Duration
20h Th, 24h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in agricultural bioengineering, professional focus | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Substitute(s)
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course aims to develop students' ability to apply previously acquired agroecology concepts to a research or development project in tropical agroecology.
Through Project-Based Learning (PBL), students will write a project on an existing issue proposed by a partner from the Global South, allowing them to apply and deepen their understanding of agroecology, while learning the basics of project and budget writing and management.
Field visits will be organized to companies or organizations developing agroecological tools or techniques.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of this teaching unit, students will be able to:
Perform an agroecological diagnosis using an evaluation grid.
Search for a call for projects suited to the chosen issue.
Propose agroecological improvements in a tropical agroecosystem.
Write a concise project proposal including the state of the art and implementation
Be able to complete a logical framework
Defend the project orally
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
AGRO0001 Basics of agriculture and agroecology
AGRO0021 Initiation to cultural tehcniques and levers
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course consists mainly of project-based learning, punctuated by short theoretical sessions.
3 journées de visites sont prévues
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Written work / report
Further information:
Evaluation will be based on a written project with oral defense
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Nicolas Desoignies
nicolas.desoignies@uliege.be