SLE114 - Introduction to Parks and Wildlife Conservation
Unit details
Year | 2025 unit information |
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Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne) |
Credit point(s): | 1 |
Previously coded as: | SQE114 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
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 |
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), 1 x 2 hour seminar per trimester, 1 x 2 hour online seminar per trimester. |
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. |
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 6th June 2025 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.
Learning Outcomes
ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
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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 |
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 |
ULO3 | Apply and evaluate modern field techniques used in wildlife conservation; to assist in formulating park management strategies. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
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 |
Assessment
Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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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 on-campus 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 SLE114 can be found via the University Library.
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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