SLE325 - Marine Disturbance and Remediation
Unit details
| Year: | 2024 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Warrnambool |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Julie Mondon |
| Prerequisite: | One of: SLE105, SLE107 SLE133, SLE150, SLE223, SLE238, SLE243, SLE244, SLE252 or SLE306 |
| Corequisite: | SLE010 |
| 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: | 2 x 1 hour lectures per week, 1 x 1 hour seminar per week, 4 x 3 hour practical experience (laboratory) per trimester, 1 x 3 hour practical experience (field trip) per trimester |
Content
SLE325 enables students to develop multidisciplinary knowledge of the links between physical, chemical and anthropogenic disturbance to ecological response. Learning and assessment activities in this unit will provide students with the opportunity to examine the conceptual basis for ecological risk assessment and remediation. Impacts linked to human activities such as mining, coastal development, waste discharges and exotic species will be investigated and will be considered in the broader context of a changing climate. Students will be working independently and collaboratively to research and practice methods for assessing human impact, ecological risk identification and remediation through current case studies and applied field/laboratory exercises.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Ability to determine the physical, chemical and biological properties of major types of disturbances and evaluate the likely sources, distribution and impacts of each disturbance. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Apply impact identification to interpret and predict environmental risk, and make recommendations for risk management at local and global scales. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Evaluate and design integrative programs using appropriate methodologies to demonstrate knowledge and competency in site-specific risk evaluation and ecological monitoring. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO4 | Effectively communicate a critical argument to explain and defend marine disturbance knowledge and application to scientific and environmental risk management audience. | GLO2: Communication |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 In-class tests | Two 50-minute in-class tests | 50% (2 x 25%) | Weeks 5 and 11 |
| Assessment 2 Practical report | Written report, 2500 word maximum | 25% | Week 7 |
| Assessment 3 Scientific report and oral presentation | 10-minute presentation and written report, 1000 word maximum | 25% | Week 10 |
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: SLE325 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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