E-Learning Structure
The duration of this online course is 100 hours. This consists of 7 in-depth lessons:
- Identifying research issues and determining research priorities
- Acquisition of technical information
- Specialised research techniques
- Research planning and designing
- Statistics
- Conducting research
- Writing reports.
Course Aims
- Determine areas where there is a valid need to research processes relevant to horticultural research in today’s social, economic, political and environmental context.
- Acquire and demonstrate skills in locating and reviewing scientific and technical information.
- Develop and explain alternative research and observational techniques for a particular Horticultural research study.
- To design a quality and focused research project addressing a social, technological, environmental and/or economic issues that impact on Horticulture today. The research component must allocate resources needed (time, financial and human resources).
- Demonstrate and explain basic statistical knowledge used for research with emphasis on your ability to present and monitor given data.
- Conduct a quality and focused research project addressing a social, technological, environmental and/or economic issue that impact on Horticulture today.
- Demonstrate skills in report writing
How Does A Warnborough Online Course Work?
You can start the course whenever is convenient for you. You will be studying from home and have access to support from our qualified tutors. Practical exercises and research tasks will be set at the end of each lesson – including an assignment. You will submit this assignment to your course tutor, who will mark your work and give you constructive feedback and suggestions.
If you have any questions please contact us.
