- Course Code
- BI 2013
- Credit Points
- 15
- Course Coordinator
- Dr C Jones, Dr S Martin and Dr S Woodin
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
BI 2012
Overview
Over approximately 3.7 billion years, living organisms on the Earth have diversified and adapted to every possible environment. This course will introduce the clues used to reconstruct the evolutionary tree of life and examine the amazing diversity of life through time, focusing on major lineages of organisms from fungi, through plants to invertebrates.
Practicals will illustrate a wide range of organisms, address important biological principles and encourage development of basic scientific skills including experimental design, hypothesis testing and data analysis in the context of individual and group learning.
Structure
24 weeks - 1 three hour practical per fortnight.
Assessment
1st Attempt: Practicals are assessed through reports produced for each class; nine practicals (70%) and a project (30%).
Resit: Resubmission of failed work.
Formative Assessment
Tutorial/workshop sessions will provide opportunity for student-student and student-tutor interaction. Formative assessment will be provided during this interaction and during student-led discussions and tutor-led tutorials.
Feedback
Students will receive regular written feedback on each practical report before the start of the next practical class.