ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS (ENGINEERING II) BSC205

This course complements Engineering I, developing skills to apply appropriate and innovative engineering solutions, to improve efficiency and productivity in agriculture and horticulture. It covers: surveying, earthworks, water management, environmental control (eg. heating, cooling, ventilation, etc.), fencing, chemical applications, mechanising manual tasks, improving engineering efficiency/operations and developing engineering solutions to different workplace tasks/problems.

How can Machinery and Technology make Work Easier on a Farm or in a Garden?

This course explores innovative engineering solutions, to improve efficiency and productivity in agriculture and horticulture.

CONTENTS

There are nine lessons as follows:

Surveying
Earthworks
Water management
Environmental control
Chemical applications
Fencing
Mechanisation
Engineering efficiency
Developing engineering solutions

Aims

Explain surveying, including basic principles and techniques, appropriate for horticulture and agriculture
Determine earthworks required for an agricultural or horticultural site
Determine appropriate water management for an horticultural/agricultural site.
Determine technological solutions for environmental control problems, in rural or horticultural situations.
Explain the operation of equipment commonly used to apply pesticides and other chemicals in both horticultural and agricultural workplaces.
Determine appropriate fencing to use for different purposes; including security and restricting the movement of animals, pests or traffic, in agricultural and horticultural situations.
Explain the operation of machinery commonly used to mechanise manual tasks carried out in horticultural and agricultural workplaces.
Evaluate the effectiveness of engineering applications in agricultural and horticultural workplaces.
Determine procedures for improving work tasks in agricultural and horticultural situations.