Plant Production Systems
- Faculty
Faculty of Agricultural Science and Landscape Architecture
- Version
Version 1 of 08.03.2023.
- Module identifier
44B0674
- Module level
Bachelor
- Language of instruction
German
- ECTS credit points and grading
5.0
- Module frequency
only summerterm
- Duration
1 semester
- Brief description
In agriculture and horticulture, crop cultivation methods with very different intensity approaches are established in production. These have different yield potentials, but also differ enormously in their use of resources. Likewise, established crop production methods are confronted with numerous challenges from a global perspective, which endanger sustainable operations.
- Overall workload
The total workload for the module is 135 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").
- Teaching and learning methods
Lecturer based learning Hours of workload Type of teaching Media implementation Concretization 42 Lecture Online - 10 Seminar Online - Lecturer independent learning Hours of workload Type of teaching Media implementation Concretization 15 Work in small groups - 15 Preparation/follow-up for course work - 13 Study of literature - 40 Exam preparation -
- Graded examination
- Portfolio exam or
- Written examination or
- oral exam
- Remark on the assessment methods
The standard type of examination is portfolio examination (in case of deviation, one of the alternative examination types mentioned will be selected by the examiner and announced at the beginning of the course)
- Exam duration and scope
The portfolio exam consists of the sub-exams:
E-exam (30 min., max. 30%) + E-exam (30 min., max. 30%) + written project report (max. 40% of the total number of points to be achieved)
- Recommended prior knowledge
none
- Literature
Kozai, Toyoki (2018): Smart Plant Factory – The Next Generation Indoor Vertical Farms, Springer: Singapore.
Kozai, Toyoki; Niu, Genhua; Takagaki, Michiko (2019): Plant Factory - An Indoor Vertical Farming System for Efficient Quality Food Production, Elsevier Science.
- Applicability in study programs
- Pflanzentechnologie in der Agrarwirtschaft
- Pflanzentechnologie in der Agrarwirtschaft B.Sc.
- Person responsible for the module
- Ulbrich, Andreas
- Further lecturer(s)
Deck, Sebastian