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EM551 Ecosystem Rehabilitation

Updated: 22 April 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus C - Internet access required
Armidale Semester 2 On Campus C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
10 July 2010 17 July 2010 Mandatory On-campus and off-campus students must attend the Intensive School
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites None
Restrictions EM351
Notes None
Combined Units EM351 - Ecosystem Rehabilitation
Coordinator(s) Darren Ryder (dryder2@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit provides a theoretical and practical basis for the rehabilitation of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems following a range of types of disturbance. The unit addresses theoretical concepts of ecosystem rehabilitation such as disturbance, ecosystem resilience and successional theories as well as policy and social considerations in the rehabilitation of ecosystems. The applied aspects of the unit will focus on a stepwise rehabilitation procedure that has broad application. A number of case studies involving research, government agency and private industry projects will be used to link theoretical and applied aspects of the unit. The practical components focus on the assessment of a range of rehabilitation projects (mine site, wetland, riverine, agricultural and forestry), the development of a rehabilitation plan and presentation of research findings in a seminar.
Recommended Material
Optional 		Text(s):

Note: Recommended material is held in the University Library - purchase is optional

Restoration Ecology
ISBN: 9780632058341
Van Andel, J. and Aronson, J., Blackwell 2005
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Referenced Material
Optional 		Text(s):

Note: Reference material is held in the University Library - purchase is optional

Handbook of Ecological Restoration: Volume 1, Principles of Restoration
ISBN: 9780521049832
Perrow, M.R. and Davy, A.J. (eds), Cambridge Universtiy Press 2008
Note: Available from the Dixson Library, UNE
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 20% On/Off Campus 1500
Assessment Notes
Rehabilitation Plan
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1-4, 6
Report 30% On/Off Campus 3000
Assessment Notes
Practical Report
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1-4, 6, 8
Review 50% On/Off Campus 2500
Assessment Notes
Topic Review
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1-5, 6, 8

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. understand the theoretical and conceptual framework, resulting from reading and research experience, underpinning the rehabilitation of aquatic and terrestrial systems;
  2. design, implement, and monitor a rehabilitation plan;
  3. develop a practical knowledge of equipment and methods commonly used in rehabilitation projects, and use this knowledge to critically assess existing and proposed projects;
  4. understand how this knowledge can be used to wisely manage disturbed systems in an ecologically sustainable manner.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students are required to read literature on practical and theoretical aspects of ecosystem rehabilitation. Practical skills are obtained for designing a monitoring program for sampling the ecological success of rehabilitation projects during the field trip. Students apply knowledge and skills through team-based exercises and assignments. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Students are specifically trained in oral presentation skills as part of an assessment item as they are required to communicate the design and results from group projects to the rest of the class. Written communication is taught, practiced, and assessed in relation to rehabilitation project proposals, scientific reports and literature critique. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
Students examine theoretical and practical aspects of ecosystem rehabilitation from around the world through models, theories and case-studies. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Students are instructed, assessed, and expected to demonstrate research capacity in written assignments and utilise a wide range of sources. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Students are instructed in, assessed and practice learning skills that will be useful to them beyond the unit of learning 		True True True
6 Problem Solving
Students undertake a assessment tasks that challenges them to relate a theoretical process for ecosystem rehabilitation to field-based examples from the field trip, a process that involves extensive problem solving. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Students are exposed to the concept of social responsibility and required to exhibit social responsibility in group discussions and when undertaking group work. 		True True
8 Team Work
Students are given training in team skills and perspectives. Students subsequently work in teams in practical and class activities such as designing monitoring programs for the assessment of rehabilitation projects as part of their major field-based assignment. 		True True True
   

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