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2024 unit information
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SLE010 and STP010
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.
2 x 1 hour online lecture per week (Week 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11), 1 x 1 hour lecture per week (week 1 and 9), 1 x 1 hour online lecture per week (week 1 and 9), 2 x 2 hour seminars per trimester (weeks 4 and 6),3 x 4 hour practical experience (field trip) per trimester, 1 x 3 hour practical experience (laboratory) per trimesterStudents enrolled at Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus will have practical experience (field trips and laboratory) conducted from the Deakin University Queenscliff Marine Science Centre. Students enrolled at the Warrnambool Campus will have practical experience (field trips and laboratory) conducted from the Warrnambool Campus.
SLE107 will introduce students to marine science by covering the foundation knowledge on different marine environments. Students will learn about the critical challenges facing Australia's marine resources and how marine scientists are helping to solve these challenges at the local, national and global scale. This unit will also focus on developing foundational skills and capabilities required as a marine scientist. The unit will allow students the opportunity to develop broadly applicable knowledge and skills that are fundamental to a successful career by interacting with industry guest speakers and implementing a professional experience plan.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO4: Critical thinking
ULO2
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO2: CommunicationGLO3: Digital literacy
ULO3
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO2: CommunicationGLO3: Digital literacyGLO4: Critical thinkingGLO6: Self-management
ULO4
GLO2: CommunicationGLO7: Teamwork
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.
There is no prescribed text. Unit materials are provided via the unit site. This includes unit topic readings and references to further information.
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: SLE107 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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