WINTER ALPINE ENVIRONMENTS

OED2WAE

2014

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

Students examine aspects of natural history, land management, snow deposition and ecology directly relevant to selected Alpine environments of South Eastern Australia. Students develop technical expertise of cross-country ski touring to enable safe exploration and promote experiential and interpretative knowledge of winter alpine environments.

Faculty: Faculty of Education

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Sean Murray

Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG

Exchange Students: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Learning resources

Readings

Resource Type	Title	Resource Requirement	Author and Year	Publisher
Readings	Snow: a natural history; an uncertain future	Prescribed	Green, K. (ed.) 1998	AUSTRALIAN ALPS LIAISON COMMITTEE (CANBERRA)

Bendigo, 2014, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Sean Murray

Class requirements

Field TripWeek: 31 - 43
One 9.0 days field trip per study period on any day including weekend during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.

LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.

SeminarWeek: 31 - 31
One 5.0 hours seminar other recurrence on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 31 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	%
One 1,500-word assignment (teaching resource kit)		35
One 1,500-word pre trip organisation assignment		35
one 20 minute oral presentation	Ongoing assessment of practical skills and knowledge (hurdle - compulsory). Satisfactory participation and performance to defined exit standards are required to meet the compulsory hurdle assessment.	30