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: 2016-2017 NATIONAL COST CENTRE: 112 MODULE LEADER: Angus Jackson OTHER MODULE STAFF: SUMMARY of MODULE CONTENT Invertebrate ecology – insects, arachnids and scorpions, crustaceans, centipedes and millipedes. Freshwater invertebrates and marine invertebrates. Survey methods including topics such as: transects, quadrats, random and stratified samples; kick samples, sweep samples; nets; CBC techniques; Basic statistics and interpretation of results Development of survey method, reporting and presentation of data SUMMARY OF TEACHING AND LEARNING [Use HESA KIS definitions] Scheduled Activities Hours Comments/Additional Information Lecture 31 Practical Classes and Workshops 21 Guided Independent study 148 (NB: 1 credit = 10 hours or learning; 10 credits = 200 Total 100 hours, etc) to Weighting Name Category Element Component Component Comments objectives include links learning 100% E1 Written Total = 100% exam % T_ Total = 100% Field Survey 100% Coursework C1 Total = 100% % Practical P_ Total = 100% Updated by: Date: Approved by: Date: Recommended Texts and Sources: Henderson, P.A. (2003) Practical Methods in Ecology (Paperback) Blackwell Science Ltd Heath, D., 2000. Introduction to experimental design and statistics for biology. London: Taylor Francis. Brower, Zar & von Ende (1997) Field and Laboratory Methods for General Ecology McGraw-Hill Higher Education; 4th edition. McCleery, Watt & Hart (2007) Introduction to Statistics for Biology (Paperback) Chapman & Hall/CRC; 3rd Rev Ed edition Sutherland, W.J. (2006) Ecological Census Techniques: A Handbook (Paperback) Cambridge
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: 2016-2017 NATIONAL COST CENTRE: 112 MODULE LEADER: Angus Jackson OTHER MODULE STAFF: SUMMARY of MODULE CONTENT Invertebrate ecology – insects, arachnids and scorpions, crustaceans, centipedes and millipedes. Freshwater invertebrates and marine invertebrates. Survey methods including topics such as: transects, quadrats, random and stratified samples; kick samples, sweep samples; nets; CBC techniques; Basic statistics and interpretation of results Development of survey method, reporting and presentation of data SUMMARY OF TEACHING AND LEARNING [Use HESA KIS definitions] Scheduled Activities Hours Comments/Additional Information Lecture 31 Practical Classes and Workshops 21 Guided Independent study 148 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 100% Total = 100% T_ % Total = 100% Coursework C1 Field Survey 100% Total = 100% Practical P_ % Total = 100% Updated by: Date: Approved by: Date: Recommended Texts and Sources: Henderson, P.A. (2003) Practical Methods in Ecology (Paperback) Blackwell Science Ltd Heath, D., 2000. Introduction to experimental design and statistics for biology. London: Taylor Francis. Brower, Zar & von Ende (1997) Field and Laboratory Methods for General Ecology McGraw-Hill Higher Education; 4th edition. McCleery, Watt & Hart (2007) Introduction to Statistics for Biology (Paperback) Chapman & Hall/CRC; 3rd Rev Ed edition Sutherland, W.J. (2006) Ecological Census Techniques: A Handbook (Paperback) Cambridge
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