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Unit of Study BIO10123 - Marine Communities as Sentinels of Change (2015)

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  • Pre-requisites

    192 credit points in any SCU Unit

  • Enrolment information

    Offered only at the National Marine Science Centre in a 3 week intensive mode, with a compulsory one week residential held outside the normal ext residential weeks.


Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 describe the main types of hard marine substrates and the biota that inhabits them
2 explain the primary biotic and abiotic processes affecting marine organisms in different habitats
3 discuss the suitability of different communities for monitoring environmental condition.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. describe the main types of hard marine substrates and the biota that inhabits them
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  2. explain the primary biotic and abiotic processes affecting marine organisms in different habitats
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  3. discuss the suitability of different communities for monitoring environmental condition.
    • GA1:
    • GA2:
    • GA4:

Prescribed learning resources

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Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.