DATE OF APPROVAL: 01 Jan 2008 FACULTY/OFFICE: Academic Partnerships DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION: 01 Sept 2008 SCHOOL/PARTNER: Cornwall College DATE(S) OF APPROVED TERM/SEMESTER: All Year CHANGE: Additional notes (for office use only): SECTION B: DETAILS OF TEACHING, LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT 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: 2018-2019 NATIONAL COST CENTRE: 112 MODULE LEADER: Chris Selvey OTHER MODULE STAFF: None SUMMARY of MODULE CONTENT Biology and ecology of a range of invertebrates (e.g. jellyfish, shellfish, octopus, squid, lobsters, crabs, worm- like groups and starfish). Specific adaptations to their environment. Lifecycles of the main groups of marine invertebrates. Marine invertebrates in the foodchain. Defence against predators and pollutants. Metabolism and reproduction in marine invertebrates current research. – Exploitation and conservation issues. Human health aspects. SUMMARY OF TEACHING AND LEARNING [Use HESA KIS definitions] Scheduled Activities Hours Comments/Additional Information Lecture 25 Practical Classes and Workshops 35 Guided Independent study 140 VLE tasks and independent research (NB: 1 credit = 10 hours or learning; 10 credits = 200 100 hours, etc) to Weighting Name Category Component Component Comments objectives Element include learning % E = 100% Written exam Knowledge of marine 100% T1 inverterbrate groups (LO1) Total = 100% (LO2) Group seminars on selected 20% C1 themes (LO1, LO2) Report - Eval selected Coursework fisheries/farms (LO1, 3 & 4) 80% C2 Total = 100%
DATE OF APPROVAL: 01 Jan 2008 FACULTY/OFFICE: Academic Partnerships DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION: 01 Sept 2008 SCHOOL/PARTNER: Cornwall College DATE(S) OF APPROVED CHANGE: TERM/SEMESTER: All Year Additional notes (for office use only): SECTION B: DETAILS OF TEACHING, LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT 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: 2018-2019 NATIONAL COST CENTRE: 112 MODULE LEADER: Chris Selvey OTHER MODULE STAFF: None SUMMARY of MODULE CONTENT Biology and ecology of a range of invertebrates (e.g. jellyfish, shellfish, octopus, squid, lobsters, crabs, worm- like groups and starfish). Specific adaptations to their environment. Lifecycles of the main groups of marine invertebrates. Marine invertebrates in the foodchain. Defence against predators and pollutants. Metabolism and reproduction in marine invertebrates – current research. Exploitation and conservation issues. Human health aspects. SUMMARY OF TEACHING AND LEARNING [Use HESA KIS definitions] Scheduled Activities Hours Comments/Additional Information Lecture 25 Practical Classes and Workshops 35 Guided Independent study 140 VLE tasks and independent research 200 (NB: 1 credit = 10 hours or learning; 10 credits = 100 hours, etc) Category Element Component Name Component Weighting Comments include to learning objectives Written exam E % = 100% T1 Knowledge of marine inverterbrate groups (LO1) (LO2) 100% Total = 100% Coursework C1 C2 Group seminars on selected themes (LO1, LO2) Report - Eval selected fisheries/farms (LO1, 3 & 4) 20% 80% Total = 100%
BScHons-Applied-Marine-Zoology-Handbook-2018-2019-1.docx