| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 1 x 2 hour combined lecture/practical per week |
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Report. Outcomes assessed 4 | 40% |
| Semester Assessment | Oral presentation Outcomes assessed: 1, 3 | 20% |
| Semester Exam | 1.5 Hours Outcomes assessed: 1, 2, 3 | 40% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Report | 50% |
| Supplementary Exam | 1.5 Hours | 50% |
On completion of this module, students will be able to:
1. Describe the importance of cereal crops in UK and world agriculture
2. Identify the factors associated with the physical and financial performance of cereal crops
3. Describe the requirements of the cereal market and identify varietal characteristics which meet market needs
4. Plan, evaluate and implement a cereal crop's manurial and crop protection requirements with due regard to their potential impact on the environment
To develop the knowledge and skills associated with cereal crop production as appropriate to the needs of students of agriculture and related disciplines.
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Communication | Students will be required to produce a technical report and make an oral presentation. |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | The timing of a range of crop management decisions is crucial to their effectiveness. Students will have to manage their own time in achieving objectives. |
| Information Technology | Students will be required to produce a word processed technical report and create visual aids for the oral presentation. |
| Problem solving | The management of cereal plots will produce problems that students will have to solve. |
| Team work | Students will work in groups to manage cereal plots and make decisions on management strategies. |
This module is at CQFW Level 4