Farming practice part 1 (16 cr)
Code: 9A00CY25-3006
General information
- Enrollment
- 17.04.2023 - 11.10.2023
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 28.08.2023 - 31.07.2024
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 16 cr
- Local portion
- 16 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- SeAMK Agriculture
- Campus
- SeAMK Seinäjoki, Frami
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- English
- Swedish
- Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Natural Resources, Agriculture and Rural Enterprises
- Teachers
- Jussi-Matti Kallio
- Anna Tall
- Teacher in charge
- Jussi-Matti Kallio
- Groups
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AGRO23Bachelor of Natural Resources, Agriculture and Rural Enterprises
- Course
- 9A00CY25
Evaluation scale
Passed/failed
Objective
The purpose of practical training is to provide student with the opportunity to acquire practical foundation for furthering their knowledge and skills needed to complete his/her UAS degree. Upon completion of the practical training, student will be competent in working on an ordinary family farm using effective, safe, and ecological and circular economy working methods. Student will also possess skills in planning and management.
The student may also work on a farm with foreign labor. In this case, the student learns to understand people from different cultural backgrounds and becomes internationalized and networked in Finland. In the international internship, the student learns the operation and culture of a foreign farm. The purpose of the practical training book and completion of calculations is to teach student about production and production control on a farm and to provide him/her with skills needed to plan production and finances.
The student recognizes the most important agricultural machinery and their purpose. The student knows how to use a tractor and front loader, work machines, trailer safely and has the ability to start agricultural training.
Content
Working at farm in Finland or abroad.
Materials
A report compiled with information from farm companies.
Teaching methods
Farm training on farms.
Student workload
From 1.5 to 30.9 per year 720h + 80h = 800h or according to the student's personal curriculum.
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
50% of the agreed practice hours completed and any additional assignments passed.
Marking of hours and return of assignments by the end of July.
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
Approved: student has done practical training and report is accepted
Fail: Practical training has not been done
Qualifications
Skill to drive tractor, test passed.
Further information
If the internship notice has not been submitted to the internship supervisor about the internship in Finland no later than in week 4 of the current year, the internship opportunity will be postponed.
Tractor training passed.