Horticulture And Research II

Course Code	BHT241
Fee Code	S3
Number of Assignments	7
Duration (approx)	100 hours

Acquire and demonstrate research skills, with critical written and numerical assessment of information related to the social, technological, environmental and economic issues that impact on Horticulture today.

COURSE CONTENT

There are 7 lessons in this module as follows:
1. Identifying research issues and determining research priorities.
2. Acquisition of technical information
3. Specialised research techniques
4. Research planning and designing
5. Statistics
6. Conducting research
7. Writing reports

COURSE AIMS

Determine areas where there is a valid need to research processes relevant to horticultural research in today’s social, economic, political and environmental context.
Acquire and demonstrate skills in locating and reviewing scientific and technical information.
Develop and explain alternative research and observational techniques for a particular Horticultural research study.
To design a quality and focused research project addressing a social, technological, environmental and/or economic issues that impact on Horticulture today.
The research component must allocate resources needed (time, financial and human resources).
Demonstrate and explain basic statistical knowledge used for research with emphasis on your ability to present and monitor given data.
Conduct a quality and focused research project addressing a social, technological, environmental and/or economic issue that impact on Horticulture today.
Demonstrate skills in report writing.

With more advanced research skills, you will be able to contribute new insights into the field of horticulture, and our understanding of issues that affect it. This course will further develop your ability to research and present a critical, written and numerical assessment of information related to social, technological, environmental and economic issues that impact on Horticulture today.

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