Year
2010
Units
4.5
Contact
1 x 1-hour seminar weekly
1 x 1-hour workshop weekly
1 x 2-hour practical weekly
1 x 1-hour supervised study weekly
2 x 1-hour on-line lectures weekly
1 x 1-hour workshop weekly
1 x 2-hour practical weekly
1 x 1-hour supervised study weekly
2 x 1-hour on-line lectures weekly
Assessment
Practical Exercises, FLO Quizzes, PASS Attendance, Research Project, Mid Term Examination, Final Examination
Topic description
This topic comprises an integrated lecture and practical focussing on the diversity of animals, plants and microorganisms. Emphasis is placed on biological diversity, evolution, the relationship between structure and function in selected groups of organisms, how organisms are adapted to their environment and how organisms interact with one another. This topic is designed for all biology students.
Educational aims
This topic aims to provide a basic understanding of:
- the evolution of life on Earth
- the classification of living organisms
- nutrition and reproduction
- how organisms adapt to changes in their environment within their own lifetimes
- how organisms adapt to changes in their environment over many generations
- how organisms interact with one another
Expected learning outcomes
At the conclusion of this topic students will have:
- A basic understanding of the areas covered by the syllabus. This is assessed with the aid of a multiple-choice exam at the end of the semester.
- Basic laboratory skills including technical skills, the ability to design and interpret the results of experiments, the ability to maintain a laboratory notebook and to write a scientific report. Students submit their laboratory notebook for assessment on a weekly basis. Students also write a detailed report on an experiment designed an carried out by themselves at home.
- Basic skills in searching for, retrieving and interpreting articles published in scientific journals. Students are assessed on their ability to write a review of a scientific article of their own choice.
- In the laboratory and in the tutorials students will develop generic skills such as the ability to work as part of a team and to solve practical problems. Students are assessed on the results of three group projects submitted at intervals throughout the semester.
Key dates and timetable
Timetable details for 2010 are no longer published.
Sturt Rd, Bedford Park
South Australia 5042
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