Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 11:00
This course is only available to students entering directly into Level 2 or Level 3 of a Biological Sciences degree.
This course will introduce you to the basics of ecology – the relationships between living things and the environment around them. You’ll look also study the relevance of ecology to current land management and conservation issues.
Lecture recordings, set readings and structured activities will provide you with content and a framework to develop an understanding of the subject area.
Regular online assessments will provide you with feedback on your learning achievements and help you to structure your revision.
Practical assignments will provide you with opportunities to strengthen your skills in manipulating, summarising and presenting quantitative data.
A final summative report will give you the opportunity to demonstrate knowledge and skills you have acquired.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 1 |
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| Term | Third Term | Credit Points | 5 credits (2.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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Ecology is the study of how organisms interact with one another and with their physical environment.
This course is designed to give you an introduction to how living systems function, in terms of species interactions, population dynamics and plant and animal communities. You’ll be able to work through the course material at your own speed.
By the end of the course you should have
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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The exam is MCQ based on course content and practical exercises. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | A sound basic knowledge of how an integrated approach to studying topics in ecology contributes towards an understanding of how terrestrial and marine systems are sustained. |
| Conceptual | Understand | An appreciation of important spatial and temporal aspects of ecology and why these are important to the management of natural systems. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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These exercises are based on the specific exercise used in the practical; online, individual written feedback, supplemented with verbal feedback when required or requested. Distributed evenly across the course duration but may vary depending on the student’s pace and pattern of engagement. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Procedural | Apply | an ability to carry out and report on basic experimental measurements and data analysis pertaining to aspects of ecology |
There are no assessments for this course.
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | A sound basic knowledge of how an integrated approach to studying topics in ecology contributes towards an understanding of how terrestrial and marine systems are sustained. |
| Procedural | Apply | an ability to carry out and report on basic experimental measurements and data analysis pertaining to aspects of ecology |
| Conceptual | Understand | An appreciation of important spatial and temporal aspects of ecology and why these are important to the management of natural systems. |
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