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Unit of Study FOR00107 - Forest Health: Pest and Disease Management (2017)

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  • Enrolment information

    There will be a 4-day compulsory residential for all students (online and on-campus) that will be held on the Lismore campus. Please refer to http://scu.edu.au/timetables for further information on timetables.


Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 identify insect pests, weeds and causes of diseases in forest ecosystems
2 understand the biology of insects, diseases and weeds in forest ecosystems
3 demonstrate an understanding of pest control techniques and protocols
4 demonstrate an ability to develop strategies to overcome insect pests, weeds and disease in forest ecosystems.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. identify insect pests, weeds and causes of diseases in forest ecosystems
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  2. understand the biology of insects, diseases and weeds in forest ecosystems
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  3. demonstrate an understanding of pest control techniques and protocols
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  4. demonstrate an ability to develop strategies to overcome insect pests, weeds and disease in forest ecosystems.
    • GA1:
    • GA2:
    • GA4:

Prescribed learning resources

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