DATE(S) OF APPROVED 01/11/09 TERM/SEMESTER: All Year CHANGE: Additional notes (for office use only): SECTION B: DETAILS OF TEACHING, LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT Items in this section must be considered annually and amended as appropriate, in conjunction with the Module Review Process. Some parts of this page may be used in the KIS return and published on the extranet as a guide for prospective students. Further details for current students should be provided in module guidance notes. ACADEMIC YEAR: 2017-2018 NATIONAL COST CENTRE: 111 MODULE LEADER: Rebecca Allen OTHER MODULE STAFF: None SUMMARY of MODULE CONTENT Aquatic ecosystems (freshwater and marine); ecological niches; ecological succession, competitive exclusion principle; basic population dynamics; inter and intra-specific competition; predator-prey relationships; mutualism; parasitism. Importance of dispersal resources, limiting factors and regulating mechanisms. Aquatic communities. The management of captive and wild populations. SUMMARY OF TEACHING AND LEARNING [Use HESA KIS definitions] Scheduled Activities Hours Comments/Additional Information Lecture 24 Seminar 4 Fieldwork 48 External Visits 4 Guided Independent study 120 (NB: 1 credit = 10 hours or learning; 10 credits = 200 Total 100 hours, etc) to Weighting Name Category Component Component Comments objectives Element include links learning Examination 100% E1 Written Total = 100% exam % T_ Total = 100% Field Tasks 50% C1 Coursework 50% Poster C2 Total = 100% % Practical P_ Total = 100% Updated by: R Allen Date: 16/08/17 Approved by: Date:
DATE(S) OF APPROVED CHANGE: 01/11/09 TERM/SEMESTER: All Year Additional notes (for office use only): SECTION B: DETAILS OF TEACHING, LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT Items in this section must be considered annually and amended as appropriate, in conjunction with the Module Review Process. Some parts of this page may be used in the KIS return and published on the extranet as a guide for prospective students. Further details for current students should be provided in module guidance notes. ACADEMIC YEAR: 2017-2018 NATIONAL COST CENTRE: 111 MODULE LEADER: Rebecca Allen OTHER MODULE STAFF: None SUMMARY of MODULE CONTENT Aquatic ecosystems (freshwater and marine); ecological niches; ecological succession, competitive exclusion principle; basic population dynamics; inter and intra-specific competition; predator-prey relationships; mutualism; parasitism. Importance of dispersal resources, limiting factors and regulating mechanisms. Aquatic communities. The management of captive and wild populations. SUMMARY OF TEACHING AND LEARNING [Use HESA KIS definitions] Scheduled Activities Hours Comments/Additional Information Lecture 24 Seminar 4 Fieldwork 48 External Visits 4 Guided Independent study 120 Total 200 (NB: 1 credit = 10 hours or learning; 10 credits = 100 hours, etc) Category Element Component Name Component Weighting Comments include links to learning objectives Written exam E1 Examination 100% Total = 100% T_ % Total = 100% Coursework C1 C2 Field Tasks Poster 50% 50% Total = 100% Practical P_ % Total = 100% Updated by: R Allen Date: 16/08/17 Approved by: Date:
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