Reference no: EM132721704 , Length: word count:3000
Learning Outcomes
PTS 1: Communicate professionally and, where necessary to a publishable/professional standard, using a range of methods to a specialist and non-specialist audience.
PTS 2: Demonstrate competence in computational and IT skills commensurate with the demands of research and scholarship in and its professional context.
Research, Knowledge and Cognitive Skills
RKC 1: Demonstrate an advanced knowledge and critical understanding of the sciences, including mathematics and statistic s, involved in Environmental Management
RKC 2: Analyse complex, incomplete or contradictory evidence/data whilst justifying the enquiry methodologies used, to establish reliable conclusions and interpretations.
RKC 3: Demonstrate intellectual flexibility in identifying and defining complex problems, the application of appropriate knowledge, and selection of appropriate methodologies.
RKC 4: Design substantial scientific investigations to address significant key areas issues in environmental management.
Indicative Content
Conservation Science
• What to conserve, where, how and ... for whom?
Global to local conservation
• CBD
• IUCN
• Protected areas
• Legal framework
Biodiversity
• Genetic
• Species
• Communities
• Ecosystem
Global change biology
Invasion biology
Native vs non-natives
Disease ecology
Marine Pollution
Rewilding and De-extinction
Historical perspective
Component 1: Coursework
Written report (3000 word maximum) where the student will be analysing a dataset and develop a detailed discussion of the relevance of their results for conservation and for conservation strategies.
Student Voice
Your feedback is very important to us and we will invite you to give constructive feedback on the module at various points. Students who wish to provide comment on the learning experience have a range of mechanisms by which to do so. These include consulting their
• Module Leader
• Course Leader
• Personal Tutor
• Course Representative
• School Student Representative
In each semester, at the start of week 8 through to the end of week 9, you will have the opportunity to complete a module evaluation (EvaSys Survey) in each module you have studied that semester. We really value your feedback and use it to improve our delivery and to enhance the student experience. We would really appreciate it, if you would, as part of the University community, take the time to complete these surveys.
Attachment:- Conservation Module Assessment.rar