| Assessment |
Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
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| Graduate Attributes (GA) |
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Knowledge of a Discipline
Assessed through all aspects of assessment. Graduates will demonstrate a command of a significant body of knowledge based on the highest standards of academic scholarship and be able to apply knowledge at an advanced level in professional contexts or to solve problems.
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Communication Skills
Assessed via written presentation in essay form and seminar presentation. Graduates will be able to communicate effectively and confidently orally and in written forms, use numerical, graphical, visual and statistical forms of communication competently where applicable, appreciate the diversity of communication styles employed by individuals from different national and cultural backgrounds, use the medium and form of communication (including electronic) appropriate for a given situation, and present well reasoned arguments.
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Global Perspectives
Provided through learning about the Australian sheep enterprise within a global industry. Graduates will be able to demonstrate an awareness of the global context of their discipline and professional area and function in a global context.
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Information Literacy
Students seek relevant information and data to complete assessment tasks. Graduates will be able to recognise the need for information and the nature and extent of information needed, find information effectively and efficiently, critically evaluate information and the search process, manage information collected or generated, use information to construct new concepts or create new understandings, use information with understanding, and acquire, organise and present information using technology.
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Life-Long Learning
Students are encouraged to choose topics for essays that allow them to pursue learning relevant to their needs. Graduates will be able to reflect on limitations of, and have the capacity to evaluate their current knowledge, identify, evaluate and implement personal learning strategies for life-long personal and professional development, practise intellectual curiosity, creativity and critical thinking, learn both independently and cooperatively, learn new skills and apply learning to new and unexpected situations, and recognise opportunities for further learning in both familiar and unfamiliar national or cultural settings.
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Problem Solving
Students evaluate information, analyse data and identify key issues relating to the sheep enterprise. Graduates will be able to apply logical, critical and creative thinking to a range of problems, identify critical issues in the discipline or professional area, conceptualise problems and formulate a range of solutions that are appropriate to the context of the problem, and collect, collate and analyse relevant information to assist problem solving.
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Social Responsibility
Taught by examining social issues relevant to health and environmental aspects of sheep production. Graduates will be able to demonstrate ethical action and social responsibility in their personal, professional and community lives, recognise social justice issues relevant to their discipline and professional area, understand the international implications of local decisions and the local implications of international decisions, and appreciate the importance of sustainable development.
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Team Work
Encouraged through group work in computer-based exercises. Graduates will be able to work collaboratively and network effectively to achieve common goals and to solve problems, and take responsibility and carry out agreed tasks.
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