2017/18 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
BLGY2321 Marine Zoology Field Course
10 creditsClass Size: 80
Module manager: Dr Alison Dunn
Email: a.dunn@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2017/18
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
BLGY2320This 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 |
| Report | Group project report (up to 3000 words) | 30.00 |
| Report | Individual abstract of group project report (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 websiteLast updated: 04/04/2017
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