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GRNS501 Grain Crop Protection

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 2 Off Campus
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
N/A N/A Mandatory For northern NSW and Qld students, school will be held in Tamworth in late August/early September, with exact dates to be advised. For southern NSW, Victorian and SA students, school timing will be similar, but the location has yet to be decided
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites None
Restrictions GRNS301
Notes None
Combined Units GRNS301 - Grain Crop Protection
Coordinator(s) Craig Birchall (craig.birchall@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit provides students with an understanding of the major crop protection issues associated with the sustainable production of grain crops in Australia, including cereals, pulses (Legumes) and oilseeds. Topics include weed, disease and pest management, pesticide resistance, chemical application and legislation, grain quality and product integrity, and quarantine issues. Students will be required to attend a 4-day residential school to cover practical aspects of the unit. GRNS501 is based on the undergraduate unit GRNS301 with additional load consisting of extra questions on assignments and examinations and candidates for GRNS501 will be expected to show a greater level of understanding of the unit material than that required for GRNS301.
Materials Textbook information will be displayed approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the teaching period. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. describe the major pests and disease of grain crops and understand the current methods of management to reduce their impact;
  2. describe the important weeds within cropping systems and understand their ecology and control strategies;
  3. understand the problem of pesticide resistance, and develop strategies to avoid or overcome the problem;
  4. have advanced understanding of the priciples of, and practical isues involved wihtin, chemical application and outline the legislative responsibilities of all participants in the industry; and
  5. understand the issues of grain quality and storage.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students are taught knowledge of the discipline throughout the unit, and have to use this knowledge during assessment tasks. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Students communications skills are practiced and assessed through a variety a assessment task formats. 		True True
3 Global Perspectives
The relationships between the Australian grains industry and the world grain industry are taught and assessed. 		True True
4 Information Literacy
Students are expected to demonstrate research capacity and to obtain information from a wide range of sources. 		True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Students practice and are assessed on learning skills which will be useful to them throughout their careers. 		True True True
6 Problem Solving
At least one assessment task in the unit involves problem solving using information taught in the unit. 		True True
7 Social Responsibility
The broader social and environmental effects of decisions involved in agricultural production are taught and discussed. 		True True
8 Team Work
   

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