TURF MANAGEMENT 2
AGR1TM2
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject extends learning from Turf Management 1 and covers further principles, theoretical knowledge and practices in turf management, such as soil physics, drainage, construction, plant nutrition and the benefits of additional turf cultural practices. Deeper learning is undertaken in turf botany, covering such topics as the effect of plant hormones on growth and quality, turfgrass stress and stress relief, and the differences between cultivars within turfgrass species. These topics will underpin further learning in subsequent subjects.
School: Life Sciences (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Penelope Smith
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No
Subject year level: Year Level 1 - UG
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: Must be admitted into SBATE
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Quota Management Strategy: N/A
Quota-conditions or rules: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Learning resources
Turfgrass: Science and Culture
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Beard, J.B.
Year: 1973
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: Prentice-Hall, NJ
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
The USGA Specification for Putting Green Construction
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: USGA, NJ
Year: 2004
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: United States Golf Association, NJ
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Drainage for Sportsturf and Horticulture
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: McIntyre, K. & Jakobsen, B.
Year: 1990
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: Horticultural Engineering Consultancy, ACT
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A
Entire subject or partial subject: N/A
Total hours/days required: N/A
Location of WBL activity (region): N/A
WBL addtional requirements: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Epping (Melbourne Polytechnic), 2020, Semester 2, Blended
Overview
Online enrolment: No
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Penelope Smith
Class requirements
Laboratory ClassWeek: 31 - 43
One 3.00 hours laboratory class per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
Combination of Face-to-Face and Online.
Lecture/WorkshopWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.00 hours lecture/workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
Combination of Face-to-Face and Online.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Written Assignment on turfgrass cultivars (750-words) | Assignment | Individual | No | 15 | SILO3, SILO4 |
Fertilizer Program assignment (1,000-words). Submitted in Excel according to set format | Assignment | Individual | No | 25 | SILO5 |
Soil physics laboratory report (750-words). Submitted as a PDF document following a set format | Report | Individual | No | 20 | SILO3 |
Written exam (2 hrs) (2,000-word equivalent). Closed-book written examination on full content of the subject | Central exam | Individual | No | 40 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |