Undergraduate Course: Quantitative Zoology (ZLGY10003)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biological Sciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Zoology |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | A course teaching quantitative and statistical skills required for the study of zoology and evolution. Specific topics include: inference, experimental design and hypothesis testing; assumption behind statistical models and choice of statistical tests; analysis of variance and covariance; general linear models; regression and multiple regression. There will be lectures, tutorials and computer lab sessions. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | Students MUST also take:
Animal Evolution (ZLGY10001)
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| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| King's Buildings | Lecture | Ashworth LT1 | 1-11 | 14:00 - 15:50 | | | | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | Ashworth LT1 | 1-11 | 16:10 - 17:00 | | | | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 14:00 - 17:00, Zone: King's Buildings. Lecture - Ashworth LT1 |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Appropriate training in experimental design, data handling, analysis and interpretation Details to be provided later. |
Assessment Information
| Intermittent assessment - Open Book class test, problem solving. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | zoqz |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Nicholas Colegrave
Tel: (0131 6)50 5483
Email: n.colegrave@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Pat Dougall
Tel: (0131 6)50 5464
Email: pat.dougall@ed.ac.uk |
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