SLE309 - Wildlife Conservation and Management
Unit details
Year | 2025 unit information |
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Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne) |
Credit point(s): | 1 |
Previously coded as: | SQB309 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Mike Weston |
Prerequisite: | SLE220 plus one level 2 SLE-coded unit |
Corequisite: | Nil |
Incompatible with: | Nil |
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. |
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. |
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.
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 | Adapt existing ecological knowledge to critically evaluate conservation problems and derive potential solutions. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
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 |
ULO4 | Develop, debate, and negotiate wildlife management solutions by facilitating a realistic team-run workshop. | 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 Impact assessment | 1,000 word written assessment | 15% | Week 4 |
Assessment 2 Group workshop | 35-minute collaborative workshop | 15% | Weeks 5-8 |
Assessment 3 Group essay | Collaborative written essay, approximately 2,000 words | 35% (30%, 5%) (Essay, Self and peer assessment) | 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 SLE309 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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