% 3000
Assessment Notes
Wool laboratory report: Assignment with Literature Review
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-6 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6
Final Examination 2 hrs 25%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-6 GA: 1-4, 6, 7

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. Understand and demonstrate knowledge of the attributes of wool and their use in textile end products.
  2. Demonstrate knowledge of the product supply chains for apparel and non-apparel wool fibres.
  3. Demonstrate knowledge of the marketing mechanisms used to supply wool to market.
  4. Demonstrate knowledge of the economic and risk factors associated with wool production and marketing.
  5. Demonstrate knowledge of environmental impacts and public policy on wool production and marketing.
  6. Demonstrate the ability to analyze, syntheses and present information on the state of the wool industry.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
The notes in this unit provide extensive coverage of the attributes of wool, classing schemes, processing factors, and markets for wool and wool blend end products, economics, risk factors, environmental issues and the policy environment. In addition to the notes students are provided with a summary presentation and practice examples to work through during the residential school and the website for the unit has a practice quiz on each topic. Student knowledge is assessed through three assignments, a project report, and a final exam. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Written communication and presentation skills are practiced and assessed through three assignments and a project report. Students are provided with opportunities to communicate verbally with other students, instructors and the coordinator on topics during the residential school and via the unit Sakai site. 		True True
3 Global Perspectives
Wool is an export commodity for Australia and much of the processing and further manufacture occurs in China and other countries. The end use markets for wool and wool blend products are located primarily in the northern hemisphere. Teaching is via the notes provided which outline the supply chains, including the fundamentals of end markets, transport, processing, and risk management. Knowledge of global markets is assessed within three assignments, a project report, and the final exam. 		True True
4 Information Literacy
Three assignments and a project require students to seek out information on topics and to analyze and synthesis it into research documents. Information literacy is practiced and assessed in all three assignments and the project report. 		True True
5 Life-Long Learning
The material in this unit covers both on-farm and off-farm sectors as well as environment, economics, marketing, risk management and statistical modelling. Each of these topics is discussed in detail within the notes, which broadens the student?s perspective; however, there is sufficient scope within these topics for students to pursue these topics in more detail in subsequent courses and in postgraduate research. 		True
6 Problem Solving
Problem solving is a requirement of assignments 1 and 2. The student?s ability to think laterally and assess options, actions and consequences will be practiced and assessed within these assignments. Guidance to these requirements is provided within each assignment. 		True True
7 Social Responsibility
The issue of mulesing sheep has become a major issue for the wool industry and students are required to consider ethical and environmental standards within assignment 3. Information is provided within the materials on this subject and will be the subject of a debate during the residential school. The ability of students to think independently and consider alternative perspectives will be both practiced and assessed through the third assignment and project report. 		True True True
8 Team Work
Students attending the residential school will be invited to participate within a team for several exercises. One purpose is to mix students so that they can get to know other students; however, another is for them to understand different perspectives on topics and also to identify people who have specialised areas of interest within the wool industry. Team work will be practiced during the residential school. 		True
   

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