Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit convenor
Michelle Leishman
Teaching staff
Jessica Boomer
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
(BIOL8750 or BIOL875) or GSE804 or ENV808 or (ENVS8308 or ENVS808) or (admission to MMarScMgt or MConsBiol or GradDipConsBiol or GradCertConsBiol or MSc or MScInnovationBioConsMgmt or BBioConsMConsBiol or MEnv)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
BIOL7870
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit deals with the problem of conserving biodiversity as a whole rather than concentrating on individual species or populations. The unit is applied and multidisciplinary, drawing on such areas as ecology, evolutionary biology, biogeography, and informatics. We will explore the concept of biodiversity in both the scientific and legislative arenas. The problem of measuring biodiversity is considered in detail, including the conceptual and practical impediments to measurement. Current and emerging threats to biodiversity are reviewed on a global scale, along with the practical and ethical arguments for conservation. Tutorials and assessments are focussed on analysing and interpreting patterns in biodiversity in space and time as a means of informing conservation decisions. |
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Detailed assessment information is vailable on the unit's iLearn site.
Late Assessment Submission Penalty
From 1 July 2022, Students enrolled in Session based units with written assessments will have the following late penalty applied. Please see https://students.mq.edu.au/study/assessment-exams/assessments for more information.
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a grade of '0' will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11:55 pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical concern.
For any late submission of time-sensitive tasks, such as scheduled tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, and/or scheduled practical assessments/labs, students need to submit an application for Special Consideration.
Assessments where Late Submissions will be accepted
In this unit, late submissions will accepted as follows:
Conservation talk – NO, unless Special Consideration is granted
Quizzes - NO, unless Special Consideration is granted
Conservation blog - YES, Standard Late Penalty applies
Conservation plan - YES, Standard Late Penalty applies
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Conservation talk | 15% | No | Weeks 3, 4, 5 |
Quizzes | 30% | No | Weeks 5, 8, 12 |
Conservation blog | 15% | No | 07/10/2022 |
Conservation plan | 40% | No | 04/11/2022 |
Assessment Type 1: Presentation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 15 hours
Due: Weeks 3, 4, 5
Weighting: 15%
Through an oral presentation you will be assessed on your ability to research, summarise and communicate scientifically rigorous information on a regional or global conservation issue.
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 6 hours
Due: Weeks 5, 8, 12
Weighting: 30%
There will be several quizzes based on any lecture, tutorial or assigned reading given up to that point.
Assessment Type 1: Summary
Indicative Time on Task 2: 9 hours
Due: 07/10/2022
Weighting: 15%
You will be assessed on your ability to summarise and communicate a regional or global conservation issue to a non-scientific audience.
Assessment Type 1: Quantitative analysis task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 40 hours
Due: 04/11/2022
Weighting: 40%
This written report will assess your understanding of regional and global conservation, your ability to research solutions and to account for uncertainty and knowledge gaps.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Lecture content is available online. Workshops are held face to face each week on Mondays 10am-12pm. There will be some site visits in weeks 8 and 10.
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Unit information based on version 2022.03 of the Handbook