SLE350 - Marine Wildlife

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Warrnambool, Waurn Ponds (Geelong)
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Previously coded as:SQB350
Unit Chair:Trimester 3: John Arnould
Prerequisite:

Two level 2 SLE-coded units. 

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:

Intensive: Two week intensive unit (typically week 3 and 4 of trimester); 5 x 4 hour lectures (first week of intensive); 5 day practical experience (field trip) held at the Warrnambool campus (second week of intensive). 

Note:

Students will be required to meet their own expenses while on the practical experience (field trip).

Content

Marine wildlife - marine mammals, birds and reptiles - present particular conservation challenges with many species currently listed as threatened. This unit covers the diversity of marine wildlife groups, the role of wildlife in marine systems, the ecological and physiological adaptations of wildlife to the marine environment (including life history traits and basic biology), and the threatening processes and major issues affecting the conservation of marine wildlife in Australia (e.g. commercial fisheries, human disturbance, marine debris). Field-based techniques for studying marine wildlife will also be covered.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Understand the biology and ecology of marine wildlife and their role in marine systems.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO3: Digital literacy

ULO2

Identify current natural and anthropogenic threats to marine wildlife populations.

GLO2: Communication
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving

ULO3

Recognise appropriate management tools for the conservation of marine wildlife.

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

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1
Individual Literature Review
Literature review and response (maximum 1500 words) 15% Week 3
Assessment 2
Group oral presentation
10-minute oral presentation 10% Week 4
Assessment 3
In-class test
1-hour in-class test 30% Week 4
Assessment 4
Group practical reports
Four group practical reports (3000 word maximum each) 40% (4 x 10%) Week 5
Assessment 5
Individual field trip reflection
Written reflection (~500 words) 5% Week 5

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: SLE350 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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