| Assessment |
| Title |
Exam Length |
Weight |
Mode |
No. Words |
| Assignment 1 |
|
20%
|
|
1500 |
| Assessment Notes |
| Topic Choice |
|
| Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and
Graduate Attributes (GA) |
| LO: 1-6
GA: 1-3 |
| Assignment 2 |
|
20%
|
|
3000 |
| Assessment Notes |
| Literature Review |
|
| Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and
Graduate Attributes (GA) |
| LO: 1-6
GA: 1, 2, 4, 6 |
| Quiz |
|
|
|
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| Assessment Notes |
| Multiple Choice Questions |
|
| Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and
Graduate Attributes (GA) |
| LO: 1-6
GA: 1, 2, 4, 6 |
| Report |
|
20%
|
|
2000 |
| Assessment Notes |
| Laboratory Report |
|
| Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and
Graduate Attributes (GA) |
| LO: 1-6
GA: 1, 2, 4, 6 |
| Seminar |
|
40%
|
|
|
| Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and
Graduate Attributes (GA) |
| LO: 1-6
GA: 1, 2, 4, 6 |
|
| Final Examination |
2 hrs
|
20%
|
|
|
| Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and
Graduate Attributes (GA) |
| LO: 1-6
GA: 1, 2, 4, 6 |
|
| Learning Outcomes (LO) |
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
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demonstrate an understanding of the initiation and development, and function and structure of mammalian wool and describe the differences in skin structure between different sheep breeds;
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explain the ultrastructure of the wool fibre and describe the chemical composition of the various cells composing the wool fibre;
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demonstrate an understanding of the principles of measurement and their relationship with sampling regimes; and an understanding of the impact of test results on sheep selection, processing prediction formulae and processing performance;
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describe the main techniques and procedures of measuring yield, fibre diameter, staple length, strength and position of break, colour, fibre curvature and resistance to compression;
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demonstrate an understanding of the principles of new measurements including dark or medullated fibres and non-wool contamination;
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critically review and evaluate the current literature on the latest research occurring in this field.
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| Graduate Attributes (GA) |
|
Attribute |
Taught |
Assessed |
Practised |
| 1 |
Knowledge of a Discipline
Taught in lectures, assessed through written essays, and
examinations. Students gain familiarity with practical aspects of the field through a mandatory industry tour.
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| 2 |
Communication Skills
Students develop their written communication skills through the completion of two essays
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| 3 |
Global Perspectives
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| 4 |
Information Literacy
Students are taught how to use a range of agricultural databases to source scholarly, peer-reviewed articles to support the arguments developed in their essays
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| 6 |
Problem Solving
Students will be critically analyse the literature and current meat industry practices and present their arguments in essay form
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| 8 |
Team Work
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