ECTS
ECTS Course Catalogue

Course details
Course code: RRSS20275f14
Semester: 2014/2015 winter
Name: Agricultural systems in Poland and in the world
Major: Agriculture
Study Type: second cycle
Course type: optional
Study Semester: 2
ECTS points: 2
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 30 / 0 / 0
Lecturer: prof. dr hab. Leszek Kordas
Language of instruction: Polish


Learning outcomes: Knowledge: Student has knowledge of differences between agricultural systems. Student can determine the rules of farm management according to rules of individual agricultural systems with special focus on integrated and organic farming. Student associates the economic possibilities due to the agricultural system.

Competences: Skills: Student can select proper methods of management for varying agricultural systems. Student is able to determine the effect of selected systems of management on environment. Personal and social competences: Student understands the necessity of integrated and organic methods of production. Student assesses threats of conventional agriculture and works out safer technologies for environment. . Student appreciates the need for self-improvement and the necessity of trainings.

Prerequisites: Knowledge from the first level.

Course content: The concise presentation of modern agriculture and theoretic acquaintance with drawbacks and merits of varying technologies in Poland and in the world.

Recommended literature: Krężel R., Parylak D., Zimny L.: Zagadnienia uprawy roli i roślin. AR Wrocław 1999 Polski Kodeks Dobrej Praktyki Rolniczej. Gleba –woda -powietrze. IUNG, Puławy 1999. Świętochowski B. i in.: Ogólna uprawa roli i roślin. PWRiL, Warszawa 1996. Dobra Praktyka w Ochronie Roślin, IOR Poznań, 2002

Assessment methods: Knowledge: written exam. Skills: homeworks (ppt projects). Personal and social competences: attitude on practices, comprehensiveness, care in execution of orders.

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