Curricular information is subject to change.
On completion of this module students should be able to:
- Demonstrate basic competency in the handling and management of the major farm and companion animal species.
- Describe the key elements of the main food production systems (milk, beef, lamb, pig) at farm level.
| Student Effort Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Specified Learning Activities | 15 |
| Autonomous Student Learning | 34 |
| Lectures | 21 |
| Practical | 55 |
| Total | 125 |
Not applicable to this module.
| Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exam (In-person): Multiple Choice Questionnaire: Multiple Choice Questionnaire based on both practical and lecture-based module content. This exam will take place during exam week. | End of trimester Duration: 1 hr(s) |
Graded | No | 70 |
No |
| Practical Skills Assessment: Practical Examination: Small Animal Practical Examination. This exam will take place during teaching weeks. The exact timing will be specified closer to the start of the trimester. | Week 10, Week 11, Week 12, Week 14 | Pass/Fail Grade Scale | No | 20 |
No |
| Assignment(Including Essay): Creation of Rubric for Practical Exam. This assessment will take place during teaching weeks. The exact timing will be specified closer to the start of the trimester. | Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11 | Pass/Fail Grade Scale | No | 10 |
No |
| Remediation Type | Remediation Timing |
|---|---|
| In-Module Resit | Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board |
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback
• Peer review activities
• Self-assessment activities
Not yet recorded.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Ms Andrea Dineen | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Shane Butucelea | Tutor |
| Dr Maeve Farrell | Tutor |
| Miss Sharon Flanagan | Tutor |
| Ms Andrea Regan | Tutor |
| Spring | Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31 | Mon 14:00 - 15:50 |
| Spring | Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20 | Mon 14:00 - 16:50 |
| Spring | Exam Spring (ALU) | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 36 | Thurs 09:00 - 11:50 |
| Spring | Practical | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 25, 26, 31 | Tues 11:00 - 15:50 |
| Spring | Practical | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 21 | Tues 11:00 - 16:50 |
| Spring | Practical | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 22, 23, 24 | Tues 11:00 - 16:50 |
| Spring | Practical | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 29, 30 | Tues 11:00 - 16:50 |
| Spring | Practical | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 32 | Tues 11:00 - 17:50 |
| Spring | Practical | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 33 | Tues 11:00 - 17:50 |