933319 Global case studies on organic agriculture

Type
Lecture and seminar
Semester hours
1
Lecturer (assistant)
Ahrendt, Marten Johannes , Vogl, Christian R.
Organisation
Offered in
Wintersemester 2024/25
Languages of instruction
Englisch
Content

The course 933.319 is preparation for the project 933.323 and can ONLY be attended TOGETHER with this project.
The course 933.319 is intended to take all the necessary and sensible steps so that you can plan, implement and complete your 933.323 project well prepared.
What is Project 933,323?
It is a 6 ECTS course in which you can realize your own personal project between March 2025 and September 2025. This course 933.323 only comes about and is only visible if a sufficient number of students in the winter semester promise to take part in 933.323 and plan specific projects for this course 933.323. Specific projects that were mostly planned and implemented as part of Project 933.323 are: WWOOF stays, work in market gardens, specialist excursions - all documented with an output (report, video, poster exhibition, etc.).

Contents
1. Discussion of the process and the project plans of the participants in the group;
2.a. Phase of individual advice and support in the individual implementation of your project;
2b. Parallel to 2.a. Creation of a written text for the implementation of your project (project plan including method manual and state of knowledge);
3. Presentation of your project as a poster.
Previous knowledge expected

1. Knowledge on organic agriculture required (e.g. exam in an introductory course on organic farming).
2. Students of the Master OF & AES is given priority in the registration, then second priority is given to other master students. Bachelor degree is a precondition.
3. Good skills in reading and summarizing scientific and technical literature, and presenting the results, are of advantage.
Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)

Upon completion of this course the students will be able to:
Being able to explain how a complex, strategically important and risky project has to be planned.
Having prepared the own project on organic farming in tropical and subtropical countries, so that it can be implemented starting from March 2023 – September 2023.
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.