SLE220 - Wildlife Ecology

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Previously coded as:SQB220
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Euan Ritchie
Prerequisite:

SLE103 or SLE132

Corequisite:Nil
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 - online unit enrolment:

Online independent and collaborative learning including 1 x 1 hour online lecture per week, 1 x 2 hour online lecture per week.

Content

The objective of this unit is to enable students to develop a strong understanding of theoretical population ecology, and its applications for wildlife conservation and management. Students will cover key concepts and topics including: individual variation, population estimation, population change and demographics, dispersal, species niches, competition, predation, harvesting and conserving wildlife. An understanding of these will then be used to examine how we currently manage wildlife populations. Different approaches to wildlife management will be discussed in relation to theoretical population ecology. Students will be encouraged to critically examine our current management practices and attempt to develop their own philosophies towards the management of wildlife.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1 Memorize and describe the importance of ecological concepts in influencing wildlife populations. GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO2

Use relevant digital technologies to select appropriate journal articles and prepare a literature review and video that summarizes, appraises and synthesizes information on topics of interest and relevance in wildlife ecology.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management

ULO3

Demonstrate how an understanding of ecological theory can be applied to manage and conserve wildlife populations.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO7: Teamwork

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week

Assessment 1
Literature review

2000 word written review 35% Week 6

Assessment 2
Ecological issue video (group task)

5-minute video 25% Week 10
End-of-Unit Assessment Timed online test 40% End-of-Unit Assessment period

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: SLE220 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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