RIVER AND WETLANDS ENVIRONMENTS

OED2RWE

2015

Credit points: 30

Subject outline

In this subject students build on previous experience in the Murray Catchment. Students undertake an extended practical experience to consolidate their knowledge of natural and cultural history, land management and ecology directly relevant to selected river and wetland environments of south-eastern Australia. They examine the notions of water in a dry landscape, developing understanding of how catchment use determines river health through exploration of the lower reaches of the Murray River. Students develop naturalist and paddling expertise, and knowledge of river and riparian ecology to enable exploration and promote experiential and interpretive knowledge of river and wetland environments.

School: School of Education

Credit points: 30

Subject Co-ordinator: Alistair Stewart

Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG

Exchange Students: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: OED1OEE

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	The Murray	Preliminary	MacKay, N & Eastburn, D. eds	CANBERRA: MURRAY DARLING BASIN COMMISSION (1990)
Readings	The Murray: A River And Its People	Preliminary	Sinclair, P.	MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY PRESS. 2001

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

01. To provide an extended opportunity to focus and reflect on naturalist skills and knowledge and strategies for improvement

Activities:: Lectures, tutorials and 18 day canoe journey

02. To develop understanding of river and wetland environments of the middle and lower Murray River (through looking at natural and cultural history, ecology and land management issues)

Activities:: Lectures, tutorials and 18 day canoe journey

03. To develop understanding of the relationships between rivers and the surrounding environments of south-eastern Australia

Activities:: Lectures, tutorials and 18 day canoe journey

04. To develop expertise and understanding of canoeing as a mode of travel and as a tool of environmental interpretation

Activities:: Lectures, tutorials and 18 day canoe journey

05. To develop/refine technical expertise to travel safely on flat or easy grade moving water

Activities:: Lectures, tutorials and 18 day canoe journey

06. To develop expertise and understanding of the processes involved in researching an area/environment.

Activities:: Lectures, tutorials and 18 day canoe journey

Bendigo, 2015, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: No

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Alistair Stewart

Class requirements

Field Trip
One 18.0 days field trip per study period on any day including weekend during the day and delivered via face-to-face.

Lecture
One 3.0 hours lecture other recurrence on weekdays during the day and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	%	ILO*
one 1,750-word assignment		30	01, 03, 06
one 1,750-word assignment		30	02, 03, 06
practical competencies	Hurdle requirement: satisfactory participation and performance in practical work	40	01, 04, 05, 06

Bendigo, 2015, Summer 2, Day