FORE443-18S2 (C) Semester Two 2018

Biosecurity Risk Management

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 16 July 2018
End Date: Sunday, 18 November 2018
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 27 July 2018
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 12 October 2018

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.
    • University Graduate Attributes

      This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

      Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award

      Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.

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%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,059.00

International fee $4,363.00

* 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

  • FORE443-18S2 (C) Semester Two 2018