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Unit Summary
Unit type
PG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Introductory
Former School/College
Pre-requisites
192 Credit Points in any SCU units
Anti-requisites
Unit aim
Examines processes and issues, and integrates principles of natural science and legislation as they relate to the global marine environment. Covers the complex coupling and feedback mechanisms linking the geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere and the biosphere, and provides insights into international and national marine resource management.
Unit content
Learning outcomes
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 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
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1 | demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the nature and history of the major oceans | |||||||
2 | explain the unusual nature of water and how it affects the oceans and climatic systems of the planet | |||||||
3 | provide a detailed explanation of the nature and operation of currents, waves and tides in coastal and oceanic waters | |||||||
4 | recognise the ways in which we use the marine environment and describe how those uses may interact with natural processes | |||||||
5 | understand what resource management is, and be able to critically evaluate what it does, and how it tries to do it | |||||||
6 | write a high quality scientific report that incorporates statistical analysis of data, follows the instructions to authors for a peer-reviewed journal, and uses Endnote for referencing. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
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demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the nature and history of the major oceans
- GA1:
- GA4:
- GA5:
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explain the unusual nature of water and how it affects the oceans and climatic systems of the planet
- GA1:
- GA4:
- GA5:
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provide a detailed explanation of the nature and operation of currents, waves and tides in coastal and oceanic waters
- GA1:
- GA4:
- GA5:
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recognise the ways in which we use the marine environment and describe how those uses may interact with natural processes
- GA1:
- GA4:
- GA5:
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understand what resource management is, and be able to critically evaluate what it does, and how it tries to do it
- GA1:
- GA4:
- GA5:
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write a high quality scientific report that incorporates statistical analysis of data, follows the instructions to authors for a peer-reviewed journal, and uses Endnote for referencing.
- GA1:
- GA4:
- GA5:
Prescribed texts
- This book is the prescribed textbook for this and other units that are run at the NMSC. It can be purchased from the Co-op Bookshp in both Lismore and Coffs Harbour, and there are limited copies available for loan from the Lismore and NMSC libraries: Connell, SD & Gillanders, BM , 2007, Marine Ecology, Oxford University Press, Australia.