agr3fte future technologies

FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES

AGR3FTE

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

Knowledge of technology used in global rural enterprises and agriculture technological will be explored with relevant industry examples. (1) Sensing systems which include a background to Global Positioning Systems, Geographical Information Systems, telemetry and drones, with examples of sensing applications such as environment, climate, plant, animal and soil. (2) Modelling technologies will assist in providing productivity estimation. (3) Industry relevant genetic engineering and genomic technologies will be briefly explored and the final topic (4) Emerging technologies, will assist the student in developing skills in technology suitability assessment. An understanding of the interrelationships will be gained between technology, performance, social, ethical, sustainability and production efficiency. This subject addresses La Trobe's Global Citizenship Essential. Global Citizenship entails deep appreciation of how we live in an inter connected world, being able to recognise the global context of concepts, act across cultures and boundaries, and work with diverse communities - now and in the future.

SchoolLife Sciences (Pre 2022)

Credit points15

Subject Co-ordinatorMarisa Collins

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsNo

Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG

Exchange StudentsNo

Available as ElectiveNo

Learning ActivitiesN/A

Capstone subjectYes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites Must be admitted into SBATE or requires Subject Coordinator approval

Co-requisitesN/A

Incompatible subjectsAGR2FFT

Equivalent subjectsN/A

Quota Management StrategyN/A

Quota-conditions or rulesN/A

Special conditionsThis subject is taught at the Epping Campus of Melbourne Polytechnic.

Minimum credit point requirementN/A

Assumed knowledgeN/A

Learning resources

Emerging Wireless

Resource TypeBook

Resource RequirementRecommended

AuthorRaychaudhuri, D & Gerla, M

YearN/A

Edition/VolumeN/A

PublisherCAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY

ISBNN/A

Chapter/article titleN/A

Chapter/issueN/A

URLN/A

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Source locationN/A

Measuring the Natural

Resource TypeBook

Resource RequirementRecommended

AuthorStrangeways, I

Year2003

Edition/VolumeN/A

PublisherCAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY

ISBNN/A

Chapter/article titleN/A

Chapter/issueN/A

URLN/A

Other descriptionN/A

Source locationN/A

Agro-Technology A Philosophical Introduction

Resource TypeBook

Resource RequirementRecommended

AuthorThompson, RP

Year2014

Edition/VolumeN/A

PublisherCAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, NEW YORK, USA.

ISBNN/A

Chapter/article titleN/A

Chapter/issueN/A

URLN/A

Other descriptionN/A

Source locationN/A

Agricultural Technology Assessment Tool

Resource TypeBook

Resource RequirementRecommended

AuthorUSAID

Year2011

Edition/VolumeN/A

PublisherUSAID-ATAI

ISBNN/A

Chapter/article titleN/A

Chapter/issueN/A

URLN/A

Other descriptionN/A

Source locationN/A

Making Technology Work - Applications in Energy and

Resource TypeBook

Resource RequirementRecommended

AuthorDeutch,JM, Lester, RK

Year2004

Edition/VolumeN/A

PublisherCAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, NEW YORK, USA.

ISBNN/A

Chapter/article titleN/A

Chapter/issueN/A

URLN/A

Other descriptionN/A

Source locationN/A

Advances in Applied Nanotechnology

Resource TypeBook

Resource RequirementRecommended

AuthorPark, B & Appell, M

Year2014

Edition/VolumeN/A

PublisherOXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, NEW YORK.

