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Course outline

 

Course coordinator: Dr Nguyen Van Thu

Course director: Dr T R Preston

 

 

Week

Dates

Course

Facilitators

1-8

3 Aug -26 Sept 2010

Mini-projects

TRP, NTH Nhan & NV Thu

1

3-8 Aug

Introduction to computers:

Excel, Word, Power Point, HTML. Formatting papers

TRP & NTH Nhan

2

10 – 15 Aug

Research methodology

TRP & NTH Nhan

3

17 -22 Aug

Statistics

DVX & TRP

4

23 – 28 Aug

Soil-plant relationships,  Photosynthesis, Biomass production, multi-purpose use of biomass

Ngo Van Man, TRP, NT Mui

5

31 Aug – 5 Sept

Climate change, resource depletion, carbon sequestration, biochar

RA Leng, TRP, Nguyen Van Be

6

7 -12 Sept

Digestive physiology and Metabolism, Growth, Lactation, Reproduction, Work

RAL, NVT

7

14-19 Sept

Feeding / production systems/ housing (Cattle/buffaloes, Goats, Sheep)

TRP,  NVT, NT Mui

8

21-26 Sept

Feeding / production systems/ housing (Pigs, Chicken/Ducks, Rabbits)

B. Ogle, BX Men, NVT & NTK Dong

9

28 Sept – 3 Oct

Introduction to farming systems, PRA, RRA

K Borin & NVM

10

5 -10 Oct

Animal product processing (Meat, Milk, Skins, Fur)

NTK Dong, Ly Nguyen Binh

11

12-17 Oct

Animal Health and Welfare

Ho Thi Viet Thu and NVT

12

19-24 Oct

Aquaculture

Nguyen Thanh Phuong

13

26-31 Oct

Genetics/breeding (Indigenous breeds, breeding, Selection, Breed-Environment interaction

L V Phung & TRP

14

2 –7 Nov

Renewable energy on-farm

Biodigesters, Gasification, Pyrolysis, Solar panels, Wind, Firewood

TRP, DN Khang

15

9-14 Nov

Recycling wastes, Biodigesters, Earth worms, Larvae

TRP, DNK

16

16-21 Nov

Presentations (Mini-projects, Research proposals)

TRP, RB, NVT, NVM

18-59

30 Nov 2010 – 30 Sep 2011

Research project

International-National supervisors

60

30 Sep – 2 Oct 2011

Defense of research theses

Course evaluation

International –National Examiners.

Representatives of potential donor countries