FORE443-17S2 (C) Semester Two 2017

Biosecurity Risk Management

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 July 2017
End Date: Sunday, 19 November 2017
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 28 July 2017
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 13 October 2017

Description

Biological threats to New Zealand environment and primary industries with a focus on risk identification and management systems in Forestry.

Learning Outcomes

  • Students will:
  • Gain an understanding of the broad biosecurity issues faced by New Zealand;
  • Gain an understanding of the particular biosecurity threats to forestry including both production and export;
  • Have an appreciation and understanding of the way in which biosecurity affects interest groups and New Zealand society in general;
  • Have an appreciation and understanding of management procedures and agencies involved in dealing with biosecurity threats in general;
  • Gain an understanding of the methods by which biosecurity risks to forestry are managed through legislation, surveillance and incursion response;
  • Engage in a problem-based learning environment to build their knowledge and skills in the area of biosecurity management.

Restrictions

Course Coordinator

For further information see School of Forestry Head of Department

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Course Participation 10%
Oral Presentation 10%
Fact Sheet 10%
Response Plan 30%
End-of-Year Exam 40%

Textbooks / Resources

Specific readings for discussion tutorials will be provided via the Learn site. Links are also provided to other useful resources such as the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment's "New Zealand under siege: a review of the management of biosecurity risks to the environment"; the Biosecurity and HSNO Acts; MPI publications; Biosecurity magazine; and Surveillance, which provide information on current biosecurity issues in New Zealand.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,038.00

International fee $4,275.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Forestry .

All FORE443 Occurrences

  • FORE443-17S2 (C) Semester Two 2017