Module Details |
The information contained in this module specification was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change, either during the session because of unforeseen circumstances, or following review of the module at the end of the session. Queries about the module should be directed to the member of staff with responsibility for the module. |
Title | MARINE ECOLOGY FIELD STUDIES | ||
Code | ENVS278 | ||
Coordinator |
Dr JS Thomson Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences Jack.Thomson@liverpool.ac.uk |
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Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
Session 2021-22 | Level 5 FHEQ | Second Semester | 15 |
Aims |
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This module aims to increase students' knowledge of how to study a broad range of coastal habitats and species. It will build knowledge and confidence in the ability to go on and undertake both field-based and laboratory based marine ecological research in their careers going forward. This module relies heavily on active learning, with students completing their own data collection and working together, with guidance from academics, on how to generate useful outcomes. It will build on core skills developed earlier in tutorial modules - communication, research skills etc, as well as application of subjects previously explored only through lecture-based theory modules. Field and laboratory-based studies allow students to develop and enhance many generic skills, for example, team working, problem solving, and interpersonal relationships, which are of value to the world of work and active citizenship. This module will therefore widen access to a range of professions that require the se core skills, increasing the overall employability of our students. |
Learning Outcomes |
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(LO1) Gain further knowledge of higher level taxonomy and biodiversity of key groups of European marine species |
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(LO2) Understand further the physical factors that drive the distributions of species within an estuarine environment and the behavioral and eco-physiological adaptations of animals to this. |
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(LO3) Learn how to collect data from a range of different habitats and also develop skills to complete relevant field and/or laboratory experiments |
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(LO4) Experience preparation and analysis of different types of quantitative data from different sampling regimes. |
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(LO5) Further develop important research skills including communication of results in different media. |
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(S1) Adaptability |
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(S2) Numeracy |
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(S3) Teamwork |
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(S4) Organisational skills |
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(S5) Communication skills |
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(S6) IT skills |
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(S7) Lifelong learning skills |
Syllabus |
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Students will complete three or four exercises from a list similar to the following : 1. Subtidal dock wall communities: 2. Intertidal soft sediment shore communities 3. Animal behaviour experiment 4. Intertidal biogenic reef sampling 5. Ecophysiology study of intertidal species (hard substrate species) 6. Seabird dsitributions The module will run for the full 12 weeks of the semester with full or half days used in 8 of these weeks, and the four remaining days being used to complete or take part in assessments. |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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Teaching Method 1 - Field Work Teaching Method 2 - Laboratory Work Teaching Method 3 - Demonstration For students unable to attend on campus, online participation / alternative equivalent activities will be available |
Teaching Schedule |
Lectures | Seminars | Tutorials | Lab Practicals | Fieldwork Placement | Other | TOTAL | |
Study Hours |
24 |
32 |
40 |
96 | |||
Timetable (if known) | |||||||
Private Study | 46 | ||||||
TOTAL HOURS | 142 |
Assessment |
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EXAM | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
CONTINUOUS | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
Assessment 2 Poster on one of the exercises There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :Week | One PowerPoint slide | 33 | ||||
Assessment 1 Rapid biodiversity assessment exercise Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :Week 4 | Comleted in a 1.5 h | 33 | ||||
Assessment 3 Students submit a partial scientific report focusing on some key elements; the report will be based on one of the 3 exercises studied during the module. There is a resit opportunity. S | 1500-1800 words | 34 |
Recommended Texts |
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Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module. |