SLE114 - Introduction to Parks and Wildlife Conservation

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:

Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne)

Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Previously coded as:SQE114
Unit Chair:Trimester 2: Raylene Cooke
Cohort rule:

This unit is only available to students enrolled in S393.  Please note that entry to this unit for S398 students is via application on merit and requires approval of the Unit Chair.

Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:

SLE010, STP010

Incompatible with: Nil
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

4-day online lecture series in the break between T1 and T2, 1 x 4 day practical experience (field trip), 2 x 2 hour online seminars per trimester.

Note:

Please note that there is an enrolment deadline as this unit runs as an intensive unit in the mid-year break and has a fieldtrip component.

Enrolments after the dates below are subject to Unit Chair approval.

Trimester 2 enrolments for this unit close on Friday 7th June 2024

Students will be required to meet their own expenses on fieldwork.

Content

Introduction to Parks and Wildlife Conservation provides students with the opportunity to experience first-hand the issues associated with park management. This unit introduces students to an interdisciplinary approach to wildlife conservation and the management of parks and reserves. This unit also introduces students to contemporary skills and techniques applied to the assessment of wildlife populations in natural landscapes. The unit includes a field trip to Cape Conran Coastal Park where students gain first-hand experience using different field techniques and how to apply these techniques to wildlife conservation and park management situations.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1 Identify key concepts associated with contemporary approaches to the management of biodiversity in protected areas and apply these to different park situations.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO2

Analyse the major ecological and social issues confronting park managers and evaluate the different management approaches available to confront these issues.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO3

Apply and evaluate modern field techniques used in wildlife conservation; to assist in formulating park management strategies.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO6: Self-management
GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO4

Practice and improve skills under challenging field conditions including interpersonal communication teamwork, time management personal administration and professionalism.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO6: Self-management
GLO7: Teamwork
GLO8: Global citizenship

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1
Field trip workbook
Written field workbook 50% (5%, 45%) (Animal ethics course, Field workbook) Intensive week
Assessment 2
Topic tests

4 x online topic tests 15 minutes each.

1 x online 90-minute topic test

50% (4 x 1.5%, 1 x 44%)

Intensive week and

week 3

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: SLE114 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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