Examination Coursework Practical MODULE CODE Examination Test Coursework Type Coursework Type Practical Type Practical Type Level 4, Year 1 Core CORN115- Diversity, Classification and Evolution Examination 40% Portfolio 60% CORN154 -Hygiene, Health and Welfare of Captive Animals Test 50% Evaluative Poster 50% CORN162 -Key Professional Skills Test 30% Presentation 35% Mock application & Interview 35% CORN163- Animals and their Environment Test 50% Observations & Behavioural study 50% CORN171- Introduction to Zoology Test 30% Short Communication 28% Report 42% ZOO6 - Fieldwork Scientific Report 50% Scientific Report 50% Level 5, Year 2 Core CORN272 Vertebrate Zoology Examination 40% Review 60%
CORN273 Population Genetics and Community Ecology Examination 40% Report 60% CORN274 Biosecurity and Invasive Species Examination 50% Management Plan 50% CORN275 Zoological Conservation in Practice Reflective Presentation 40% Report 60% CORN276 Research Methods and GIS for Zoology Test 40% Project Proposals 30% GIS mapping 30% Options CORN213 Behavioural Ecology Examination 50% Management Plan 50% CORN270 Marine Vertebrate Biology and Conservation Examination 40% Case study 60% CORN278 Primate Behaviour and Conservation Examination 40% Report 60% Level 6, Year 3 Core CORN306 Applications of Zoology Briefing Document 30% Review Article 70% CORN310 Honours Project Literature Review 20% Final Report 60% &
ecosystems, including habitat modification, pollution, exploitation and conservation By the end of this level of this programme the students will be able to demonstrate the ability to read and use appropriate literature with a full and critical understanding, while addressing such questions as content, context, aims, objectives, quality of information, and its interpretation and application. Threshold standard: be able to access bioscience information from a variety of sources and to communicate the principles in a manner appropriate to the programme of study. Primary: Lectures Independent guided study Practical workshops seminars Secondary/Supplementary: Additional information and tasks available on VLE- Moodle A1, A2, A4, A5 LO2, LO3, LO6 Literature reviews Essay Reports Presentations. Level 4 CORN162: Key Professional Skills CORN115: Diversity, Classification and Evolution By the end of this of this programme the students will be able to demonstrate the ability to think independently, set tasks and solve problems. 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: Independent guided study Practical workshops Secondary/Supplementary: Additional information and tasks available on VLE- Moodle A1, A2, A4, A5 LO2, LO3, LO6 Assessed practicals In class tests Exams Project report and presentations 4 CORN162: Key Professional Skills CORN115: Diversity, Classification and Evolution By the end of this level of this programme the students will be able to demonstrate, analyse, synthesise and summarise information critically, including published research or reports. Threshold standard: be able to access bioscience information from a variety of sources and to Primary: Lectures Independent guided study Practical workshops Group seminars Secondary/Supplementary: Additional information and tasks available on VLE- Moodle A1, A2, A4, A5 LO2, LO3, LO6 Literature reviews Essays Reports Presentations Level 4 CORN162: Key Professional Skills CORN115: Diversity, Classification and Evolution
communicate the principles in a manner appropriate to the programme of study By the end of this level of this programme the students will be able to demonstrate obtain and integrate several lines of subject-specific evidence to formulate and test hypotheses. 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: Lectures Independent guided study Practical workshops Group seminars Secondary/Supplementary: Additional information and tasks available on VLE- Moodle A1, A2, A4, A5 LO1, LO2, LO3, LO5, LO6 Reports Presentations Practical workshops Assessed practicals Level 4 CORN171: Introduction to Zoology ZOO6: Fieldwork CORN162: Key Professional Skills By the end of this level of this programme the students will be able to demonstrate recognise the moral and ethical issues of investigations and appreciate the need for ethical standards and professional codes of conduct. Threshold standard: have some understanding of ethical issues and the impact on society of advances in the biosciences Primary: Lectures Independent guided Practical workshops Secondary/Supplementary: Visits to collections and such as Natural History Museum, Paignton Zoo, Dartmoor Zoo A1, A3, A5 LO1, LO2 Debate Reports Presentations 4 CORN171: Introduction to Zoology ZOO6: Fieldwork CORN162: Key Professional Skills CORN163: Animals and their Environment An exposition for embedding Cognitive and Intellectual Skills through Teaching & Learning and Assessment at this level of the programme: The learner has demonstrated the ability to analyse with guidance given classifications/guidance, can collect and categorise ideas and information in a predictable and standard format, can evaluate the reliability of data using defined techniques and/or tutor guidance and can apply given tools/methods accurately and carefully to a well-defined problem and begin to appreciate the complexity of the issues. Key Transferable Skills: For this bachelor programme the following has been informed by the QAA Subject Benchmark(s): Bioscience (2007)
