2024/25 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
BLGY3133 Advanced Topics in Ecology
20 creditsClass Size: 100
Module manager: Simon Goodman
Email: S.J.Goodman@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2024/25
Pre-requisites
| BLGY2155 | Population, Community and Conservation Ecology |
Module replaces
BLGY 3130This module is not approved as a discovery module
Module summary
This module will cover recent developments in ecological research. The module will consist of subunits, each taught by a researcher intimately involved with the research developments being discussed. As such, it will provide students not only with detailed understanding of key recent developments in ecology, but also with insights into the process of scientific research.Objectives
On completion of this module, students should be familiar with a subset of current research topics in ecology, as taught by those active in the research. This will complement final year project work in emphasising the process of scientific research, the growth of ecological knowledge and the substantial gaps that still remain to be explored.Students will have developed appreciation of recent developments in key areas of current ecological research. This will both provide direct content-specific learning as well as providing insight into the process of scientific research and the development of knowledge.
Learning outcomes
Students will have developed appreciation of recent developments in key areas of current ecological research together with an appreciation of the skills required to pursue this research and present its conclusions.
Skills outcomes
Students will develop presentation and practical skills in the context of current ecological research.
Syllabus
The module consists of 3 sub-modules, each taught by researchers involved with the research developments being discussed. The topics available are:
Sub-module A - Disease ecology and conservation;
Sub-module B - Macroecology;
Sub-module C – Plant-Herbivore interactions.
Students will be required to read the up to date research literature to advance their knowledge beyond the material presented in the lectures.
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Presentation | 1 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Lecture | 19 | 1.00 | 19.00 |
| Practical | 1 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Seminar | 10 | 1.00 | 10.00 |
| Private study hours | 165.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 35.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200.00 | ||
Private study
Each 5 credit sub-unit has a total weight of 50 hours student effort; 9 hours contact and 41 hours private study.The recommended allocation of the private study hours for each sub-unit will be given to students in the module manual.
Private study will include:
- preparation for lectures, seminars and practicals;
- preparation of assessed coursework;
- reading of current research literature.
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
- Attendance at lectures, seminars and practicals- Participation in classroom discussions.
Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Essay | individual essay 3,000 words | 65.00 |
| Presentation | Group presentation (research topic) | 35.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100.00 | |
Failure to submit any assessment or make a serious attempt will result in a V code being appended to the final module mark.
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 29/04/2024 16:11:53
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