208-153 Skills Acquisition

Availability

Dookie campus.

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

2

Coordinator

Mr Howard Hanna

Semester

1 (view timetable)

Contact

24 hours lectures, 36 hours tutorials. Residential workshop for flexible-delivery students

Subject Description

Topics include farm safety (OH&S), lifting procedures, farm chemical safety, safe operation of farm machinery, routine machine maintenance, machinery calibration, livestock feeding, livestock handling, basic livestock requirements, farm physical recording, integrating activity planning around a number of farm enterprises, types of fencing, costing of farm projects, chainsaw use and safety, basic concreting, introduction to welding systems and safety, and basic windmill repairs.

Assessment

One 2.5-hour written examination worth 40% of final marks, two assignments equivalent to 3000 words and worth 30% of final marks each.



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