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 have ability in a range of practical bioscience techniques, including data collection, analysis and interpretation of those data, and testing of hypotheses Additional lecture information available on VLE- moodle CORN154: Hygiene, Health and Welfare of Captive Animals CORN163: Animals and Environment By the end of this level of this programme the students will be able to demonstrate the ability to 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. A threshold pass: • be able to record data accurately, and to carry out basic manipulation of data (including qualitative data and some statistical analysis, when appropriate). • 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. • have ability in a range of practical bioscience techniques, including data collection, analysis and interpretation of those data, and testing of hypotheses. Primary: Lectures Independent guided Practical workshops Research tutorials Secondary/Supplementary: Visits to Electron Microscope, MBA Guest workshops run by ecological consultants and specialists. Additional lecture information available on VLE- Moodle A1, A2, A4, A5 LO3, LO5, LO6 Reports, presentations, assessed practicals, in class tests, exams Level 4 CORN162: Key Professional Skills ZOO6: Fieldwork CORN171: Introduction to Zoology CORN115: Diversity, Classification and Evolution CORN154: Hygiene, Health and Welfare of Captive Animals CORN163: Animals and their Environment
For this bachelor level programme the following has been informed by the QAA Subject Benchmark(s): Bioscience (2007) Engagement with the essential facts, major concepts, principles and theories associated with the chosen discipline. Knowledge of the processes and mechanisms that have shaped the natural world in terms, for example, of the spread of time from the geological to the present and of complexity from the environmental to the cellular. The influence on living systems of human activities (and the converse) could also be considered Threshold standard: Describe how organisms are classified and identified. Describe mechanisms for the life processes and appreciate how the physiology of an organism fits its environment. Describe the place of the organisms studied in the living world. have an understanding of the explanation of biological phenomena at a variety of levels (from molecular to ecological systems) and be able to explain how evolutionary theory is relevant to their area of study. demonstrate awareness of human interactions with natural populations and ecosystems, including habitat modification, pollution, exploitation and conservation. Primary: Lectures and tutorials Practical laboratory and husbandry sessions Industry visits Guided independent study Learning from extended work placements Secondary/Supplementary: Site visits to animal collections, Natural History Museum, Eden Project. Additional lecture information available on VLE- Moodle. A1, A3, A4, A5 LO1, LO2, LO3, LO6 Essays In class tests Exams Management plans Reports Poster/ presentations Level 5 CORN272: Vertebrate Zoology CORN274: Biosecurity and Invasive Species CORN273: Population Genetics and Community Ecology
An exposition for embedding Practical Skills through Teaching & Learning and Assessment at this level of the programme: Learners will have demonstrated an ability to apply practical skills developed within the course to a wide variety of industry related scenarios and will be required to complete a range of practical based skills assessments throughout this unit. Level 6: BSc (Hons) Applied Zoology and Conservation Definitions of Graduate Attributes and Skills Relevant to this Programme Teaching and Learning Strategy / Methods Prog Aims Prog intended Learning Outcomes Range of Assessments Related Core Modules Knowledge / Understanding: For this bachelor level programme the following has been informed by the QAA Subject Benchmark(s): Bioscience (2007) Engagement with the essential facts, major concepts, principles and theories associated with the chosen discipline. Knowledge of the processes and mechanisms that have shaped the natural world in terms, for example, of the spread of time from the geological to the present and of complexity from the environmental to the cellular. The influence on living systems of human activities (and the converse) could also be considered Threshold standard: Describe how organisms are classified and identified. Describe mechanisms for the life processes and appreciate how the physiology of an organism fits its environment. Describe the place of the organisms studied in the living world. Primary: Lectures and tutorials Practical laboratory and husbandry sessions Industry visits Guided independent study Learning from extended work placements Secondary/Supplementary: Site visits to animal collections, Natural History Museum, Eden Project. Additional lecture information available on VLE- Moodle. A1, A3, A4, A5 LO1, LO2, LO3, LO6 Essays In class tests Management plans Reports Poster/ presentations 6 CORN315: Conservation Genetics
