COURSE SCHEDULE
No. of hours | |||||
I Term (15 weeks) | Theory | Practice | Total | ||
1. Introduction to aquaculture | 10 | + | 20 | = | 30 |
2. Selection of sites for aquaculture | 28 | + | 112 | = | 140 |
3. Selection of species for aquaculture | 28 | + | 96 | = | 124 |
4. Seed production | 28 | + | 96 | = | 124 |
5. Design & construction of pond farms | 28 | + | 152 | = | 180 |
598 | |||||
4 - WEEK BREAK | |||||
II Term (15 weeks) | |||||
1. Nutrition & artificial feeding | 14 | + | 56 | = | 70 |
2. Sanitation & fish health | 14 | + | 56 | = | 70 |
3. Pond culture | 35 | + | 140 | = | 175 |
4. Cage culture | 13 | + | 52 | = | 65 |
5. Culture of molluscs | 15 | + | 75 | = | 90 |
6. Culture of seaweeds | 14 | + | 61 | = | 75 |
545 | |||||
5 - WEEK BREAK | |||||
III Term (14 weeks) | |||||
1. Pen culture | 10 | + | 28 | = | 38 |
2. Running water culture | 15 | + | 44 | = | 59 |
3. Culture in recirculating systems | 10 | + | 32 | = | 42 |
4. Culture in rice fields | 10 | + | 28 | = | 38 |
5. Stocking of open waters (artificial recruitment & transplantation) | 10 | + | 28 | = | 38 |
6. Post-harvest technology | 20 | + | 80 | = | 100 |
7. Socio-economic aspects of aquaculture | 15 | + | 16 | = | 31 |
8. Aquaculture extension | 15 | + | 60 | = | 75 |
9. Aquaculture planning | 5 | + | 20 | = | 25 |
446 | |||||
GRAND TOTAL | 337 | + | 1.252 | = | 1.589 |
APPENDIX: 5A
COURSE SCHEDULE (MODIFIED)
(Course Activities/No. of Hourse)
Courses | Lectures | Practical/Fieldtrips and Other Activities | Total |
1. Introduction to Aquaculture | 39 | 57 | 96 |
2. Species Selection | 24 | 38 | 62 |
3. Seed Production | 50 | 205 | 255 |
4. Site Selection | 30 | 71 | 101 |
5. Pond Design and Construction | 30 | 60 | 90 |
6. Pen and Cage Culture | 28 | 39 | 67 |
7. Aquaculture Economics | 39 | 20 | 59 |
8. Pond Culture | 35 | 195 | 230 |
9. Open Water Stocking | 16 | 15 | 31 |
10. Nutrition and Artificial Feeding | 25 | 168 | 193 |
11. Seaweed Culture | 29 | 64 | 93 |
12. Mollusc Culture | 14 | 68 | 82 |
13. Post-harvest Technology | 30 | 120 | 150 |
14. Aquaculture Extension | 24 | 38 | 62 |
15. Aquaculture Planning | 28 | 56 | 34 |
16. Fish Health and Sanitation | 28 | 131 | 159 |
17. Recirculating Systems | 19 | 39 | 58 |
TOTAL NO. OF HOURS | 488 | 1,384 | 1,872 |
% TIME ALLOTMENT | 26.03% | 73.97% |