SLE151 - Biodiversity: a Global Perspective
Unit details
| Year: | 2021 unit information |
|---|---|
| Important Update: | Unit delivery will continue to be provided in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. This may include a mix of on-campus and online activities. To find out how you are impacted, please check your unit sites for announcements and updates. Unit sites open one week prior to the start of each Trimester/Semester. Thank you for your flexibility and commitment to studying with Deakin in 2021. Last updated: 4 June 2021 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Previously coded as: | SQB143, SQB151 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Anthony Rendall |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| 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. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 2 x 1 hour class per week, 4 x 3 hour practicals per trimester. |
Content
This unit includes: Extinction; speciation; rarity and threatened species; conservation strategies; plant and animal diversity; threatening processes; human cultural attitudes to wildlife exploitation and conservation; genetic diversity and molecular techniques in biodiversity conservation.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Recognize the variety and extent of biodiversity and show how such diversity is important to the functioning of ecosystems and the survival of humans | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO7: Teamwork |
| ULO2 | Recognize and demonstrate how ecological knowledge can be used to make decisions about the conservation and management of biodiversity | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO7: Teamwork |
| ULO3 | Demonstrate a knowledge of how and under what circumstances to apply different tools to survey and manage biodiversity | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO7: Teamwork |
| ULO4 | Compare differing attitudes to wildlife, and examine the impacts these have on conservation strategies | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO3: Digital literacy GLO4: Critical thinking |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
| Plant diversity report | 750-word written report | 10% | Week 4 |
| Scientific report | 1,000-word written report | 15% | Week 7 |
| Oral presentation | 5-minute in-class oral presentation | 10% | Week 8 |
| Conversation article on a biodiversity issue: communicating scientific research | 1,000-word written essay | 25% | Week 11 |
| Examination | 2-hour written examination | 40% | Examination period |
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: SLE151 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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