BIOL13084 - Industry Analysis

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit provides students with the opportunity to analyse in detail the structure and functioning of an agrifood industry or allied industry support sector. Students working individually or in small groups will be taught skills in information gathering, critique and analysis, project management, self-organisation and communication skills. The unit allows students to gain specific, in-depth knowledge of an industry, enterprise or related topic of their choice, and to gain industry specific knowledge which will be valuable when seeking employment in the selected industry sector.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 1
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

BIOL12108 Agricultural Value Chain Management

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2024

There are no availabilities for this unit on or after Term 3 - 2024

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2017 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 20% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: Moodle course evaluation
Feedback
Not sure because of the nature of the course material and objectives, it is difficult suggest how the course could be improved. There were no appointed course co-coordinators while Phil was in PNG. So it was difficult to get input into any problems.
Recommendation
The course coordinator role be allocated to an academic who does not have commitments that prevent engagement with the class during semester.
Action Taken
This unit was last offered in 2017.
Unit learning Outcomes
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