| Inst. for Jordbrugsvidenskab | |||||||||||
| Tidligst mulig placering | Kandidat 1.år til Kandidat 2. år | ||||||||||
| Varighed | En blok | ||||||||||
| Pointværdi | 7.5 (ECTS) | ||||||||||
| Kursustype | Kandidatkursus | ||||||||||
| Eksamen | Løbende eksamen skriftlig prøve Portfolio eksamen Alle hjælpemidler tilladt Beskrivelse af eksamen: Project report, evaluation of two group works, creation of poster, presentation. In group projects students from Danish Universities are examined orally and individually. Vægtning: Project report: 40%, evaluation of two group works: 20%, creation of poster: 20%, presentation: 20%. bestået/ikke bestået, intern censur | ||||||||||
| Rammer for undervisning | Cooperation between nine European universities. There is a preparation period in Denmark and a two week intensive period at University in Europe. In this period travel and accomodation will be paid for. | ||||||||||
| Blokplacering | Block 3 | ||||||||||
| Undervisningssprog | Engelsk | ||||||||||
| Anbefalede forudsætninger | Knowledge about horticultural production at Bachelor level | ||||||||||
| Obligatoriske forudsætninger | Knowledge about horticultural production at Bachelor level | ||||||||||
| Begrænset deltagerantal | 2-4 students from the Faculty of Life Sciences | ||||||||||
| Kompetenceområder | |||||||||||
| Basic science: Basic knowledge in plant physiology and pathology will be related to the effect of international trade on quality of horticultural products. Applied science: the students will be trained in the ability -to analyse the effect of international production, trade and marketing on quality of horticultural products. -to understand how growing conditions effects product quality - to analyse quality in fresh plant productions, cut flowers and potted plants - to discuss the effect of production chains within the EU and import and export on product quality. Ethics and values: The students knowledge about plant production and quality will be discussed with regard to effects of policy, economy and etic. | |||||||||||
| Kursets målsætning | |||||||||||
| To teach students how to handle complicated multidisciplinary problems related to quality in international horticultural production chains | |||||||||||
| Kursusindhold | |||||||||||
| A group of teachers from several participating universities in Europe will teach a broad range of topics (e.g. pre- and post harvest quality, modern production techniques, biotechnology and quality assessment, consumer behavior) and students will intensively work in international teams on case studises about specific problems occurring in international production chains. Excursions to horticultural relevant sites in the host country are also part of the IP The course can be broken down into 3 parts: 1. a preparation period at home, where students prepare a poster and oral presentation, 2. an Intensive Program at a University in Europe (Changes every year) 3. an exam project, which starts in part 2 but must be finalized working together on distance using modern communication media on the internet . | |||||||||||
| Undervisningsform | |||||||||||
| Home study at local university, where a presentation is prepared. This is followed by a two week intensive period at a University in Europe. During these weeks there will be lectures, exercises, presentations by students and two group projects. The second project will be finished in the home country using modern communication media on the internet. The group projects will be based on PBL (problem based learning). | |||||||||||
| Målbeskrivelse | |||||||||||
| Stipulated in "Areas of Competence the Course Will Address" | |||||||||||
| Kursusansvarlig | |||||||||||
| Renate Müller, ren@life.ku.dk, Institut for Jordbrugsvidenskab/Afgrødevidenskab, Tlf: 35333534 | |||||||||||
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