NSCI5906 – Environmental Sustainability for Primary Industries
Module code
NSCI5906
Module title
Environmental Sustainability for Primary Industries
Prescription
The aim of this course is to enable students to plan and manage environmental sustainability in a primary industry organisation.
NZQA Level
Level 5
NZQA Credits
15
Delivery method
- Web-Enhanced
Learning hours
- Total learning hours
- 150
Resources required
- Content
- - Physical and natural resources
- Effects of climate change
- Interrelated business service industries
- Central and local government regulations
- Resource Management Act
- The Treaty of Waitangi
- Industry requirements and initiatives
- Strategies to manage climate change impacts
- Kaitiakitanga
- Environmental sustainability options, for example: water, land/soil, air, nutrient, and waste management
- Environmental sustainability plan for example Farm Environment Plan
- Infrastructure planning to enhance environmental sustainability
- Implementation and review - Assessment Criteria
- Assessment in this course is achievement-based. Aakonga must submit all specified assessment items, and obtain at least 50% overall score in order to pass this course. Aakonga will be advised of all matters relating to summative assessment at the start of the course.
- Learning Outcomes
- - Analyse the natural and physical resources relevant to the management of a primary industry organisation.
- Explain the roles and requirements of central government and regional and district authorities relating to the environmental sustainability of a primary industry organisation.
- Determine environmental management practices which enhance sustainability in a primary industry organisation.
- Develop an environmental sustainability plan for a primary industry organisation. - Teaching and Learning Strategy
- Learning and teaching activities will employ a range of elements drawn from approved methods to align with the context of the learning (delivery mode, regional specific requirement, etc.) and any particular needs of the group of aakonga.
- Learning and Teaching Resource
- All required and recommended resources are advised to aakonga via course outlines.
