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HORT420 Horticultural Science

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 1 Off Campus
Armidale Trimester 1 On Campus
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
20 February 2013 23 February 2013 Mandatory On- and off-campus students must attend the mandatory intensive school. Ability to enrol in this unit will be removed approx two days prior to the commencement of this mandatory intensive school.
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites 12cp in AGRO or BOTY units, or candidature in a postgraduate award in the Schools of Environmental and Rural Science or Science and Technology
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) David Backhouse (dbackhou@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit covers important horticultural enterprises including fruit production and viticulture, floriculture and urban/landscape horticulture as well as the plant and environmental factors influencing plant growth and development. Emerging areas including irrigation management, tissue culture and post-harvest technologies will be discussed as part of three major themes: (1) Horticulture Physiology encompassing a study of growth and development of plants with specific reference to tree and vine crops; (2) Horticultural Environment dealing with environmental factors influencing the productivity of horticultural crops; and (3) Horticultural Techniques including propagation, tissue culture, grafting, pruning and training.
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
Extension Brochure 15% 1000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 3-5 GA: 1-5
Hort Enterprise Visit Report 10% 800
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 3-5 GA: 1-3, 5, 7
Horticultural Science Essay 25% 1200
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 3-5 GA: 1-5
Final Examination 2 hrs 50%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-5 GA: 1-4, 6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. gain an in depth appreciation of the physiology of plants with particular emphasis on horticultural crops;
  2. gain skills in a range of horticultural and plant biotechnological techniques;
  3. gain appreciation of the horticultural industries and possible future directions for these industries;
  4. understand issues of importance to horticulture in Australia and internationally; and
  5. understand the fundamental concepts of research and communication.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
In lectures and practicals the students are given examples which relate to practical problems found as Hortciultural Scientists. This unit provides some key concepts that they will be used in their employment. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Students work in groups during practicals and are expected to present findings in lab-based discussions, a seminar, and in written form in all assignments. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
Students examine issues in horticultural practice using examples drawn from Australia and internationally. 		True True
4 Information Literacy
Students are instructed, assessed and expected to demonstrate a capacity to write to an acceptable level and use a wide range of sources in written assignments. 		True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Students are will develop skills that will be useful to them beyond the unit of learning. 		True True True
6 Problem Solving
The practical sections of this unit will give the students problem based learning skills. 		True True
7 Social Responsibility
Students are expected in group discussions during practicals to exhibit social responsibility. 		True True
8 Team Work
Students work in small groups in practical classes which further develop their ability to work in teams. 		True
   

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