have an understanding of the explanation of biological phenomena at a variety of levels (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 of practical bioscience techniques, including data collection, analysis and interpretation of those data, and testing of hypotheses Primary: Lectures Independent guided Practical workshops Secondary/Supplementary: Site visits to Electron Microscope, MBA Guest workshops run by ecological consultants and specialists. Additional lecture information available on VLE- Moodle. A1, A4, A5 LO3, LO4, LO8 Reports Assessed practicals In class tests Exams Level 6 CORN310: Honours Project CORN314: Conservation Project Management By the end of this level of this programme the students will be able to demonstrate a knowledge of a range of communication techniques and methodologies relevant to Primary: Independent guided study Practical workshops seminars/ group work A1, A2, A5 LO2, LO3 Essays Management Reports Poster/ Level 6 CORN310: Honours Project
communicate the principles in a manner appropriate to the programme of study. By the end of this level of this programme the students will be able to demonstrate the ability to think independently, set tasks and solve problems. Threshold standard: have ability in a of practical bioscience techniques, including data collection, analysis and interpretation of those data, and testing of hypotheses Primary: Independent guided study Practical workshops Secondary/Supplementary: Additional information and tasks available on VLE- Moodle A1, A2, A4, A5 LO2, LO3, LO6 Assessed practicals In tests Exams Project report and presentations Level 6 CORN306: Applications of Zoology CORN310: Honours Project By the end of this level of this programme the students will be able to demonstrate, analyse, synthesise and summarise information critically, including published research or reports. Threshold standard: be able to access bioscience information from a variety of sources and to communicate the principles in a manner appropriate to the programme of Primary: Lectures Independent guided study Practical workshops seminars Secondary/Supplementary: Additional information and tasks available on VLE- Moodle A1, A2, A4, A5 LO2, LO3, LO6 Literature reviews Essays Reports Presentations Level6 CORN306: Applications of Zoology CORN310: Honours Project By the end of this level of this programme the students will be able to demonstrate obtain and integrate several lines of subject-specific evidence to formulate and test hypotheses. Threshold standard: be able to plan, execute and present an independent 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: Lectures Independent guided Practical workshops Group seminars Secondary/Supplementary: Additional information and tasks available on VLE- Moodle A1, A2, A4, A5 LO1, LO2, LO3, LO5, LO6 Reports Presentations Practical workshops Assessed practicals Level 6 CORN310: Honours Project CORN306: Applications of Zoology CORN314: Conservation Project Management
By the end of this level of this programme the students will be able to demonstrate recognise the moral and ethical issues of investigations and appreciate the need for ethical standards and professional codes of conduct. Threshold standard: have some understanding of ethical issues and the impact on society of advances in the biosciences Primary: Lectures Independent guided study Practical workshops Secondary/Supplementary: Visits to collections and such as Natural History Museum, Paignton Zoo, Dartmoor Zoo A1, A3, A5 LO1, LO2 Debate Reports Presentations Level 6 CORN310: Honours Project CORN306: Applications of Zoology CORN314: Conservation Project Management An exposition for embedding Cognitive and Intellectual Skills through Teaching & Learning and Assessment at this level of the programme: The learner has demonstrated the ability to analyse with guidance given classifications/guidance, can collect and categorise ideas and information in a predictable and standard format, can evaluate the reliability of data using defined techniques and/or tutor guidance and can apply given tools/methods accurately and carefully to a well-defined problem and begin to appreciate the complexity of the issues. Key Transferable Skills: For this bachelor level programme the following has been informed by the QAA Subject Benchmark(s): Bioscience (2007) By the end of this level of this programme the students will be able to communicate about their subject appropriately to a variety of audiences using a range of formats and approaches, using appropriate scientific language. A threshold pass: be able to access bioscience information from a variety of sources and to communicate the principles in a manner appropriate to the programme of study recognise and respect the views and opinions of other team members including negotiating skills Primary: Lectures Seminars Guided independent study Workshops Secondary/Supplementary: Guided practical and laboratory experience Guest lectures and visits Attendance at Cornwall College Newquay Research and Scholarly day Work placement A2, A3, A5 LO1, LO7 Posters Presentations and digital displays Personal evaluation Viva voce Management plan ALL CORE MODULES
