Overview
Building healthy and valuable soil, including soil microbiome, carbon sequestration, water retention, sustainable production; biological, chemical, and physical aspects of soil; soil regeneration.
About this paper
Paper title | Innovation and Healthy Soils |
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Subject | Agriculture |
EFTS | 0.15 |
Points | 18 points |
Teaching period | Semester 2 (On campus) |
Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $1,173.30 |
International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- MICR 222
- Schedule C
- Science
- Contact
Professor Craig Bunt - craig.bunt@otago.ac.nz
- Teaching staff
Convenor - Professor Craig Bunt
Other teaching staff to be confirmed.
- Paper Structure
Assessments:
- In-term assessment 50%
- Final 50%
- Textbooks
No textbooks are required for this paper. Teaching materials will be made available on Blackboard.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
- Knowledge of soil formation - geological, environmental and biological factors; uniqueness of New Zealand soils relative to global soils, and human influences and cultural perspective on soils
- Knowledge and practical understanding of soil ecology and biogeochemical nutrient cycles; ability to analyse soils and present a written and oral report in a clear and understandable manner
- Have a theoretical and practical understanding of the impacts of agriculture on soils; ability to work in groups to produce and analyse data related to the impacts, draw conclusions and present findings in a written and oral form
- Ability to address a problem by working in a group to analyse the properties of soil and use this information to make conclusions and present this in a way that aids decision-making
- Scientific literacy and ability to acquire new knowledge from research papers and reports and present this to a general audience in a clear and understandable manner
Timetable
Overview
Building healthy and valuable soil, including soil microbiome, carbon sequestration, water retention, sustainable production; biological, chemical, and physical aspects of soil; soil regeneration.
About this paper
Paper title | Innovation and Healthy Soils |
---|---|
Subject | Agriculture |
EFTS | 0.15 |
Points | 18 points |
Teaching period | Semester 2 (On campus) |
Domestic Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for 2025 have not yet been set |
International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- MICR 222
- Schedule C
- Science
- Contact
Professor Craig Bunt - craig.bunt@otago.ac.nz
- Teaching staff
Convenor - Professor Craig Bunt
Other teaching staff to be confirmed.
- Textbooks
No textbooks are required for this paper. Teaching materials will be made available on Blackboard.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
- Knowledge of soil formation - geological, environmental and biological factors; uniqueness of New Zealand soils relative to global soils, and human influences and cultural perspective on soils
- Knowledge and practical understanding of soil ecology and biogeochemical nutrient cycles; ability to analyse soils and present a written and oral report in a clear and understandable manner
- Have a theoretical and practical understanding of the impacts of agriculture on soils; ability to work in groups to produce and analyse data related to the impacts, draw conclusions and present findings in a written and oral form
- Ability to address a problem by working in a group to analyse the properties of soil and use this information to make conclusions and present this in a way that aids decision-making
- Scientific literacy and ability to acquire new knowledge from research papers and reports and present this to a general audience in a clear and understandable manner