SLE309 - Wildlife Conservation and Management

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne)
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Previously coded as:SQB309
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Mike Weston
Prerequisite:

SLE220 plus one level 2 SLE-coded unit

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 - on-campus unit enrolment:

1 x 1 hour online lecture per week, 4 x half-day and/or full-day on-campus practical experience (workshop) per trimester (~25 hours in total), 1 x 30 minute meeting per trimester.

Content

This unit will focus on developing students' knowledge and understanding of Australian wildlife, particularly in relation to the major issues concerning the conservation and utilisation of these species and their habitats. The unit examines the theoretical and practical applications of conservation biology with an emphasis given to conservation problems and their potential solutions in an Australian context. Topics covered include endangered species recovery programs; wildlife policy, laws and management plans; wildlife management and population modelling; applied problems in wildlife conservation, including management of pests and conservation of threatened species; and human dimensions of wildlife management and decision-making.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1 Adapt existing ecological knowledge to critically evaluate conservation problems and derive potential solutions.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO2

Compose scientifically-based realistic responses to conservation and management challenges pertaining to wildlife. GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO6: Self-management
GLO7: Teamwork

ULO3

Prepare and present recovery or threat abatement plans to support conservation planning and management team-based processes.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO7: Teamwork

ULO4

Develop, debate, and negotiate wildlife management solutions by facilitating a realistic team-run workshop.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
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
Impact assessment
1000 word written assessment 15% Week 4
Assessment 2
Group workshop
35-45 minute collaborative workshop 15% Weeks 5-8
Assessment 3
Group essay
Collaborative written essay, approximately 2000 words 35% Week 9
Assessment 4
Flowchart
Flowchart and table 35% Week 12

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: SLE309 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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