Preparing the Future Face of Agriculture (AGCS300)

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. demonstrate a coherent understanding of agriculture by articulating its role and the major biophysical, economic, environmental, social and policy drivers that underpin current and future agricultural practice and development for producers, processors and consumers that are contestable and testable by further inquiry.
2. critically analyse and solve agricultural problems by gathering, synthesising and critically evaluating information from a range of sources, designing and planning an investigation, selecting and applying practical and/or theoretical techniques or tools in order to conduct an investigation and collecting, accurately recording, interpreting and drawing conclusions from data.
3. investigate and evaluate complex issues through innovative and critical use of a variety of available data sources, and the scientific literature, and then synthesise the information to form and defend a cogent argument supporting a viewpoint on these issue
4. effectively synthesise and communicate agricultural information or arguments, using a range of modes for a variety of purposes and audiences including effective interpersonal communication in gaining agreement, group facilitation and adversarial negotiation.
5. prepare and present a reflective learning portfolio of the development of their skills and knowledge capacity though their practical experience and educational experiences.