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AGRO400 Honours in Agronomy

Credit Points 48
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Year Long Honours - Period 1 Off Campus
Armidale Year Long Honours - Period 1 On Campus
Armidale Year Long Honours - Period 2 Off Campus
Armidale Year Long Honours - Period 2 On Campus
Armidale Year Long Honours - Period 3 Off Campus
Armidale Year Long Honours - Period 3 On Campus
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites candidature in an Honours Award
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Chris Guppy (cguppy@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

The unit comprises: (a) a research component, in which the students carry out an individual research project under the supervision of a senior academic staff member and present oral and written reports including a thesis of 20 000 to 30 000 words; (b) a program of study designed by the supervisor to meet the needs and interests of the individual student. Intending students should seek detailed advice from the unit coordinator during the final semester of their undergraduate degree course in relevant areas of the sciences and agriculture.
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
Alternate Assessment 10% 3000
Assessment Notes
Successful audit of a specific unit if required in consultation with project supervisor. Alternatively, this could be a literature review on a related topic to the thesis, but not identical.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 2 GA: 1, 5
Oral Seminar 10%
Assessment Notes
40 minute presentation of thesis result
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 6 GA: 2
Thesis 80% 20,000-30,000
Assessment Notes
Project Thesis - Max 20-30 000 words
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-6 GA: 1, 2, 5, 6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. demonstrate skills necessary to become effective scientists and life long learners;
  2. demonstrate knowledge in a given field;
  3. demonstrate ability to identify problems and seek solutions through critical reading and thinking;
  4. concieve and conduct ethical experimental studies;
  5. analyse results, assumptions and the validity of conclusions;
  6. communicate findings in accordance with national and international standards.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students are taught and apply the latest research findings and knowledge in agronomy. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Students complete assignments in which they develop written and oral communication skills to convey research results. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Students are asked to assess their current knowledge and that needed for future employment in the field of agronomy. 		True True True
6 Problem Solving
Students are taught to deal with conflicting information to resolve issues in agronomy. 		True True True
   

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