| Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%) |
Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives |
| Course Objectives |
Competency Indicators |
Ratio(%) |
Teaching Methods |
Assessment Methods |
| Stimulate students to think about all aspects of agricultural production sustainability and how to improve it to meet the needs of a growing population. |
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| Exercises |
| Discussion |
| Lecturing |
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| Written Presentation |
| Attendance |
| Oral Presentation |
| Quiz |
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| Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule |
| Week |
Course Content |
| Week 1 |
Introduction- of advanced agriculture. |
| Week 2 |
Social and political context and management.
Climate change and potential effects on food production. |
| Week 3 |
Germplasm resources and utilization. |
| Week 4 |
Plant breeding. |
| Week 5 |
Molecular biology in sustainable agriculture.
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| Week 6 |
Farming and nature sources.
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| Week 7 |
Soil nutrient management and recarbonizing global soils.
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| Week 8 |
Cover crops.
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| Week 9 |
Discussion and presentation by students. |
| Week 10 |
Discussion and presentation by students. |
| Week 11 |
Special lecture. |
| Week 12 |
Biological integrated farming and organic farming.
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| Week 13 |
Technological innovation in Agriculture.
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| Week 14 |
Animal production.
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| Week 15 |
Smart and precising farming.
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| Week 16 |
Food security and “values-based” foods.
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| Week 17 |
Biofuel and food waste management. |
| Week 18 |
Final Exam. |
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| Evaluation |
| Written examination (middle and final)， Group discussion |
| Textbook & other References |
1. M. Naushad, E. Lichtfouse. (2019) Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 34. Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
2. New publications. |
| Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website |
| Lecture media |
| Office Hours |
| Tuesday 16:00~17:00 |
| Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs |
| | include experience courses：N |
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