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.

School: Life Sciences (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Marisa Collins

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG

Exchange Students: No

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Must be admitted into SBATE or requires Subject Coordinator approval

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: AGR2FFT

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: This subject is taught at the Epping Campus of Melbourne Polytechnic.

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Emerging Wireless

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Raychaudhuri, D & Gerla, M

Year: N/A

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Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY

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Measuring the Natural

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Strangeways, I

Year: 2003

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Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY

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Agro-Technology A Philosophical Introduction

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Thompson, RP

Year: 2014

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, NEW YORK, USA.

ISBN: N/A

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Agricultural Technology Assessment Tool

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: USAID

Year: 2011

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Publisher: USAID-ATAI

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Making Technology Work - Applications in Energy and

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Deutch,JM, Lester, RK

Year: 2004

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Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, NEW YORK, USA.

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Advances in Applied Nanotechnology

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Park, B & Appell, M

Year: 2014

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Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, NEW YORK.

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

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Callaway

Year: 2018

Edition/Volume: VOL. 560

Publisher: NATURE

ISBN: N/A

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Governing Risk in GM

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Baram, M & Bourrier, M

Year: N/A

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Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY

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

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Wang and Mauleon

Year: 2018

Edition/Volume: VOL. 557

Publisher: NATURE

ISBN: N/A

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Plants, Genes, and Agriculture

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Chrispeels, MJ & Gepts, P

Year: 2017

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Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, NEW YORK.

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

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: IWGSC

Year: 2018

Edition/Volume: VOL 361

Publisher: SCIENCE

ISBN: N/A

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Green RFID Systems

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Roselli L

Year: 2014

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Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, NEW YORK, USA.

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These CRISPR-modified crops don't count as GMOs

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Li

Year: 2018

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: THE CONVERSATION

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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

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.

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

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Marisa 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