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EVOL411 Evolution and Biogeography

Updated: 14 October 2011
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 2 On Campus
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
N/A N/A Mandatory No Intensive school for ON campus students
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites candidature in a postgraduate award or candidature in BAdvSc(Hons)
Co-requisites None
Restrictions EVOL211 or EVOL311
Notes

offered on campus each year and off campus in odd numbered years
Combined Units EVOL211 - Evolution and Biogeography
Coordinator(s) Glenda Vaughton (gvaughto@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

Students will study fundamental evolutionary processes and patterns of evolution. This will provide students with a framework for explaining biological diversity, adaptations of organisms and their distribution in space and time. The evolution and origins of Australian plants and animals is explored.
Materials Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. demonstrate how natural selection allows evolutionary change and adaptation of populations;
  2. demonstrate how new species can evolve;
  3. appreciate evolutionary processes taking place at the level of major groups of plants and animals;
  4. demonstrate which factors influence the distribution of animals and plants at local and global levels;
  5. demonstrate origin and evolution of organisms and biological communities on islands and appreciate the effect of continental drift and climatic changes on the origin and evolution of Australian biota;

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Unit materials and learning activities are based on current knowledge in the discipline. Students' ability to apply this knowledge to evolutionary problems is examined in assessment tasks. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Written communication skills are taught, practised and assessed in assessment tasks. Oral communication skills are practised through class discussions. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
Students are required to apply a global context to evolutionary problems. 		True
4 Information Literacy
Students are assessed and expected to demonstrate research capacity in written assignments, and utilise a wide range of sources. 		True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Students practise learning skills that will be useful to them beyond the unit of learning. 		True
6 Problem Solving
Students practise and are assessed on their ability to solve biological problems through an understanding of evolutionary principles. 		True True
7 Social Responsibility
Students are expected to practise social responsibility during class discussions and when undertaking group work. 		True
8 Team Work
Students work in teams in class activities, and set ground rules for those activities, as well as coordinate tasks. 		True
   

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