ISBNN/A

Chapter/article titleN/A

Chapter/issueN/A

URLN/A

Other descriptionN/A

Source locationN/A

CRISPR plants now subject to tough new GM laws in European Union

Resource TypeBook

Resource RequirementRecommended

AuthorCallaway

Year2018

Edition/VolumeVOL. 560

PublisherNATURE

ISBNN/A

Chapter/article titleN/A

Chapter/issueN/A

URLN/A

Other descriptionN/A

Source locationN/A

Governing Risk in GM

Resource TypeBook

Resource RequirementRecommended

AuthorBaram, M & Bourrier, M

YearN/A

Edition/VolumeN/A

PublisherCAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY

ISBNN/A

Chapter/article titleN/A

Chapter/issueN/A

URLN/A

Other descriptionN/A

Source locationN/A

Genomic variation in 3,010 diverse accessions of Asian cultivated rice

Resource TypeBook

Resource RequirementRecommended

AuthorWang and Mauleon

Year2018

Edition/VolumeVOL. 557

PublisherNATURE

ISBNN/A

Chapter/article titleN/A

Chapter/issueN/A

URLN/A

Other descriptionN/A

Source locationN/A

Plants, Genes, and Agriculture

Resource TypeBook

Resource RequirementRecommended

AuthorChrispeels, MJ & Gepts, P

Year2017

Edition/VolumeN/A

PublisherOXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, NEW YORK.

ISBNN/A

Chapter/article titleN/A

Chapter/issueN/A

URLN/A

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Shifting the limits in wheat research and breeding using a fully annotated reference genome

Resource TypeBook

Resource RequirementRecommended

AuthorIWGSC

Year2018

Edition/VolumeVOL 361

PublisherSCIENCE

ISBNN/A

Chapter/article titleN/A

Chapter/issueN/A

URLN/A

Other descriptionN/A

Source locationN/A

Green RFID Systems

Resource TypeBook

Resource RequirementRecommended

AuthorRoselli L

Year2014

Edition/VolumeN/A

PublisherCAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, NEW YORK, USA.

ISBNN/A

Chapter/article titleN/A

Chapter/issueN/A

URLN/A

Other descriptionN/A

Source locationN/A

These CRISPR-modified crops don't count as GMOs

Resource TypeBook

Resource RequirementRecommended

AuthorLi

Year2018

Edition/VolumeN/A

PublisherTHE CONVERSATION

ISBNN/A

Chapter/article titleN/A

Chapter/issueN/A

URLN/A

Other descriptionN/A

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Career Ready

Career-focusedNo

Work-based learningNo

Self sourced or Uni sourcedN/A

Entire subject or partial subjectN/A

Total hours/days requiredN/A

Location of WBL activity (region)N/A

WBL addtional requirementsN/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing

COMMUNICATION - Cultural Intelligence and Global Perspective

COMMUNICATION - Digital Capability

DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Ethical and Social Responsibility

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Undertake critical analysis of emerging technologies in agricultural production case studies by exploring interrelationships between technology, performance, social, ethical, sustainability and productivity.

02. Evaluate genetic engineering and genomic technologies with consideration of the productivity, ethical, environmental and social license dimensions.

03. Critically analyse and evaluate the use of different sensing technologies across a range of enterprises.

04. Critically review the outputs of modelling software to assess the productivity of an enterprise.

Subject options

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Epping (Melbourne Polytechnic), 2020, Semester 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Enrolment informationN/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorMarisa Collins

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 10 - 22
Nine 2.50 hours lecture per study period on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Students can choose either the face-to-face or virtual (Online) class option.

LectureWeek: 10 - 22
Twelve 2.00 hours lecture per study period on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
Unscheduled Lecture/ tutorial tasks

LectureWeek: 10 - 22
Nine 2.00 hours lecture per study period on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
Students can choose either the face-to-face or virtual (Online) class option.

WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.00 hour workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
Workshop Sensors 2

WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 6.00 hours workshop per study period on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Workshop Modelling

WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 6.00 hours workshop per study period on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Workshop Sensors 1

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
Oral presentation assessing emerging technology (20 minutes,900-words equivalent)Oral presentation or podcast assessing magnitude and certainty of benefits of a selected emerging technology in an agricultural industry.	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	20	SILO1, SILO2
Sensing workshop exercise (900-words equivalent)Sensor technical specification. Questions on sensor principles, telemetry and sensor evaluation will be answered.	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	20	SILO1, SILO3
Case study examining an application of future technology (1800-words)Written report describing and critically analysing an emerging technology in a selected agricultural industry, including an assessment of magnitude and certainty of benefits.	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	40	SILO1
Modelling workshop exercise (900- word equivalent)A written practical report of exercises completed during the modelling workshop, exploring the calibration and use of predictive models for agricultural production systems	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	20	SILO1, SILO4