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Hobart, Launceston, Cradle Coast

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Unit name Principles of Soil Management
Unit code ZAB224
Credit points 12.5
Faculty/School University College
Discipline Business and Management UC
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Learning Outcomes

  1. Describe soil characteristics that underpin and inform management strategies
  2. Evaluate and interpret the impact of production activities on soil characteristics
  3. Develop and compose strategies that maintain and improve soil form and function in different ecological landscapes
  4. Reflect on and communicate uptake and adoption of sustainable soil management strategies in practice

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Teaching

Assessment

AT1: Soil Characterisation (30%)

AT2: Soil Management Case Study (50%)

AT3: Presentation (20%)

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