BIOL1131 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Ethology, Pollination
7 Jun 2018
School
Course
Professor
Lecture Topics
• Animal Biology
o Weeks 1-3: an intro to animals
o Weeks 4-6: how animals function
o Week 7: animals in their environments
• Plant Biology
o Weeks 7-8: an introductions to plants
o Weeks 9-11: plants, environment and conservation
o Weeks 11-14: how plants function
Practicals
• 9 practical sessions in labs
o Week 2: climate watch
o Weeks 3,6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13: experiential and hands-on
o Week 5: a team presentation relating to the journal project
• 3 lab or field-based practicals, starting in week 3
o Animal diversity
o Animal structure and function
o Animal behaviour in the field
• 3 lab-based practicals, starting in week 8
o Plant adaptations
o Plants in the WA environment
o Pollination biology
Assessment
• Lectures – 50% weighting
o Two 60 min online quizzes worth 7.5% each
o One two hour exam worth 35%
o All three are only multiple choice questions
• Practicals – 50% weighting
o 6 practical quizzes (15%)
o 1 team presentation (5%)
o 3-4 pieces of analytical or written work (30-35%)
The Journal Project
• Contributing to ClimateWatch data
• Feedback on the ClimateWatch program
• Analysing and publishing an appraisal of entire species datasets
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