From: John Bostock <j.c.bostock@stir.ac.uk>
To: 'aqua-l list contributions' <aqua-l@killick.ifmt.nf.ca>
COMPUTERS IN AQUACULTURE COURSE
SHORT COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT:
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*** COMPUTERS IN AQUACULTURE ***
A short course for the aquaculture industry
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9 - 11th September 1997 at the Institute of Aquaculture, University of
Stirling, Scotland, UK.
The aim of the course is to consider how information technology is
benefiting aquaculture and how different types of information can be
integrated and analysed to improve planning and management using
modern computer and network technologies.
The course is aimed particularly at aquaculture managers, although
will be of interest to anyone who needs to know more about
communications and information technology associated with the
aquaculture industry - e.g. suppliers, post-harvest and marketing
managers, consultants, trainers and educators. Some familiarity with
PCs will be assumed, particularly on days 2 and 3, but the main
emphasis will be on reducing jargon and making the technology
accessible.
Day 1:
- The role and importance of information technology in aquaculture
- Analysing information requirements
- Selecting the right tools for the job
- Making better use of existing software
- Evaluation and demonstration of farm management packages
- Introduction to the Internet
Day 2:
- Business communications and networked global aquaculture
information
- Using information resources more effectively
- Networking hardware and software for small and large enterprises
- Connecting to the Internet
- Establishing a company Intranet (with case study)
- Developing materials for the Internet or Intranet - objectives,
design, tools and techniques
- Network conferencing tools (including video conferencing)
- Computer and network based training
- How business will change as the Internet develops
Day 3
- Harvest optimisation software (linking market data and production
data)
- Advanced aquaculture data analysis
- Software tools for project planning and management
- Data acquisition and computer control systems (including feed
monitors/controllers, biomass measurement systems and hatchery
control
and alarm systems etc.)
- Data management and security
- Scale up to client-server systems
- Data mining
- Decision support systems
- Year 2000 problems
- Other specialist aquaculture computer applications.
The course will be a mix of presentations, demonstrations and hands-
on exercises in one of the University's networked computer
laboratories. Some of the sessions will be in workshop format
allowing participants to spend more hands-on time on subjects which
are of particular interest. The programme is based on our research of
industry need, but please let us know if there are any topics you
would particularly like to see covered. Contributors will be drawn
from the University of Stirling, Ghent University, Institute of
Marine Biology of Crete, Industry (e.g. Marine Harvest McConnell)
and suppliers (including Novalia Ltd.).
The fee for the full course is UK pounds 180 (excluding
accommodation), with one or two day options also available.
The course is offered in association with the Scottish Aquaculture
Training Association, Aqua TT Ltd. and the EU LEONARDO
Programme.
Further information and a booking form is available at the course web
site:
http://www.stir.ac.uk/aqua/staq/workshop/
or from:
Stirling Aquaculture
Institute of Aquaculture
University of Stirling
Stirling FK9 4LA
UK
Tel: +44 (0)1786-451461
Fax: +44 (0)1786-451462
E-mail: staq@stir.ac.uk
John Bostock
Stirling Aquaculture
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