Managing Contemporary Farm Systems

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Abstract

This subject immerses students in the practicalities of farming. Depending on whether they are studying on-campus or online, students will spend time on CSU farm or an approved farm developing practical skills, monitoring and reporting skills, and their general understanding of farm systems and supply chains. As part of their monitoring activities, students will develop skills in numeracy, data management and descriptive statistics. Students will also spend time exploring career pathways within the Agriculture field, auditing their own skills profiles and identifying developmental opportunities.

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics: Contemporary farm systems;Value chains for Agricultural production systems;Future farm systems the role of information (data management, monitoring);Numeracy, data management and descriptive statistics in Agriculture;Introduction to the Agricultural Professions;Self-directed and self-determined learning for tertiary education and post-university professional and career development;Individual skills gap analyses; … For more content click the Read More button below.

This subject will cover the following topics:

Contemporary farm systems;
Value chains for Agricultural production systems;
Future farm systems the role of information (data management, monitoring);
Numeracy, data management and descriptive statistics in Agriculture;
Introduction to the Agricultural Professions;
Self-directed and self-determined learning for tertiary education and post-university professional and career development;
Individual skills gap analyses; and
Work, Health and Safety on Farms.

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:

describe a range of contemporary farm systems and their value chains;

demonstrate the development of literacy and numeracy skills to understand, interpret and report information;

demonstrate developing digital literacy for professional practice and research;

appraise their personal and professional capabilities through individual skills gap analysis and identify/undertake opportunities for development;

demonstrate skills in communication and strategic questioning;

demonstrate skills in monitoring and data collection of key farm information and the use of descriptive statistics in its presentation; and

demonstrate the development of skills in the recognition and mitigation of risks; associated with Workplace Health and Safety in Agricultural enterprises.

Enrolment restrictions

This subject is restricted to students enrolled in the undergraduate Agriculture courses offered at CSU or upon approval of the Subject Convenor.

Work integrated learning

Placement Duration 30 hours Details Students are required to undertake activities associated with general farm maintenance, monitoring and management of a farm. On-campus students may spend up to 30 hours (5 days) of WPL on CSU farm with the remainder of their WPL time supplemented by off-campus, approved farm experiences. … For more content click the Read More button below.

Placement

Duration 30 hours

Details Students are required to undertake activities associated with general farm maintenance, monitoring and management of a farm. On-campus students may spend up to 30 hours (5 days) of WPL on CSU farm with the remainder of their WPL time supplemented by off-campus, approved farm experiences. Online students can also choose to spend time at CSU farm outside the internal university study periods or find their own (approved) farm experiences in a region more convenient for their studies.

Learning activities

Intensive School

During the intensive school students will attend a series of tutorials and practical activities exploring relevant systems, supply chains and technology use on farms in addition to receiving face to face assistance with strategic questioning. As the CSU farm is a key teaching resource in this subject, significant time will be spent learning about the farm system and interacting, observing and gaining practical experience on the farm. This is also an opportunity for some students who do not have farm connections, to connect with a property for the purpose of workplace learning.

Duration3 days