2021/22 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue
BLGY5307M Biodiversity and Conservation Skills
15 creditsClass Size: 55
Module manager: Rupert Quinnell
Email: R.J.Quinnell@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2021/22
Module replaces
BLGY5107M: Biodiversity and Conservation Skills I;BLGY5108M: Biodiversity and Conservation Skills II;BLGY5111M: MRes Biodiversity and Conservation Skills II.This module is not approved as an Elective
Module summary
The module covers a range of skills that are important for biodiversity and conservation. These include statistical skills, presentation skills, first aid and field safety, public understanding of science, research ethics.Objectives
The module covers a range of skills that are important for biodiversity and conservation.The module is an enlarged version of BLGY5107M, incorporating material from BLGY5108M/5111M and now runs over both semesters
Learning outcomes
On completion of this module, students should be able to:
1. Perform appropriate statistical analyses for a range of common forms of data;
2. Interpret statistical evidence;
3. Understand the principles of emergency first aid and field safety;
4. Understand the framework of conservation in the UK;
5. Produce an oral presentation on a conservation topic;
6. Understand how to present ecological findings to the public;
7. Understand ethical considerations for ecological research.
Skills outcomes
Students will develop their oral presentation and data analysis skills, and will develop emergency first aid skills.
Syllabus
The module will consist of lectures, tutorials and linked computer sessions covering the use of statistics to analyse ecological data. Workshops and seminars will cover fieldwork safety, ethical issues in ecology, public understanding of science, and the framework of conservation in the UK, and a lecture and tutorials on presentation skills. In addition there will be a residential field course weekend introducing biodiversity sampling.
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| First Aid Training | 1 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| Lectures | 3 | 1.00 | 3.00 |
| Lectures | 7 | 2.00 | 14.00 |
| Seminars | 1 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Seminars | 2 | 1.50 | 3.00 |
| Tutorials | 2 | 1.00 | 2.00 |
| Practicals | 7 | 3.00 | 21.00 |
| Fieldwork | 1 | 16.00 | 16.00 |
| Private study hours | 80.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 70.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 150.00 | ||
Private study
Preparation for lectures, practicals and tutorials.Completion of assessed work.
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Attendance at lectures, practicals and tutorials, and performance during practicals, will be monitored.Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Tutorial Performance | . | 20.00 |
| Problem Sheet | 2 x statistics problem sets | 80.00 |
| Practical | First Aid exam | 0.00 |
| 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: 21/03/2022
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