314533 (v.1) Environment and Agriculture 100
| Area: | Department of Environment and Agriculture |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
| Tuition Patterns: | The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline. |
| Lecture: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Computer Laboratory: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | Graduate environmental and agricultural scientists are likely to face significant scientific, social and ethical challenges associated with issues such as climate change, peak oil, peak phosphate, population growth, food security, and loss of biodiversity. This unit considers key concepts in reasoning and critical thinking to inform practical decision-making in the context of contemporary science. There will be a focus on the scientific method, recognising actual and potential questions in science, and the role of appropriate scientific conduct in professional practice. Concepts associated with scientific conduct include respect for the ideas of others, public trust in science, scientific fraud, bias, the need for a professional ethical code of practice, plagiarism, peer review, and the social responsibilities which underpin scientific behaviours and procedures. Aspects of scientific and critical thinking will be developed: research questions, hypotheses, the critical evaluation of evidence, inductive and deductive processes, and logical argument. These foundation scientific skills and concepts will then be used to explore the discipline area of ecology: the scientific study of the ways in which organisms interact with one another and their environment. Key ecological concepts and theories will be introduced including; limitations to species distribution and abundance; population regulation; disturbance, zonation and succession; ecosystem energetics; nutrient cycles. Concepts and theories will be supported by contemporary examples from productive and natural systems with a focus on Australia. |
| Unit references, texts, outcomes and assessment details | The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline. |
| Field of Education: | 010999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y |
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