ENV BIOL 1002 - Ecological Issues I
Career: | Undergraduate |
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Units: | 3 |
Term: | 4120 |
Campus: | North Terrace |
Contact: | Up to 6 hours per week, plus field trip |
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: | Yes |
Available for Non-Award Study: | Yes |
Assessment: | Tests, written assignments |
Syllabus: |
The principal aim of this course is to provide students with knowledge that will enable them to participate actively in an informed debate about environmental problems. It provides students with an opportunity to learn about the 'scientific method' and to practice using it during laboratory and field practicals that are written up as assignments. It also supports students’ learning and understanding of science communication by including assignments formatted as scientific posters, blog posts, and more traditional reports. The lectures cover the significant environmental issues of resource utilisation, pollution and waste; ecosystem services and ecological footprints; global cycles; Australian landscapes and soils; biodiversity, grazing and Traditional Ecological Knowledge; invasive species; freshwater and marine ecosystems; climate change; past extinction events and paleoecology (what can we learn from the past?); and environmental management. As a result, the students will come away from the course with a better understanding and ability to communicate the major ecological issues facing the environment today, their causes and severity, and what can/is being done to address them. There is the opportunity to discuss problems and assignments in tutorials. Details of field trips and lab practicals are communicated at the start of the course. |
Course Fees
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EFTSL | |||
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0.125 |
Course Outline
A Course Outline which includes Learning Outcomes, Learning Resources, Learning & Teaching for this course may be accessed here
Critical Dates
Term | Last Day to Add Online | Census Date | Last Day to WNF | Last Day to WF |
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4120 | Mon 09/08/2021 | Wed 18/08/2021 | Fri 17/09/2021 | Fri 29/10/2021 |
Class Details
Enrolment Class: Lecture | |||||||
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Class Nbr | Section | Size | Available | Dates | Days | Time | Location |
24833 | LE01 | 290 | 92 | 26 Jul - 13 Sep | Monday | 9am - 10am | Napier, 102, Lecture Theatre |
27 Jul - 14 Sep | Tuesday | 9am - 10am | Darling West, G14, Darling West Lecture Theatre | ||||
30 Jul - 17 Sep | Friday | 9am - 10am | Mawson, G19, Mawson Lecture Theatre | ||||
4 Oct - 25 Oct | Monday | 9am - 10am | Napier, 102, Lecture Theatre | ||||
5 Oct - 26 Oct | Tuesday | 9am - 10am | Darling West, G14, Darling West Lecture Theatre | ||||
8 Oct - 29 Oct | Friday | 9am - 10am | Mawson, G19, Mawson Lecture Theatre | Note: OFFSHORE or INTERSTATE STUDENTS are able to enrol in this course and study remotely, however alternative practical activities will need to be completed in consultation with the Course Coordinator. | |||
Related Class: Practical | |||||||
Class Nbr | Section | Size | Available | Dates | Days | Time | Location |
24834 | PR01 | 90 | 7 | 27 Jul - 14 Sep | Tuesday | 1pm - 4pm | Benham, G25, Peter Martin Room |
5 Oct - 26 Oct | Tuesday | 1pm - 4pm | Benham, G25, Peter Martin Room | Note: There will be PRACTICAL FIELD TRIPS in weeks 2,5 and 9. On these weeks students are required to meet at University side of the footbridge on Victoria Drive at 12:50pm. The TUTORIAL weeks are 3, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 12. You have been allocated to a 1 hour tutorial group. Tutorials start at 1PM, 2PM or 3PM in the Benham G25. To find out which tutorial group you need to attend please check MyUni _People_ Groups | |||
24835 | PR02 | 90 | 14 | 28 Jul - 15 Sep | Wednesday | 1pm - 4pm | Benham, G25, Peter Martin Room |
6 Oct - 27 Oct | Wednesday | 1pm - 4pm | Benham, G25, Peter Martin Room | Note: There will be PRACTICAL FIELD TRIPS in weeks 2,5 and 9. On these weeks students are required to meet at University side of the footbridge on Victoria Drive at 12:50pm. The TUTORIAL weeks are 3, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 12. You have been allocated to a 1 hour tutorial group. Tutorials start at 1PM, 2PM or 3PM in the Benham G25. To find out which tutorial group you need to attend please check MyUni _People_ Groups | |||
24836 | PR03 | 90 | 51 | 29 Jul - 16 Sep | Thursday | 1pm - 4pm | Benham, G25, Peter Martin Room |
7 Oct - 28 Oct | Thursday | 1pm - 4pm | Benham, G25, Peter Martin Room | Note: There will be PRACTICAL FIELD TRIPS in weeks 2,5 and 9. On these weeks students are required to meet at University side of the footbridge on Victoria Drive at 12:50pm. The TUTORIAL weeks are 3, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 12. You have been allocated to a 1 hour tutorial group. Tutorials start at 1PM, 2PM or 3PM in the Benham G25. To find out which tutorial group you need to attend please check MyUni _People_ Groups |