Course Module
Department of Agricultural Engineering Faculty of Agricultural Technology Universitas Brawijaya
Module name Cultivation Mechanization of Plantation Crop Module level Undergraduate program
Code TPE4199
Subtitle -
Courses -
Semester(s) 7 Person
responsible for the module
Joko Prasetyo, STP, M.Si
Lecturer 1. Dr.Ir. Ary Mustofa Ahmad, MP 2. Dr. Ir. Gunomo Djoyowasito, MS 3. Joko Prasetyo, STP, M.Si
Language Bahasa Indonesia, English Relation to
curriculum
Compulsory/elective Type of
teaching, contact hours
Contact hours and class size separately for each teaching method: lecture, lesson, practical, project, seminar etc.
Workload 136 hours/semester
Lecture, Exercise, Laboratory session, and private study Credit points 2 SKS / 5 ECTS
Requirements according to the
examination regulations
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Recommende d
prerequisites -
Module objectives/int ended learning outcomes
ILO-1: An ability to use engineering principles in designing technology products related to the field of agricultural engineering science
ILO-3: An ability to manage and utilize natural resources (agriculture and environment) and the supporting resources (human resources, infrastructure, etc.) in an optimal way and sustainable
ILO-6: An ability to conduct research, explore, develop and apply science and technology in the field of agricultural engineering science
Objectives: This course includes the study of techniques for the use of tools and machines in the process of plantation crop cultivation (On Farm) which includes several export crop commodities including sugar cane, oil palm, tea, coffee and cocoa.
Knowledge: familiarity with the concepts for the use of tools and machines in the process of plantation crop cultivation (On Farm)
Skills: cognitive – Apply the sugarcane cultivation tools and machines, the oil palm cultivation tools and machines, tea cultivation tools and machines, coffee plant cultivation tools and machines, and cocoa cultivation tools and machines.
Phsycomotoric - practical abilities to handle the sugarcane cultivation tools and machines, the oil palm cultivation tools and machines, tea cultivation tools and machines, coffee plant cultivation tools and machines, and cocoa
cultivation tools and machines.
Competences: Student able to evaluate the stages of land clearing and
preparation for the cultivation of plantation crops based on the concept of land sustainability
Content Courses:
1. Definition and scope
2. Land clearing and preparation in relation to the concept of land conservation 3. Sugarcane cultivation
4. Reynoso system of sugarcane cultivation tools and machines 5. Mechanical system of sugarcane cultivation tools and machines 6. Tools and machines for oil palm cultivation
7. Oil palm cultivation 8. Cultivation of tea plants
9. Tea cultivation tools and machines 10. Cultivation of coffee plants
11. Coffee plant cultivation tools and machines 12. Cultivation of the cocoa plant
13. Equipment and machines for cocoa cultivation Laboratory practice:
1. Field visits to sugarcane plantations Study and
examination requirements and forms of examination
1. Midterm exam 2. Final term exam 3. Assignment 4. Group assignment
5. Laboratory Practice Report 6. Laboratory Practice Final Exam How to score:
Midterm Exam(1-5) = 30%
Final Exam (1-4) = 30%
Assignment = 20%
Laboratory Practice (Report, Lab. Exam, Final Project) = 20%
A : 80 < Final Score ≤ 100 B+ : 75 < Final Score ≤ 80 B : 69 < Final Score ≤ 75 C+ : 60 < Final Score ≤ 69 C : 55 < Final Score ≤ 60 D : 50 < Final Score ≤ 55 D+ : 44 < Final Score ≤ 50 E : 0 < Final Score ≤ 44 Media
employed
Class, Online learning system (Zoom and Google Classroom), Laboratory Practice
Reading list 1) Effendi, D dan Syakir, M. 2010. Budidaya dan Pasca Panen Teh. Pusat Penelitian dan Pengembangan Perkebunan.
2) Lai Ming. 2016. Palm Oil: Production, Processing, Characterization and Uses. Academic Press.
3) Santos Ferrando. 2015. Sugarcane : Agricultural Production, Bioenergy and Ethanol. Academic Press.
4) Smith, H.P. and L.H. Wilkes. 1978. Farm Machinery and Equipment. Mc Graw Hill.
