BZ3230 - Ecological Research Methods
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | School of Marine & Tropical Biology |
This subject presents the conceptual framework underlying the disciplines of population and community ecology. Topics presented include population growth, species interactions, community patterns and dynamics and determinants of diversity. The subject emphasises the techniques available to measure ecological response variables and students gain first-hand experience in the generation, design, running and reporting of an ecological research project.
Learning Outcomes
- gain an ability to critically evaluate original research;
- gain experience in all aspects of independent field research;
- develop understandings of requirements of independent field research.
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 acquisition of coherent and disciplined sets of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics from at least one discipline area;
- The ability to work individually and independently;
- The ability to select and use appropriate tools and technologies.
| Assumed Knowledge: | Students enrolling in this subject should have a good understanding of ecology and quantitative methods to describe biological responses and should have BZ2440 or BZ2880 and BZ2001 or BS2001 or equivalents. |
| Prerequisites: | (BS2001 OR BZ2001) AND (BZ2440 OR BZ2880) |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | BZ5220 ZL3042 ZL5042 BZ3220 BZ3400 BZ5400 BZ5230 |
Availabilities | |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 29-Aug-2013 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Brad Congdon |
| Lecturers: | Dr Will Edwards, Dr Brad Congdon. |
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| Assessment: | presentations (10%); assignments (25%); research proposal and seminar (15%); centrally-administered final exam (50%). |
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