BZ1005 - Introductory Ecology
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | School of Marine & Tropical Biology |
An introduction to the ways in which animals and plants interact with one another and with their environment, at the level of populations, communities and ecosystems.
Learning Outcomes
- to learn the principles of ecology;
- to gain an understanding of Australian ecosystems, with emphasis on the tropics;
- to learn laboratory and field techniques in ecology, how to apply these techniques to answering ecological questions and how to produce scientific reports;
- to learn about the application of ecological principles to solving environmental problems, e.g. human population growth, pollution, loss of biodiversity.
Graduate Qualities
- The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
- The ability to find and access information using appropriate media and technologies;
- The ability to evaluate that information;
- The ability to read complex and demanding texts accurately, critically and insightfully.
| Assumed Knowledge: | Students enrolling in this subject should have a good understanding of Chemistry, Mathematics and English to Grade 12 (Queensland) or equivalent. |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | BZ1030 BZ1002 BZ1001 |
Availabilities | |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 29-Aug-2013 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Brad Congdon |
| Lecturers: | Dr Brad Congdon, Dr Sandra Abell, Dr Tasmin Rymer. |
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| Assessment: | assignments (50%); centrally-administered final exam (50%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.