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BI25F1: FRESHWATER AND TERRESTRIAL ECOLOGY FIELD COURSE (2022-2023)

Last modified: 19 Aug 2022 15:50


Course Overview

This is a residential field course designed to provide you with training in field identification and sampling techniques based in Kelvinside Academy John Duff Lodge, Corgarff, Strathdon. Group based project work provides skills in team working, data collection, analysis and presentation.

 

Dates for 2022-2023 are Friday 12th to Thursday 18th May 2023.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 2
Term Second Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Vasilis Louca
  • Cath Dennis

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

  • One of BSc Biology or BSc Conservation Biology or BSc Zoology or BSc Marine Biology or BSc Animal Behaviour or BSc Biological Sciences (Honours) or BSc Ecology
  • Either Programme Level 2 or Programme Level 3

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

Includes training in the identification of animals and the methods needed to assess their population densities as well as behaviours. Within the course, there’s a strong emphasis on sampling and identification of freshwater and terrestrial invertebrates, small mammals as well as birds. The course also includes group work, in which students choose an area of study and carry out a semi-independent project, including the collection of data, appropriate analysis and then reporting to the other course members on their findings. In the course of the field work, students will be helped to appreciate the ecological interactions between the organisms and their habitat, as well as general ecological features of the environment are also studied.

Associated Costs

DescriptionValue
Associated cost. GBP 110.00

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 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Field Trip Log

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 20
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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Oral Presentation: Group

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 30
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Feedback

There is frequent feedback during the course and also specific feedback provided on the report/presentation.

Learning Outcomes
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Report: Individual

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 50
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Feedback

There is frequent feedback during the course and also specific feedback provided on the report/presentation.

Learning Outcomes
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Formative Assessment

A number of formative assessments and fun activities, such as video diaries, will be carried out.

Assessment Type Formative Weighting
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Learning Outcomes
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Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ProceduralCreateto plan and implement a field based project that involves appropriate methods of data collection and analyse, demonstrating competence in the identification of organisms

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