Course code AQT252

AQT252 Laboratory Course in International Aquaculture, Part 2

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Course responsible: Odd Ivar Lekang
Teachers: Jon Terje Asper, Harald Støkken, Bjørn Frode Eriksen
ECTS credits: 5
Faculty: Faculty of Science and Technology
Teaching language: EN
(NO=norsk, EN=Engelsk)
Teaching exam periods:
This course starts in Spring parallel. This course has teaching/evaluation in Spring parallel, .
Course frequency: Annually
First time: Study year 2015-2016
Course contents:
The course will focus on production methods, mainly for Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout. In the laboratory exercises, the students will follow and control the production cycle and make comments about the production results. There will be exercises in measuring of the water quality and using of equipment to improve the water quality. There will also be exercises in controlling other types of equipment used on a fish farm.
Learning outcome:
The students shall get practical training and insight in operations used in international fish farming. The focus is on land-based fish farms and production methods.
Learning activities:
Laboratory exercises with journal.
Teaching support:
The course teacher is available for support in connection with calculation exercises in working hours, and by e-mail and phone outside of the teaching hours. Laboratory exercises are carried out under the guidance and technical assistance from other persons at the department that are available during the working day.
Syllabus:
Reading list will be handed out in lectures.
Prerequisites:
Bachelor degree or equivalent- Entrance requirement for the Master´s programme in aquaculture at NMBU.
Recommended prerequisites:
Assessment:
Continuous assessment, laboratory reports and presentation counts 1/1.
Nominal workload:
Approx. 150 hours, exercises and homework.
Reduction of credits:
Five credit reduction with previous course AQT250
Type of course:
Lectures: 6 hours. Laboratory exercises: 70 hours. Student presentation of exercise results: 6 hours.
Note:
The courses AQT251 OG AQT252 can be taken in random order.
Examiner:
An external examiner is used for evaluation and quality control of course plans and compulsory exercises and laboratory reports. The assessment procedures and considerations in connection with the final reports are described in a standardised form that follows the assessment results.
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