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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Biological Sciences : Biology

Undergraduate Course: Biology, Ecology and Environment 1 (BILG08017)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Biological Sciences CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThe Physical Environment, The Living Planet, Population Ecology, Communities and Ecosystems, The Changing Planet
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 33, Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 3, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 12, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Other Study Hours 14, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 131 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 60 %, Coursework 20 %, Practical Exam 20 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Group Investigative Project (20% of final mark for the course)
-50% of Project Mark from group oral presentation
-50% of Project mark from individual project report

Laboratory Practicals (20% of final mark for the course)
-25% of Practical mark based on each of the 4 laboratory assessments, to be completed at the end of the laboratory

Degree Examination (60% of final mark for the course)
-Section A: Answer 6 short answer questions (60% of total examination)
-Section B: Answer 2 problem questions (40% of total examination)
Feedback Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)Biology, Ecology and Environment 12:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)Biology, Ecology and Environment 12:00
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course you should be able:
1. To explain the contribution and importance of abiotic factors on Planet Earth to the development of biomes
2. To appreciate the astonishing number of ways in which individual organisms can make a living on Planet Earth
3. To understand how individuals interact with members of their own species and with organisms of another species
4. To explain how populations of a species grow, change and are distributed across the range of their suitable habitats
5. To appreciate how communities of species are assembled and how they interact on an ecosystem level, across short and geological time-scales
6. To apply the underlying theory and basic principles of ecology learned throughout the course to understand the changes that are occurring as a result of human activity
7. To demonstrate that understanding biological and ecological principles can be used to solve real-world problems that we are facing
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsBEE1
Contacts
Course organiserDr Patrick Walsh
Tel: (0131 6)50 5474
Email:
Course secretaryMr Alistair Bryden
Tel: (0131 6)50 8637
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