2019/20 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue
BLGY5156M Masters Mediterranean Ecology Field Course
15 creditsClass Size: 15
Module manager: Professor Bill Kunin
Email: w.e.kunin@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2019/20
This module is mutually exclusive with
| BLGY5153M | African Field Ecology |
Module replaces
BLGY5155MThis module is not approved as an Elective
Objectives
On completion of this module, students should have experience in the ecology of a Mediterranean environment, and of at least one focal system within it. They should also be able to design and carry out simple ecological field research projects. Students will develop research proposals, conduct field work, analyse their data, and present their findings both in written form and in the form of a research seminar.Syllabus
The Mediterranean ecology field course will take place during the Easter vacation at an international research station in southern Europe, so as to expose ecology students to a range of unfamiliar habitats and species. Students will work in small groups. Each group will choose a research topic from a list of options, or develop a topic of their own in consultation with the module manager. Each student will do background reading relevant to the subject prior to the field course, and spend the duration of the field course carrying out the research. At the end of the 11 day field course, each group will present a seminar and a written report outlining its findings.
There is a participation charge of £700 (approximately) which includes flights, transfers to the Research Station, food and accommodation.
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Office Hour Discussions | 2 | 1.00 | 2.00 |
| Lecture | 3 | 1.00 | 3.00 |
| Practical | 8 | 8.00 | 64.00 |
| Seminar | 1 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Private study hours | 77.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 73.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 150.00 | ||
Private study
Preparation for trip, background reading relevant to project, preparing seminar, preparing final report (77 hours total)Opportunities for Formative Feedback
- Two meetings with project supervisor prior to field course and several meetings a day on average with supervisor during field course;- literature review is conducted by the student individually on a topic relevant to their planned fieldwork, and submitted at the beginning of the field course. Each research group will give a seminar near the end of the field course, presenting their findings. A small proportion of the module mark will be awarded by module staff based on fieldwork performance, including a component for self/peer assessment;
- A final project report will be submitted by each team two weeks after returning from the field.
Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Literature Review | Literature review | 30.00 |
| Presentation | Group Presentation | 30.00 |
| Report | Final Project Report | 30.00 |
| Self/Peer Assessment | Field performance | 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 websiteLast updated: 27/11/2019
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