CSA-33303 Masterclass Organic Agriculture Part 1

Course

Credits 3.00

Language of instruction:

English

Assumed knowledge on:

BSc relevant to MOA

Continuation courses:

CSA-33803

Contents:

IMPORTANT NOTE TO STUDENTS: PLEASE REGISTER EACH PERIOD FOR CSA-33303, NOT FOR CSA33803!
The two connected courses CSA-33303 and CSA-33803 are woven into the two years of the Master Organic Agriculture. They link all the courses and the thesis within the programme, with thematic evenings called the experiential learning meetings or MOA cafe's. Those learning meetings are organized by the students on topics like designing a research proposal, philosophy of science and research ethics. This course allows students to form a community of learners; to learn from each others knowledge and experiences, and to share insights and skills.

Learning outcomes:

After successful completion of this course students are expected to be able to:
- apply & analyse interactive learning methods for knowledge sharing, reflection and creative exploration processes;
- distinguish the differences between disciplines; na tural sciences & social sciences in particular;
- choose a research problem; identify stakeholders, clearly formulate the individual, academic and societal relevance by means of a description of the initial research idea;
- assess fellow students' presentations of research proposals and final thesis presentations;
- position him or herself by exploring of topical developments, discussions and research related issues in the field of organic agriculture;
- design, organize & facilitate an interactive learning session (MOA Café);
- critically reflect upon one's own knowledge generation and learning processes while participating in the learning community.

Activities:

There are 7 types of learning activities involved in this course:
Actively participate in interactive learning sessions;
- participate in online discussions/feedback sessions;
- share & give feedback on fellow students research;
- develop research ideas & writing draft proposal;
- design, organize & implement interactive learning sessions;
- active participation in BioFach excursion*;
- written reflections.

Examination:

Skills (shown proficiency), portfolio including all assignments (mark). The mark has to be 5.5 or higher.

Literature:

Study guide and documents uploaded to the Blackboard-site of the course; the course will be partially ICT-based.