Course code
Qualifications are made up of courses. Some universities call these papers. Each course is numbered using six digits.
Level
The fourth number of the course code shows the level of the course. For example, in course 219206, the fourth number is a 2, so it is a 200-level course (usually studied in the second year of full-time study).
Credits
Each course is worth a number of credits. You combine courses (credits) to meet the total number of credits needed for your qualification.
Subject
Course planning information
Course notes
Students must gain a minimum of 40% in their final exam.
Learning outcomes
What you will learn. Knowledge, skills and attitudes you’ll be able to show as a result of successfully finishing this course.
- 1 Describe the contributions of the sheep, beef cattle and dairy industries to the New Zealand economy.
- 2 Explain the main constraints to production in relation to seasonal patterns of performance on farms.
- 3 Describe target levels of performance within the sheep, beef cattle and dairy industries and management practices designed to meet these targets.
- 4 Describe the contributions of the deer and intensive livestock industries to the NZ economy.
- 5 Describe the principles of animal welfare and how behavioural characteristics may affect animal well-being and production.
- 6 Discuss the biological processes relevant to the improvement of animal production, especially nutrition, genetics and reproduction.
- 7 Discuss the relationship between husbandry practices and animal health problems of economic importance in New Zealand.
Learning outcomes can change before the start of the semester you are studying the course in.
Assessments
Assessment | Learning outcomes assessed | Weighting |
---|---|---|
Written Assignment | 1 2 3 4 6 | 20% |
Written Assignment | 3 6 | 20% |
Test | 5 6 7 | 20% |
Exam College/GRS-based (not centrally scheduled) | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 | 40% |
Assessment weightings can change up to the start of the semester the course is delivered in.
You may need to take more assessments depending on where, how, and when you choose to take this course.
Explanation of assessment types
- Computer programmes
- Computer animation and screening, design, programming, models and other computer work.
- Creative compositions
- Animations, films, models, textiles, websites, and other compositions.
- Exam College or GRS-based (not centrally scheduled)
- An exam scheduled by a college or the Graduate Research School (GRS). The exam could be online, oral, field, practical skills, written exams or another format.
- Exam (centrally scheduled)
- An exam scheduled by Assessment Services (centrally) – you’ll usually be told when and where the exam is through the student portal.
- Oral or performance or presentation
- Debates, demonstrations, exhibitions, interviews, oral proposals, role play, speech and other performances or presentations.
- Participation
- You may be assessed on your participation in activities such as online fora, laboratories, debates, tutorials, exercises, seminars, and so on.
- Portfolio
- Creative, learning, online, narrative, photographic, written, and other portfolios.
- Practical or placement
- Field trips, field work, placements, seminars, workshops, voluntary work, and other activities.
- Simulation
- Technology-based or experience-based simulations.
- Test
- Laboratory, online, multi-choice, short answer, spoken, and other tests – arranged by the school.
- Written assignment
- Essays, group or individual projects, proposals, reports, reviews, writing exercises, and other written assignments.
Textbooks needed
There are no set texts for this course.