| Inst. for Jordbrugsvidenskab | |||||||||||||||
| Tidligst mulig placering | Kandidat 1.år til Kandidat 2. år | ||||||||||||||
| Varighed | En blok | ||||||||||||||
| Pointværdi | 7.5 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||||
| Kursustype | Kandidatkursus | ||||||||||||||
| Eksamen | Sluteksamen skriftlig og mundtlig eksamen Alle hjælpemidler tilladt Beskrivelse af eksamen: Presentation and defence of submitted project report Vægtning: Project report 2/3, defence 1/3 13-skala, intern censur | ||||||||||||||
| Rammer for undervisning | Project work, tutorials, presentation and discussion. | ||||||||||||||
| Blokplacering | Block 4 Ugestruktur: A | ||||||||||||||
| Undervisningssprog | Engelsk | ||||||||||||||
| Anbefalede forudsætninger | A basic knowledge of agronomy and natural resource management at the BSc level. | ||||||||||||||
| Kompetenceområder | |||||||||||||||
| Competences obtained within basic science: Understand specific methodologies related to data analysis within tropical agriculture and development Competences obtained within applied science: Comprehend reports and scientific papers within specific areas. Be able to apply basic principles analysing and developing planning in specific situations within tropical crop production and natural resource management. Competences obtained within Ethics and Values: Be aware of ethical aspects and values when implementing new technologies in local environments. | |||||||||||||||
| Kursets målsætning | |||||||||||||||
| The aim of the course is to enable the student to carry out quantitative and problem-oriented analysis on specific topics within agricultural development in the tropics related to crop production and natural resource management. | |||||||||||||||
| Kursusindhold | |||||||||||||||
| The course is project-based with flexible elements in relation to each student's interest and background. In the project the student will make an in-depth analysis of crop production and/or natural resource management under tropical conditions within a specific area such as: - Small-holder irrigation - Quantitative on-farm experiments - N-fixation in cropping systems - Appropriate technology The project report will be developed based on literature and case studies. The course can be regarded as an extension of the course Land Resources and Crop Production in the Tropics and may be used as a preparation for a master thesis. | |||||||||||||||
| Undervisningsform | |||||||||||||||
| The course will be based on project work and include tutorials, presentation and discussion of project work during the course and individual supervision of project themes. The students will work individually or in small groups on project topics selected in relation to the students background and interest. Topics for tutorials wil be selected in relation to project topics. Tutorials and group work presentations will engage all participants. No lectures are given in the course. | |||||||||||||||
| Kursusansvarlig | |||||||||||||||
| Jørgen Lindskrog Christiansen, jlc@life.ku.dk, Institut for Jordbrugsvidenskab/Afgrødevidenskab, Tlf: 35333452 | |||||||||||||||
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