Last modified: 31 May 2022 13:05
This is a residential field course designed to provide you with training in field identification and sampling techniques based in Kelvinside Academy John Duff Lodge, Corgarff, Strathdon. Group based project work provides skills in team working, data collection, analysis and presentation.
In 2021/22 this course will run from 13th-19th May 2022.
Please note that the information provided is subject to change due to the ongoing Covid-19 government guidelines
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 2 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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Includes training in the identification of animals and the methods needed to assess their population densities as well as behaviours. Within the course, there’s a strong emphasis on sampling and identification of freshwater and terrestrial invertebrates, small mammals as well as birds. The course also includes group work, in which students choose an area of study and carry out a semi-independent project, including the collection of data, appropriate analysis and then reporting to the other course members on their findings. In the course of the field work, students will be helped to appreciate the ecological interactions between the organisms and their habitat, as well as general ecological features of the environment are also studied.
| Description | Value |
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| Field Course Costs | 100.0000 |
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 30 | |
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There is frequent feedback during the course and also specific feedback provided on the report/presentation. |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 20 | |
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| Assessment Type | Formative | Weighting | ||
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Procedural | Create | to plan and implement a field based project that involves appropriate methods of data collection and analyse, demonstrating competence in the identification of organisms |
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