ENGN 023
Engineering I
Course overview
You’ll be introduced to engineering applications around the farm, including structures, materials and building technology, water technology, land information systems and surveying, as well as machines and electricity, engineering impacts and hazards.
Course information
| Available semesters | Semester 2 2024 |
|---|---|
| Credits | 15 |
| Domestic fees | $1,014.00 |
What you will learn
After successfully completing this course, you’ll be able to:
- Be able to obtain information from plans, maps and aerial photographs.
- Have a basic understanding of farm building concepts and properties of construction materials
- Describe basic systems of water systems including pumping, transport, extraction and irrigation systems.
- Have a basic understanding of agricultural and horticultural machinery, particularly tractors.
- Describe methods of tillage, pesticide application, harvesting and important aspects of agricultural and horticultural machine safety.
- Develop your skills to have a practical communication with engineers and use their engineering knowledge on farms.
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