(from molecular to ecological systems) and be able to explain how evolutionary theory is relevant to their area of study demonstrate awareness of interactions with natural populations and ecosystems, including habitat modification, pollution, exploitation and conservation Competence in the basic experimental skills appropriate to Zoology and Conservation Threshold standard: have ability in a range of practical bioscience techniques, including data collection, analysis and interpretation of those data, and testing of hypotheses Primary: Secondary/Supplementary: Visits to Electron Microscope, MBA, guest workshops run by ecological consultants and specialists. Additional lecture information available on VLE- Moodle A1, A4, P1, P2,P4, P5 Reports, assessed practicals, in class tests, exams Honours project: CORN310 Monitoring Marine Ecosystems: CORN316 Familiarity with the terminology, nomenclature and classification systems Threshold standard: describe how organisms are classified and identified Primary: Secondary/Supplementary: A1 P1,P2 Assessed workshops, in class tests, exams, reports Monitoring Marine Ecosystems: CORN316 Applications of Zoology: CORN320 Knowledge of a range of communication techniques and methodologies relevant to
lecture information available on VLE- moodle. Recognise and respect the and opinions of other team members; negotiating skills Primary: seminars, PBL tasks Secondary/Supplementary: Work placement experience; industry engagement WRL tasks A6 P7 Debates, presentations, GIS and Marine Environmental Management: CORN317 Evaluate performance as an individual and a team member; evaluate the performance of others Primary: seminars, PBL tasks, peer assessed presentations Secondary/Supplementary: Work placement experience; industry engagement WRL tasks A6 P7 Debates, SWOT presentations, GIS and Marine Environmental Management: CORN317 Employment related skills: develop the skills necessary for and lifelong learning (eg working independently, time management, organisational, enterprise and knowledge transfer skills) Threshold standard: be able to plan, execute and present an independent piece of hypothesis-driven work (eg a project) within a supported framework in which qualities such as time management, problem solving, and independence are evident Primary: Work placement, project implementation, PBL tasks Secondary/Supplementary: Lectures, speakers, visits & Additional lecture information available on VLE- Moodle. A4, A5 P5, P7 Project report, project logs, SWOT self-analysis GIS and Marine Environmental Management: CORN317
Identify and work towards targets for personal, academic and career development Threshold standard: have developed strategies to enable them to update their knowledge of the biosciences. Primary: Career planning – independent guided learning. Career Tutorials. Resource finding tasks Secondary/Supplementary: Guest speakers, visits & Additional lecture information available on VLE- moodle. A3, A4, A5, A6 P5, P6, P7 SWOT self-analysis, Literature Review assignments GIS and Marine Environmental Management: CORN317 Develop an adaptable, flexible and effective approach to study and work. Primary: independent guided learning. Tutorials Secondary/Supplementary: Additional lecture information available on VLE- moodle. A4 P5, P7 SWOT self-analysis Conservation Project Management: CORN314 GIS and Marine Environmental Management: CORN317 An exposition for embedding Key Transferable Skills through Teaching & Learning and Assessment at this of the programme: The learner can work effectively with others as members of a group and meet obligations to others; they can work within an appropriate ethos and can access and use a range of learning resources; they can evaluate their own strengths and weaknesses within criteria largely set by others; they can manage information, collect appropriate data from a range of sources and undertake simple research tasks with external guidance; they can take responsibility for their own learning with appropriate support; they can communicate effectively and report practical procedures in a clear and concise manner; they can apply given tools / methods accurately and carefully to a well-defined problem and appreciate the complexity of the issues in the discipline. Practical Skills: design, plan, conduct and report on investigations, which may involve primary or secondary data (eg from a survey database). These data may be obtained through individual or group projects Threshold standard: be able to record data accurately, and to carry out basic manipulation of data (including qualitative data and some Primary: , group seminars Secondary/Supplementary: A4, A6 P1,P4,P5 Project report, & Lab reports, project logs, Monitoring Marine Ecosystems: CORN316