Undergraduate Course: Population and Community Ecology 3 (BILG09009)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biological Sciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course explores the interactions between organisms, the dynamics of populations and the environment. It deals with animal, plant and pathogenic organisms, and the structuring and function of communities and aims to develop both a quantitative and qualitative understanding of interactions between organisms and their consequences. The course consists of about 24 lectures and several extended practicals lasting two to three weeks. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 23,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 16,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
154 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
40 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Two items of in-course assessment: Two 2000 word reports on material from the Computer Modelling Practical (Owl metapopulation) and the Lab Practical (Microorganism diversity in peat bogs).
One 2 hour exam. Answer 3 of 6 questions. |
| Feedback |
Detailed printed feedback of about 2 pages is given for each of the two assessed reports.
Prior to hand in of the reports there are two sessions to go through what is expected in the reports.
Exam script feedback session in ILW in Semester 2.
Lecturers can be contacted at any time via email for feedback on any aspect of the course. |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Population and Community Ecology 3 | 2:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
Increased understanding of biological processes.
Detailed learning outcomes will be provided later.
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Reading List
| Begon, M., Townsend, C.R. and Harper, J.L. 2006. Ecology: from individuals to ecosystems. 4th Edition. Blackwell. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
23 Lectures (18 core lectures and 5 guest lectures)
Practical 1: 3+3 hours of computer modelling
Practical 2: 2+3 hours lab based work plus 3 hours data analysis in the computer lab
2 hour excel workshop (non-compulsory)
1+1 hours report writing sessions |
| Keywords | Abundance Models Populations Communities Metapopulation Predation Mutualism Disease Demography Dens |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Nick Savill
Tel: (0131 6)50 7573
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Claire Fox
Tel: (0131 6)50 5454
Email: |
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