Lecturer(s)
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Bartoš Petr, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
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Findura Pavol, prof. Ing. Ph.D.
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Course content
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The content of the course will be specified by the lecturer at the beginning of the semester so as to respect the topic of the dissertation and its professional direction. The teaching consists mainly in self-study from the recommended literature and individual consultations of the student with the teacher. The course of study includes in particular the following topics: - systems for precision agriculture in crop and livestock production, - best available technologies in intensive animal husbandry, - modern technologies for soil processing and GPS systems, - agricultural machinery with alternative drives, - the use of drones for agricultural purposes. Part of the study includes excursions to agricultural production enterprises, preparation of a seminar paper, which serves as a basis for the oral examination of the course. The assignment of the thesis is chosen by the teacher so that the student can use it as one of the bases for the dissertation.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Excursion, Work with multi-media resources (texts, internet, IT technologies), Individual tutoring
- Field trip
- 10 hours per semester
- Semestral paper
- 40 hours per semester
- Preparation for exam
- 40 hours per semester
- Preparation for classes
- 80 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The course of study further deepens the student's knowledge in the field of current trends in agricultural technology and introduces him to the methodology of this field.
The student has an overview of the use of modern technologies in agriculture.
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Prerequisites
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Student overview of current trends in agricultural technology
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Combined exam
Oral examination Preparation of a seminar paper Intensive self-study
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Recommended literature
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Odborné časopisy dostupné z univerzitní počítačové sítě (například Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research, Soil & Tillage Research a další..
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Chen Guangnan. Advances in agricultural machinery and technologies. Taylor & Francis Group, 2018. ISBN 9781498754125.
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OLIVER, Margaret A., Thomas F. A. BISHOP a Ben P. MARCHANT. Precision agriculture for sustainability and environmental protection. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, 2013.
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Valley Cottage. Handbook of farm, dairy and food machinery. Scitus Academics, 2018. ISBN 9781642230376.
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