Environmental Stress and Adaptation (11774.1)
Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
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View teaching periods | On-campus |
Bruce, Canberra |
EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Science And Technology |
Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
Academic Program Area - Science | Level 2 - Undergraduate Intermediate Unit | Band 2 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 3 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Understand the major threats to biodiversity and how biodiversity might respond;
2. Analyse the responses of biodiversity to stressor at multiple levels of biological organisation;
3. Evaluate the response of biodiversity across a stress gradient or gradients; and
4. Evaluate how biodiversity responds when subject to multiple stressors.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
Prerequisites
11771 Meeting Environmental Challenges: FoundationsCorequisites
None.Incompatible units
None.Equivalent units
None.Assumed knowledge
None.Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
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2024 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 2 | 29 July 2024 | On-campus | Dr Ben Kefford |
2025 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 2 | 28 July 2025 | On-campus | Dr Ben Kefford |
Required texts
There are no required textbooks for this unit. A range of required and recommended readings will, however, be placed on the Canvas website. Students are also expected to conduct literature searches and read documents beyond those listed on Canvas.
Submission of assessment items
Extensions & Late submissions
All assessment items must be uploaded to Canvas, except for the quizzes (which are conducted in Canvas).
Where an assignment is a group project, the submitted work must include the student ID numbers and names of all group members on the first page. This allows confirmation of students' participation in the group assignment and allows the identification of students that did not submit the assignment.
If there is any doubt regarding the requirements of any particular assignment or assessment procedure, the onus for clarifying the issue rests with the student who should contact the unit Convener or tutor. Further, it is the responsibility of students to ensure that they are correctly enrolled in the unit and that teachers and Student Administration have their correct contact details.
Special assessment requirements
An aggregated mark of 50% is required to pass the unit.
In addition, students must attend and participate in field classes to pass the unit, this includes submitting data collected, this is a hurdle requirement. It is the responsibility of students to contact the unit convenor via email, if they have a justifiable reason (e.g. sickness) to miss one or more of these classes.
The unit convenor reserves the right to question students on any of their submitted work for moderation and academic integrity purposes, which may result in an adjustment to the marks awarded for a specific task, or the setting of additional assessments.
Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.
Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.
UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).
UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.
Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.
Learner engagement
The amount of time you will need to spend on study in this unit will depend on several factors including your prior knowledge, learning skill level and learning style. The unit has been designed around the assumption that students will attend all classes in person and that they will also read material placed on Canvas and do their own literature searches reading and private study. It is estimated that students will spend about 150 hours of study for this unit, comprising about 48 hours of in class study and the remaining 102 hours of private study, including conducting and preparation for assessments.
Engagement with the material in lectures, practical and field classes and online is required to complete the assessment tasks. The assessments will draw upon the activities covered/completed during classes and online. Not attending and engaging in these classes will make it very difficult for students to pass this unit.
Field class attendance:
In addition, students must attend and participate in field classes to pass the unit, this includes submitting data collected, this is a hurdle requirement. It is the responsibility of students to contact the unit convenor via email, if they have a justifiable reason (e.g. sickness) to miss one or more of these classes.
Lecture attendance:
Students are expected to attend/view lectures prior to the practical class each week. Practical activities will involve tasks based on the lecture content and all lecture content is assessable.
Practical class attendance:
Please note that practical classes will not be recorded and, coupled with lecture content, inform assessment items.
Participation requirements
It is strongly encouraged that you attend all lectures and practical classes to make the most of your learning experience. Recordings of lectures is provided for those who miss a lecture, e.g. because of sickness. Practical classes and filed trips are not recorded.
Required IT skills
Students will need basic computer skills in web browsers, email and Microsoft Office software, especially Word and Excel, and graphics/statistical software (e.g. R). Students should be able to use ‘formulas' within in Excel. The written reports must be in word processor format, readable by MS Word or Adobe Acrobat (PDF). All assessment items are to be uploaded to the unit Canvas website (except the quizzes).
In-unit costs
No additional costs charged by the university. Students need to ensure that they have suitable footwear and clothes and lunch for the field trips.
Work placement, internships or practicums
This unit involves work integrated learning: simulation of scenarios encountered in workplaces, practicals, and fieldwork.