James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2020
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BZ1005 - Introductory Ecology
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | College of Science and Engineering |
Subject Description
- 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
Subject Assessment
- Invigilated > Centrally-administered final exam - (50%)
- Non-Invigilated > Assignments - (50%)
Note that 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.
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, Study Period 2, Internal | |
| Census date: | Thursday, 27 Aug 2020 |
| Study Period Dates: | Monday, 27 Jul 2020 to Friday, 20 Nov 2020 |
| Coordinator(s): | DR Andrew Chin |
| Lecturer(s): | MRS Ebony Allen-Ankins Professor Will Edwards |
| Workload expectations: | The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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