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Agriculture Stage 6 Syllabus Amendments 2009

Agriculture Stage 6 Syllabus Amendments 2009. No changes to the Preliminary course structure Minor amendments to clarify course content and depth of study Outcomes P3.1 and P5.1 have been modified to strengthen the breadth and depth of the outcomes. Preliminary course.

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Agriculture Stage 6 Syllabus Amendments 2009

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  1. Agriculture Stage 6 SyllabusAmendments2009

  2. No changes to the Preliminary course structure Minor amendments to clarify course content and depth of study Outcomes P3.1 and P5.1 have been modified to strengthen the breadth and depth of the outcomes Preliminary course

  3. Core (80%) (approximately 96 indicative hours) Plant/Animal Production (50%) Soil, nutrients and water Factors contributing to the degradation of soil and water Sustainable resource management Plant production systems Constraints on plant production Managing plant production Animal nutrition Animal growth and development Animal reproduction and genetics Animal pests and diseases Animal ethics and welfare Experimental analysis and research in plant/animal systems Farm Product Study (30%) The farm as a business Decision-making processes and management strategies Agricultural technology Marketing of a specific farm product Elective (20%) (approximately 24 indicative hours) Choose ONE of the following electives to study Agri-food, Fibre and Fuel Technologies Climate Challenge Farming for the 21st Century HSC course structure • HSC course changes • the core has been increased from 70% to 80% • elective choices have been reduced from six to three • the number of electives to be studied has been reduced from two to one • the time for study of the elective has increased from 15% to 20% • the Optional Research Project has been removed

  4. Outcomes The verbs in some outcomes have been modified to strengthen the breadth and depth of the outcomes.

  5. Content Amendments have been made to the content statements to make them more contemporary and detailed. Content is represented as ‘learn about’ and ‘learn to’ statements in columns.

  6. Research Opportunities for the study of current research and a focus on a research based process have been provided in each elective.

  7. Overlap These amendments have reduced the overlap between the core and the electives in the HSC course. • Selected content from the previous electives including Plant management, Animal management, Sustainable land and resource management has been incorporated in the Plant and Animal production core. Plant management Animal management Sustainable land and resource management Core

  8. Elective (20%) (approximately 24 indicative hours) Choose ONE of the following electives to study Agri-food, Fibre and Fuel Technologies Climate Challenge Farming for the 21st Century Electives • HSC elective changes: • elective choices have been reduced from six to three • the number of electives to be studied has been reduced from two to one • the time for study of the elective has increased from 15% to 20%

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