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Undergraduate Course: Biology, Ecology and Environment 1 (BILG08017)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Biological Sciences CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaBiology Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThe Physical Environment, The Living Planet, Population Ecology, Communities and Ecosystems, The Changing Planet
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
King's BuildingsLectureLecture1-11 14:00 - 14:50
King's BuildingsLectureLecture1-11 14:00 - 14:50
King's BuildingsLectureLecture1-11 14:00 - 14:50
King's BuildingsLaboratory1-10 10:00 - 13:00or 14:00 - 17:00
First Class Week 1, Monday, 14:00 - 14:50, Zone: King's Buildings. Main Lecture Theatre, Swann Building
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours:Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)Biology, Ecology and Environment 12:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)Biology, Ecology and Environment 12:00
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course you should be able:
1. To explain the contribution and importance of abiotic factors on Planet Earth to the development of biomes
2. To appreciate the astonishing number of ways in which individual organisms can make a living on Planet Earth
3. To understand how individuals interact with members of their own species and with organisms of another species
4. To explain how populations of a species grow, change and are distributed across the range of their suitable habitats
5. To appreciate how communities of species are assembled and how they interact on an ecosystem level, across short and geological time-scales
6. To apply the underlying theory and basic principles of ecology learned throughout the course to understand the changes that are occurring as a result of human activity
7. To demonstrate that understanding biological and ecological principles can be used to solve real-world problems that we are facing
Assessment Information
Group Investigative Project (20% of final mark for the course)
-50% of Project Mark from group oral presentation
-50% of Project mark from individual project report

Laboratory Practicals (20% of final mark for the course)
-25% of Practical mark based on each of the 4 laboratory assessments, to be completed at the end of the laboratory

Degree Examination (60% of final mark for the course)
-Section A: Answer 6 short answer questions (60% of total examination)
-Section B: Answer 2 problem questions (40% of total examination)
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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KeywordsBEE1
Contacts
Course organiserDr Patrick Walsh
Tel: (0131 6)50 5474
Email: Patrick.Walsh@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr Fraser Bryden
Tel: (0131 6)50 8637
Email: Fraser.Bryden@ed.ac.uk
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