AN BEHAV 3020RW - Animal Management

Roseworthy Campus - Summer - 2021

Animal management is provided by local and State/Territory governments to protect the safety and comfort of communities by administering domestic animal legislation, and through community education and engagement. Companion animals are an important part of people's lives, and managing them appropriately maximises the benefits of animal companionship for all of society. This course will provide knowledge and skills necessary for the management of animals, in particular dogs and cats but including livestock and wildlife species. Such skills are relevant for work in local government, or animal shelters or animal welfare organisations. Topics will include interpreting body language, assessing risk when handling individual animals and selecting appropriate equipment, using an evidence based approach to evaluate and design initiatives to resolve community problems caused by animals (e.g. dog attacks, dog barking, cat management), community engagement and conflict management. The course will include a week of online learning followed by a week of face to face workshops and practical classes.

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Course Details

Course Code	AN BEHAV 3020RW
Course	Animal Management
Coordinating Unit	School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Term	Summer
Level	Undergraduate
Location/s	Roseworthy Campus
Units	3
Contact	Up to 25 hours per week for 2 weeks
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	Y
Assumed Knowledge	ANIML SC 1016RW
Assessment	Quizzes, assignments, group presentation, final examination

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Associate Professor Susan Hazel

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.

Course Learning Outcomes

1	Observe and interpret behavioural signs of emotional states (e.g. stress) in dogs and cats and apply safe handling practices to aggressive or anxious dogs and cats and other relevant species (e.g. wildlife)
2	Describe approaches to dealing with barking dogs, and other conflicts that may occur due to interactions between animals and people in local government areas and outline the basis of conflict resolution
3	Discuss complex areas of animal management (e.g. dog attacks and cat management) and evidence based approaches in these areas
4	Explore a range of strategies to increase community engagement and effect behaviour change relevant to animal management in the community
5	Outline the regulation of dogs and cats in Australia, and the importance of ethical and societal considerations in management plans

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:

University Graduate Attribute	Course Learning Outcome(s)
Deep discipline knowledge informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1 accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)	1 - 5
Critical thinking and problem solving steeped in research methods and rigor based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment	1 - 5
Teamwork and communication skills developed from, with, and via the SGDE honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning	2 - 5
Career and leadership readiness technology savvy professional and, where relevant, fully accredited forward thinking and well informed tested and validated by work based experiences	1 - 5
Intercultural and ethical competency adept at operating in other cultures comfortable with different nationalities and social contexts able to determine and contribute to desirable social outcomes demonstrated by study abroad or with an understanding of indigenous knowledges	1 - 5
Self-awareness and emotional intelligence a capacity for self-reflection and a willingness to engage in self-appraisal open to objective and constructive feedback from supervisors and peers able to negotiate difficult social situations, defuse conflict and engage positively in purposeful debate	2 - 5

Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes

No information currently available.

Workload

No information currently available.

Learning Activities Summary
Lectures (1 week of online lectures and 1 week face to face)
- Understanding dog and cat behaviour;
- Safe handling of dogs and cats;
- Animal management regulations;
- Cat management;
- Evidence based approach to reduce dog attacks;
- Dealing with barking dogs;
- Community engagement and behaviour change
- Conflict resolution
Tutorials
- Application of regulations to dog nuisance, barking and attacks and cat management
- How to increase community engagement
- Resolving conflict
Practical Classes
- Safe handling of dogs, cats, livestock and common wildlife that might be encountered on the job (eg. birds, bats etc)
- Conflict resolution

The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:

Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
Assessment must maintain academic standards.

Assessment Summary

Assessment Task	Task Type	Weighting	Hurdle Yes or No	Learning Outcome/s	Approximate timing of assessment
Quizzes	Formative/Summative	10%	No	2, 4, 5	During the 2 weeks
Demonstration of safe handling of a dog, cat, livestock and wildlife	Formative/Summative	10%	No	1	End of 2nd week
Report of dealing with a complaint to local council	Formative/Summative	15%	No	2, 3, 5	3rd week
Talk on major issue in animal management	Formative/Summative	20%	No	3 - 5	End of 2nd week
Reflective report	Summative	10%	No	3 - 5	3rd week
Final Exam	Summative	35%	No	3 - 5	3rd week

Assessment Detail

Quizzes (10%)
Students will complete a total of 5 quizzes worth 2% each. Quizzes will consist of multiple choice and fill in the blank answers.

Demonstration of safe animal handling (10%)
Students will demonstrate using appropriate equipment how to safely handle various species.

Report of dealing with a complaint to local council (15%)
Students will write a 1000 word report on how they would deal with a complaint made to a local council, which will then be peer reviewed. Students can then use the peer review to finalise their report which will be marked. Marks will be 5% for the peer review mark, 5% for their own peer review of other students, and 5% for the final report.

Talk on major issue in animal management (20%)
In groups of up to 5 students will select a major issue from a provided list. In their groups, the students will research approaches that can be made to reduce the impact of this issue and prepare a group oral presentation of 10 min. They will also prepare an infographic summarising the major points in how to reduce the problem in the community. A peer review will be taken into account in allocating the final mark (eg if students only put in 50% of the work on the presentation they will receive 50% of the marks given).
The infographic will be worth 10% and the oral presentation 10% of final marks.

Reflective report (10%)
Students will answer reflective questions on what they learnt from working on their talk on a major issue of animal management. 1000 word maximum

Final exam (35%)
Questions will consist of multiple choice, short answer and longer answer formats in a 2 hr written final open book exam assessing students on all lecture and tutorial material.

Submission

If an extension is not applied for, or not granted, then a penalty for late submission will apply. A penalty of 10% of the value of the assignment for each calendar day that the assignment is late (i.e. weekends count as 2 days), up to a maximum of 50% of the available marks will be applied. This means that an assignment that is 5 days late or more without an approved extension can only receive a maximum of 50% of the marks available for that assignment.

Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

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