ZO4540: SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES (2021-2022)

Last modified: 31 May 2022 13:05

Course Overview

Students explore science, policy and management issues relevant to the sustainable management of marine resources through individual- and group-based research.

The course uses a problem-based learning approach which increases enthusiasm, promotes deeper learning and improves abilities in team working.

Students enhance critical thinking skills by analysing quantitative data relevant to managing the impacts of human activities on marine resources.

Guest lectures provide opportunities to network with professionals working with marine resources.

Assessment is based on oral presentations, a briefing note and final report, all of which help students to develop communication skills relevant to the workplace.

Course Details

Study Type	Undergraduate	Level	4
Term	Second Term	Credit Points	15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus	Aberdeen	Sustained Study	No
Co-ordinators	Dr Tara Marshall

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

Either Any Postgraduate Programme or Programme Level 4
One of Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied) or BSc Biology or BSc Conservation Biology or BSc Plant Biology or BSc Zoology or BSc Animal Ecology (Studied) or BSc Marine Biology (Studied) or Bachelor Of Science In Animal Behaviour And Welfare or BSc Animal Behaviour or BSc Behavioural Biology or MSci Biological Sciences or BSc Biological Sciences (Honours) or Bachelor Of Science In Environmental And Forest Management or BSc Ecology or BSc Wildlife Management or BSc Forestry or BSc Forest Sciences or BSc Environmental Science or BSc Environmental Science (Physical Sci)
One of Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied) or ZO3010 Animal Evolution and Biodiversity (Passed) or ZO3011 Animal Evolution and Biodiversity (Passed) or ZO3303 Animal Population Ecology (Passed) or ZO3304 Marine Ecology and Ecosystems (Passed) or ZO3305 Animal Population Ecology (Passed) or ZO3306 Marine Ecology and Ecosystems (Passed) or ZO3307 Animal Population Ecology (Passed) or ZO3508 Marine Ecology and Ecosystems (Passed) or ZO3809 Aquatic Biology, Conservation & Exploitation (Passed) or ZO3811 Applied Marine Biology, Fisheries and Aquaculture (Passed) or ZO3812 Applied Marine Biology, Fisheries and Aquaculture (Passed)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

(Studied)

Are there a limited number of places available?

Course Description

This course has three key objectives:

to draw upon recent research that aims to improve our understanding of the sustainable management of commercial fisheries and marine mammals.
to understand how quantitative data are incorporated into the management frameworks that have been developed to manage direct and indirect effects of human activities.
to encourage students to work in small groups to investigate a current topic relating to marine resource management, and to report group findings in the final weeks of the course.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers

Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Assessment Type	Summative	Weighting	100
Assessment Weeks		Feedback Weeks		Look up Week Numbers
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Learning Outcomes

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Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Factual	Remember	ILO’s for this course are available in the course guide.