Undergraduate Course: Behavioural Ecology 3 (BILG09006)
Course Outline
School | School of Biological Sciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
Summary | The relationship between ecology, animal behaviour, population biology and evolution. Natural selection, reproductive strategies, foraging behaviour (economic decisions, diet, physiology), anti-predator behaviour. |
Course description |
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Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 20,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 13,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 10,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
149 )
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Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
65 %,
Coursework
15 %,
Practical Exam
20 %
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Additional Information (Assessment) |
Degree examination (65%); Practical Report (10%); Guest lecture report (5%); Presentation (20%). |
Feedback |
Not entered |
Exam Information |
Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
Increased understanding of biological processes.
Detailed learning outcomes will be provided later.
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Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
Special Arrangements |
From 2009-2010 onwards the course is being taught in Semester 2. |
Keywords | Beec3 |
Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Emma Cunningham
Tel: (0131 6)51 3602
Email: e.cunningham@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Rachel Law
Tel: (0131 6)51 3689
Email: Rachel.Law@ed.ac.uk |
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