Study Guide

Teaching methods

Future of Equine industry is IC-course will be kept in Iisalmi 5. -9.2.2024
Pre tasks include national team-presentations of Equine industry in Finland, Netherland and Portugal. The team-presentations will be kept online before the course (weeks 2-4). Also international teams will be built, as well as the subject of groupwork will be given.

During IC course short lectures will be given to facilitate the groupwork and deepen the knowledge about horses in cold climate

The subjects of lectures and groupworks are mentioned above:

* Biodiversity optimization in the yards of equine businesses.
• Decrease the ecological footprint of the equine sector.
• Social license to operate; public opinion has to be changed in favor of equine use, equine sector has to change to be excepted by the public.
• Influence of climate change on equine industry: diseases, food production, competition, husbandry
• One health
* Also lectures about horses in cold climate

Groupwork and presentations presentations (international groups) about Biodiversity, ecological footprint, social license to operate, influence of climate change and one health in equine sector.
Study visits: Equine research center, Vocational equine education center, Modern riding school, Equine based welfare center, “New wave” horse keeping entrepreneur, racetrack, pony club and breeding association.
Discussions, groupwork and its presentation
After IC: evaluation tasks and its presentation online in groups

Alternative implementation methods

None

Student workload

18 hours lectures
16 hours study visits
6 hours online meetings
18 hours groupwork
23 hours own working

Practical training and working life cooperation

Study visits to riding center Lupis, YSAO, Horse researh center, Kasvunpolku Oy, Sorsasalo Racetrack, Horse breeding association of Northern Savo, meeting Entrepreneur Suvi Kohisevankoski

Materials

Is located in Edunia plattform

Further information

IC-course will be kept in Iisalmi 5. -9.2.2024, distance learning during that time is not possible

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Student has taken part in all lectures, groupwork and studytrip
Student has done all her personal and groupwork tasks satisfactorily

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Student has taken part in all lectures, groupwork and studytrip actively
Student has done all her personal and groupwork tasks well.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student has taken part in all lectures, groupwork and studytrip actively. Her/his action is remarkable
Student has done all her personal and groupwork tasks admirably