PAE301 Agroecology: Working with the Complexity of Farming Systems
Credits (ECTS):7.5
Course responsible:Geir Hofgaard Lieblein
Campus / Online:Taught campus Ås
Teaching language:Engelsk
Limits of class size: Maximum 20 students. NB! Sign up by sending an e-mail to: studieveileder-biovit@nmbu.no. Admission must be confirmed by studieveileder-biovit. The studieveileder-biovit is responsible for the registration for the course.
Course frequency:Annually
Nominal workload:180 hours during 9 weeks and 2 days
Teaching and exam period:This course starts in the middle of the January block and ends in the middle of the spring parallel (For 2025: January 20- March 24.)
About this course
Learning outcome
The aim of this course is to provide students with an introduction to working with the complexity of farming systems.
After completion of the course, the student will be able to:
Knowledge
- Have knowledge of structure and function of farming systems.
Skills
- Apply a systemic approach to a complex farming system.
- Recognize the steps needed to understand and improve a complex farming system.
- Identify and use suitable methods at the different steps of a systemic approach
Generic competence
- Engage in a constructive peer feedback process.
- Reflect on own learning and on group dynamics based on the course experiences
Learning activities
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