2019/20 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

BLGY2321 Marine Zoology Field Course

10 creditsClass Size: 80

Module manager: Prof. Ian Hope
Email: I.A.Hope@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: 1 Sep to 30 Sep (1mth) View Timetable

Year running 2019/20

Pre-requisites

BLGY1300

Coastal and Upland Habitats Field Course

Co-requisites

BLGY2144	Population and Community Ecology
BLGY2192	Experimental Design and Analysis
BLGY2222	Animal Behaviour
BLGY2223	Organismal Evolution
BLGY2262	Animal Developmental Biology
BLGY2293	Animal Physiology: from Ants to Whales
BLGY2301	Research Experience and Skills Level 2

Module replaces

BLGY2320

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Objectives

To provide students with expertise in field work relevant to Zoology.

Learning outcomes
On completion of this module, you should be able to show:
- Ability to look critically at field-collected organisms and record your observations in labelled and annotated drawings;
- Ability to sample a habitat, and to analyse and interpret the data obtained;
- Ability to identify unknown organisms using a key;
- An understanding of the role of marine invertebrates in the study of developmental biology;
- An appreciation of the roles of natural and anthropogenic disturbance using the rocky intertidal as a model;
- Ability to plan, execute and report on a field or experimental exercise working as part of a group.

Skills outcomes
Transferable skills:
- independant working
- group work
- experimental design
- data handling and analysis
- report writing
- presentation skills.

Syllabus

- The study of animal marine biology.
- The module is normally held at Dale Fort.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Fieldwork	5	3.00	15.00
Lecture	6	1.00	6.00
Practical	5	7.00	35.00
Seminar	6	1.00	6.00
Private study hours			38.00
Total Contact hours			62.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			100.00

Private study

38 Private Study Hours- Reading and web research for design of projects and write up of reports.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Daily attendance at, and active participation in, classes and practical field work session will be monitored.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Report	Reports on group field work days (written or oral reports may be required as appropriate for the exercise)	60.00
Presentation	Group Oral presentation based on fieldwork (with slides and other audio visual appropriate).	30.00
Report	conference style abstract – individual abstract of the group project (up to 300 words)	10.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 10/09/2019

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