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EM323 Wildlife Ecology and Management

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus B - Internet access required
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
02 July 2010 04 July 2010 Mandatory external only in even years and internal/external in odd years
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites ECOL203 or ECOL210 or candidature in BRurSc or candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites None
Restrictions EM423 or EM523
Notes None
Combined Units EM523 - Wildlife Ecology and Management
Coordinator(s) Karl Vernes (kvernes@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit covers the ecology of Australasian wildlife (native and introduced species of freshwater fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals), the anthropogenic land-use impacts that have affected wildlife in the region, and modern methods employed to manage wildlife.

The unit is organised according to three major themes: (1) The ecology of Australasian wildlife; (2) Anthropogenic landscape processes that have, or continue to impact upon wildlife species and communities; and (3) The practical and theoretical approaches taken in the management of Australasian wildlife.
Materials Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Disclaimer Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 10% 1200
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 3-4 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6
Report 1 20% 1500
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6
Report 2 20% 1500
Assessment Notes
Essay
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6
Final Examination 2 hrs 50%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1, 2, 6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. demonstrate an advanced understanding of the ecology of Australasian wildlife species; the communities they form and the natural factors that influence them;
  2. use appropriate analytical tools and survey methods of wildlife ecology and management (such as population estimation, survey design and implementation) effectively;
  3. understand how and why human activities have impacts upon wildlife communities, and apply that understanding to wildlife management problems and situations; and
  4. communicate an understanding of the general themes of wildlife ecology and management such as pest management, disease, harvest and human dimensions, in the context of Australasian wildlife.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students collect and analyse datasets pertaining to contemporary wildlife management issues, and use methodological approaches and tools relevant to the discipline. Lectures include theoretical knowledge of wildlife management principles, as well as practical examples from the wildlife literature to show how this theory is used in practice. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Students participate in class discussions in practicals and tutorials - each of these sessions involves an assessable student presentation of a topic that precedes the discussion. The presentation and class discussions are assessable. 		False True False
3 Global Perspectives
The wildlife management issues presented and discussed in class are relevant wildlife management around the world. However, the unit has a focus on Australasia. 		True False False
4 Information Literacy
Students are assessed on their ability to demonstrate research capacity in written assignments, and to utilise a wide range of sources from the textbook, and from the published scientific literature. 		False True False
5 Life-Long Learning
Students are taught learning skills that will be useful to them beyond the unit of learning. 		True False False
6 Problem Solving
Lectures, tutorials and practicals (including the assessable practical component of this unit) requires students to use analytical and problem solving skills (e.g. statistical analyse) learned in earlier units to solve problems relevant to the data they collect and interpret. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
This applied unit includes lectures and practicals that focus on issues like wildlife control methods, human-wildlife conflict, species conservation - topics that have social responsibility firmly embedded within them. 		True False False
8 Team Work
Data collection for all practical elements to this unit has a team-work emphasis. 		True False True
   

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