Undergraduate Course: Quantitative Zoology (ZLGY10003)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biological Sciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Zoology |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | A course teaching quantitative and statistical skills required for the study of zoology and evolution. Specific topics include: inference, experimental design and hypothesis testing; assumption behind statistical models and choice of statistical tests; analysis of variance and covariance; general linear models; regression and multiple regression. There will be lectures, tutorials and computer lab sessions. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | Students MUST also take:
Animal Evolution (ZLGY10001)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Appropriate training in experimental design, data handling, analysis and interpretation Details to be provided later. |
Assessment Information
| Intermittent assessment - Open Book class test, problem solving. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | zoqz |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Nick Colegrave
Tel: (0131 6)50 5483
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Course secretary | Mrs Pat Dougall
Tel: (0131 6)50 5464
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