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EK35F1: FIELD ECOLOGY SKILLS (2019-2020)

Last modified: 25 Sep 2019 09:58


Course Overview

The field course will be non-residential, based around Aberdeen and involve day trips to local sites. Students will learn about and practice a range of approaches and techniques used by ecological consultants and those working for conservation organisations to assess vegetation quality, presence/absence of various animal species and estimates of population size. Techniques will include: Phase 1 Habitat Survey (plants), bird identification and census techniques, terrestrial invertebrate sampling, surveys of mammal populations (e.g. bats, badgers, otters, red squirrels), freshwater macro-invertebrate sampling and camera trapping.

Please note this course will take place during the 3rd or 4th week of May.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 3
Session Second Sub Session Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Clare Trinder

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Either Programme Level 3 or Programme Level 4
  • One of BSc Biology or BSc Conservation Biology or BSc Zoology or BSc Animal Ecology or BSc Marine Biology or BSc Animal Behaviour or BSc Behavioural Biology or MSci Biological Sciences or BSc Biological Sciences (Honours) or BSc Plant and Soil Sciences or Bachelor Of Science In Environmental And Forest Management or BSc Ecology or BSc Forestry or BSc Forest Sciences or BSc Environmental Science

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

Course Aims

  • To provide hands-on experience of identifying and surveying plants and animals;
  • To develop experience with health and safety requirements for field work;
  • To enhance observation, recording and reporting skills.

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

  • carry out an efficient and effective basic survey of vascular plants and a range of animal species identify a diversity of plants and animals, and animal signs typical of important Scottish ecosystems;
  • keep a field notebook;
  • write a report in the style of an ecological consultancy report.

 

Course Content

The field course will comprise six days in the field. The timetable will be finalised depending on expertise available, and may vary slightly from this breakdown of time.

 


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

Summative Assessments

Field Trip Log

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 50
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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Feedback

Feedback will be provided on the quality of the entries in the field notebooks during the first couple of days to ensure students are on track.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Report: Individual

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Feedback
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Field Trip Log

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 50
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Feedback

Feedback will be provided on the quality of the entries in the field notebooks during the first couple of days to ensure students are on track.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
Sorry, we don't have this information available just now. Please check the course guide on MyAberdeen or with the Course Coordinator

Report: Individual

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 50
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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Feedback
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Resit Assessments

Field Trip Log

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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Report: Individual

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 50
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Feedback
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Field Trip Log

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 50
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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Feedback
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Report: Individual

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 50
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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Feedback
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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