Designing is a holistic method. One synthesizes knowledge into bigger units, applicable in reality. In research one discovers something, in designing one creates something. Designing methods is a tool for bringing current farming systems into sustainable ones. During the course students attend a couple of teacher oriented lectures, which concerns the theory behind designing.
Students proceed by preparing an answer on an assignment.
Student report on their working group activities. The course will start with an introduction on issues concerning the relation between nature and agriculture. The second part will consist of practicals concerning observational methods, application of test protocols for nature planning on farms, discussions on policy measures. Excursions and fieldwork will be part of it. Last part of the course will consist of making a nature plan for a specific farm or area.