BZ2400:03
Quantitative Biological Methods
Cairns
Prerequisites: 12 units from subjects in Table Va or permission of HoS
Inadmissable Subject Combination: BH2011 BH2012 BH3002 BS2001 TV2030 TV2031 ZL5003
30 lectures, 24 tutorials, 12 hours workshops. First semester.
Staff: Dr J Seymour.
Introduction to experimental and survey design; principles of ecological and biological sampling design; hypothesis generation for ecological and biological experiments; collection of biological and ecological data; manipulation and interpretation of biological and ecological data; statistical methods used in biology and ecology; production of biological and ecological reports.
Learning Objectives:
- to develop skills in the design, execution, reporting and critique of biological and ecological experiments and survey programs;
- to develop skills in selecting and applying appropriate analytical methods to biological and ecological data;
- to familiarise students with appropriate data management and analytical software for biological and ecological data sets.
Assessment by one three-hour examination (54%); experimental or survey assignments (36%); tutorial and workshop performance (10%).
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