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BZ5990 - Toolkit for the Field Biologist
| Credit points: | 3 |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band |
| Administered by: | College of Science and Engineering |
This subject is designed to build the toolkit of a modern zoologist and ecologist, which can we used in a range of areas in applied field biology. You will learn the basics of field data collection, using a variety of modern tools and techniques, and you will learn how to how to generate and record data of various types and to interpret the data that comes from different data sources.
Learning Outcomes
- critically think about, assess and apply techniques used in research;
- efficiently sample and manage data from sampling;
- demonstrate an understanding of the skills required for zoologists and ecologists to conduct fieldwork.
Subject Assessment
- Written > Field report - (60%) - Individual
- Written > Lab/Practical report - (40%) - Individual.
| Assumed Knowledge: |
Students must have a basic understanding of STATISTICS which includes knowledge of basic probability, experimental design, data distributions, statistical inferences from data and ability to use R for data analysis (or have done the JCU R Bootcamp). SC5202 or SC2202 or SC2209 or will have acquired equivalent knowledge through industry experience. |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: |
BZ2490 |
Availabilities |
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| Cairns, Study Period 7, Intensive | |
| Census Date 06-Jul-2023 | |
| Face to face teaching 03-Jul-2023 to 16-Jul-2023 | |
| Coordinator: | Professor Lin Schwarzkopf |
| Lecturers: | Professor Susan Laurance, Dr Ben Hirsch. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| Townsville, Study Period 7, Intensive | |
| Census Date 06-Jul-2023 | |
| Face to face teaching 03-Jul-2023 to 16-Jul-2023 | |
| Coordinator: | Professor Lin Schwarzkopf |
| Lecturers: | Dr Ben Hirsch, Professor Lin Schwarzkopf. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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