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2024 unit information
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SLE304 and SLE239
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.
1 x 1 hour lecture per fortnight (weeks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11), 1 x 1 hour online lecture per fortnight (weeks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10), 1 x 2 hour practical experience (computer practical) per fortnight (weeks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11), 1 x 2 hour online practical experience (computer practical) per fortnight (weeks 2, 4, 6, 8 10).
1 x 1 hour online lecture per week, 1 x 2 hour online practical experience (computer practical) per week.
SLE245 will provide the understanding of the application of spatial sciences such as GIS and remote sensing techniques and their real world applications focussed on marine systems. The unit will develop employable skills in spatial science, for example, spatial data is increasingly important in decision making for marine planning, conflict management, and sustained monitoring. The unit introduces the basic principles of GIS, and includes both theoretical and practical components. Techniques for data collection, integration, manipulation and spatial analysis are introduced. Practical sessions using PC-based GIS will emphasize applications of spatial science in marine resource management. Students will achieve basic competency in the use of widely- used GIS software through practical exercises. Applying the principles of remote sensing and knowledge of GIS software, students will manipulate GIS layers; querying and presenting GIS data; analyse spatial and temporal patterns; and identify the role, benefits, limitations and applications of GIS in marine ecosystems. In this unit, students will be required to acquire significant practical and theoretical knowledge of the spatial sciences through extensive problem solving and practical application in geospatial tasks applicable across broader science disciplines. Students are expected to work independently and as part of collaborative groups to solve problems and present work.
Explain the application and uses of spatial science in marine environments.
ULO2
Demonstrate competence in querying and presenting geospatial data with consistent and easily interpretable results.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO3: Digital literacyGLO4: Critical thinking
ULO3
Apply a broad understanding of spatial science in marine systems to analyse and manipulate data, troubleshoot and solve problems in practical situations
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO3: Digital literacyGLO5: Problem solvingGLO6: Self-management
ULO4
Use scientific methods and practices in remote sensing techniques to analyse geospatial data, analyse spatial and temporal patterns and present scientific findings in appropriate formats.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO3: Digital literacyGLO4: Critical thinkingGLO5: Problem solving
ULO5
Demonstrate how spatial science can be applied to marine environmental research, monitoring and management.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO2: CommunicationGLO4: Critical thinkingGLO5: Problem solvingGLO6: Self-management
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.
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