[{"Course code":"P000093","Version":1,"English name":"Emerging Technologies and their Contribution to Sustainable Plant Protection","Higher education credits":3.0,"Syllabus":"Finalized by: FUN-LTV, 2024-04-12","Valid from":"2024V","Syllabus approved":"2024-04-12","Level within study regulation":"Third cycle","Grading scale":"Pass \/ Failed","Language":"Swedish","Entry requirements":"Registered as PhD student","Objectives":"After completing this course, students will be able to:
\n• Get an overview of current and upcoming trends in sustainable crop protection.
\n• Understanding the principles and importance of sustainable pest and disease management.
\n• Develop basic knowledge of RNAi technologies, nanotechnologies and genetic engineering and their contribution to sustainable plant protection.
\n• Understand precision agriculture and its relevance in plant protection.
\n• Recognize potential pros and cons of the application of these technologies in crop production.
\n• Assess the practical, regulatory, and environmental considerations of using new technologies in plant protection.
\n• Articulate the role of new technologies in sustainable plant protection in the form of a digital poster.","Content":"This course is designed to provide knowledge of new and emerging technologies in agriculture, such as RNAi technologies, nanotechnologies and precision agriculture and their contribution to sustainable crop protection. The course will explore innovative approaches to address fundamental challenges associated with pest and disease management and overall crop health while minimizing environmental impacts. Participants will engage in lectures and group discussions on interdisciplinary research topics covering new and emerging technologies in plant biology. Participants will take part in field\/company visits and discussions with national and international experts. Students will be involved in developing an idea involving these technologies in their own areas and will develop this idea into a digital poster.\n\nPedagogical form
\nCourse Materials: Research papers and articles
\n• Two days of literature study and discussion.
\n• Three days of lectures\/seminars and group discussion.
\n• One-day of field visit.
\n• Three days – poster idea development, discussion within the groups and poster preparation.
\n• One-day workshop for discussion, poster presentation. Students will act as opponents for each other’s poster and will initiate the discussion.","Examination formats":"Assessment and Evaluation:
\n• Active participation in lectures (80% is a must), group discussions and a field visit.
\n• Developing a digital poster and presentation.
\n• Review the posters of other participants and provide constructive feedback.
\nThe poster and poster presentation will be evaluated based on
\n\\-poster design, for example, poster layout, text size, colour, creativity and neatness.
\n\\-poster content, for example, the title, the balance between text passages and visualization, and the clear structure supporting reading fluency.
\n\\-poster presentation by students, for example, knowledgeable about the topic, engaged with audience
\n\\-follow-up discussion and response to questions. \r\n- If a student has failed an examination, the examiner has the right to issue supplementary assignments. This applies if it is possible and there are grounds to do so.\r\n\r\n- The examiner can provide an adapted assessment to students entitled to study support for students with disabilities following a decision by the university. Examiners may also issue an adapted examination or provide an alternative way for the students to take the exam.\r\n\r\n- If this syllabus is withdrawn, SLU may introduce transitional provisions for examining students admitted based on this syllabus and who have not yet passed the course.\r\n\r\n- For the assessment of an independent project (degree project), the examiner may also allow a student to add supplemental information after the deadline for submission. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.\r\n","Organisation":[{"code":"642","Organisation":"Department of Plant Breeding"}],"Other information":"\r\n- The right to participate in teaching and\/or supervision only applies for the course instance the student was admitted to and registered on.\r\n\r\n- If there are special reasons, students are entitled to participate in components with compulsory attendance when the course is given again. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.\r\n"}]