An exposition for embedding Employment Related Skills through Teaching & Learning and Assessment at this level of the programme: The learner has demonstrated an understanding of organisational and work based practices; they have out theory in to practice by applying and developing discipline relates skills, knowledge and understanding. Practical Skills: For this bachelor level programme the following has been informed by the QAA Subject Benchmark(s): Bioscience (2007) By the end of this level of this programme the students will be able to demonstrate the ability to 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. A threshold pass: be able to record data accurately, and to out basic manipulation of data (including qualitative data and some statistical analysis, when appropriate) 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 have ability in a range of practical bioscience techniques, including data collection, analysis and interpretation of those data, and testing of hypotheses Primary: Lectures Independent guided study Practical workshops Research tutorials Secondary/Supplementary: Visits to Electron Microscope and MBA Guest workshops run by ecological consultants and specialists Additional lecture information available on VLE- moodle A1, A2, A4, A5 LO3, LO5, LO6 Reports Presentations Assessed practicals In class tests Exams Level 6 CORN310: Honours Project CORN314: Conservation Project Management By the end of this level of this programme the students will be able to demonstrate the ability to design, plan, conduct and report on Primary: Lectures Independent guided A1, A2, A4, A5 LO3, LO5, LO6 Reports, presentations, assessed Level 6 CORN310: Honours project
investigations, which may involve primary or secondary data (eg from a survey database). These data may be obtained through individual or group projects. A threshold pass: • be able to record data accurately, and to carry out basic manipulation of data (including qualitative data and some statistical analysis, when appropriate). • 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. • have ability in a range of practical bioscience techniques, including data collection, analysis and interpretation of those data, and testing of hypotheses. Practical workshops Research tutorials Secondary/Supplementary: Visits to Electron Microscope, MBA Guest workshops run by ecological consultants and specialists. Additional lecture information available on VLE- Moodle practicals, in class tests, exams CORN314: Conservation Project Management By the end of this level of this programme the students will be able to undertake field and/or laboratory investigations of living systems in a responsible, safe and ethical manner. For example, students must pay due attention to risk assessment, relevant health and safety regulations, issues relating to animal welfare and procedures for obtaining informed consent. They should show sensitivity to the impact of investigations on the environment, on the organisms or subjects under investigation, and on other stakeholders. A threshold pass: Primary: Lectures Independent guided Practical workshops Research tutorials Secondary/Supplementary: Additional lecture information available on VLE- Moodle. Information through Home Office, RSPCA, ethical review process A1, A3, A4, A5 LO2, LO3, LO5, LO6 Reports, presentations, assessed practicals, in class tests, exams Level 6 CORN310: Honours Project CORN314: Conservation Project Management
observing and recording specific g taxa in situ through a report and management plan CORN275: Zoological Conservation in Practice Collaboration with local action groups Participate in monitoring, clearance and management of invasive species in the county as part of SINNG A1, A2, A3, A4 A5, A6 LO2, LO3, LO5, LO7 Practical surveys and analysis of recorded data demonstrated through a report/poster CORN275: Zoological Conservation in Practice CORN274: Biosecurity and Invasive Species Guest lecturers from practicing conservation employers Sue Sayer - Cornwall Seal Group, Adrian Spalding - Spalding Consultants, Matt Slater - CWT and Panache A1, A2, A3 LO1, LO4 Referenced as part of the evaluation of employment in the conservation sector CORN275: Zoological Conservation in Practice Relevant Visits Comparative dissections at Dartmoor Zoo, Looe-Wild Futures (Monkey Sanctuary)- observing primates in rehabilitation, Paignton Zoo-Exotic Animal Nutrition A2, A3, A4 LO2, LO4, LO5 Exam and report/short communication relating animal form to function. CORN272: Vertebrate Zoology An exposition to explain this map: Whilst the entire programme is intended to develop the practical and employability skills required of an employee within aquaculture or aquatic management the focus associated with an extended period of work experience has a proven track record of ensuring that the successful graduate emerges with these essential skills and establishes a proven track record of employability that is often in demand from employers.