Plants and Animals (623.6)

Availability

• UC - Canberra, Bruce

  Year	Teaching Period	Convener		Mode of Delivery
  2021	Semester 2	DR   Katie   COHEN	(Ph: +61 2 62012360 )	ON-CAMPUS

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Syllabus

This subject introduces students to the diversity of the living world, the history of life on earth, and the interactions between organisms and their environment.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. Apply an understanding of ecological and evolutionary principles to interpret the diversity of life;

2. Identify the structure and function of organisms based on an understanding of the major taxa;

3. Access scientific journal articles of relevance and evaluate the quality of their methods;

4. Design and conduct a scientific research project as an effective member of a small group;

5. Collect, record, analyse and interpret biological data and communicate these interpretations in writing and orally and through web-based formats; and

6. Actively engage in a web-based social network to explore biological topics related to the unit and demonstrate their capacity for self-directed learning.

Assessment Items

Contact Hours

1 hour lecture, 1 hour tutorial and 2 hour practical per week

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Assumed Knowledge

None.

Incompatible Units

None.

Equivalent Units

None.