ECOLOGICAL GENETICS AND EVOLUTION RESEARCH PROJECT
EEE3PRJ
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject, students will apply knowledge and skills to undertake a small phylogeographic or phylogenetic research project focusing on a freshwater or terrestrial organism. The research project will be completed in small teams and will involve synthesising the current literature, developing a testable hypothesis, collecting, analysing and interpreting data, and presenting the research findings in oral and written formats. Students will develop essential skills in field sampling, molecular laboratory work and genetic analysis. This subject addresses La Trobe's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Essential, which entails developing the ability to tackle problems creatively, generating new ideas, taking calculated risks and creating change to achieve ambitions - now and in the future.
School: Life Sciences (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Zoia Hristova
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: GEN2EGE
Co-requisites: EEE3EGE
Incompatible subjects: GEN3EEG
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Quota Management Strategy: N/A
Quota-conditions or rules: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Learning resources
Evolutionary analysis
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Freeman S and Herron JC
Year: 2007
Edition/Volume: 4th ed
Publisher: PEARSON EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
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Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Evolutionary applications: Evolutionary approaches to environmental, biomedical and socio-economic issues
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Louis Bernatchez
Year: N/A
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: Wiley
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
From DNA to Diversity: Molecular Genetics and the Evolution of Animal Design
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Carroll, SB, Grenier J, Watherbee S
Year: 2004
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: WILEY-BLACKWELL
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A
Entire subject or partial subject: N/A
Total hours/days required: N/A
Location of WBL activity (region): N/A
WBL addtional requirements: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Zoia Hristova
Class requirements
PracticalWeek: 31 - 43
One 6.00 hours practical per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Literature review (Intro) and methods (1,000-words)Annotated Bibliography (250-words) | N/A | N/A | No | 20 | SILO1 |
Genetics analysis worksheet (250-words) | N/A | N/A | No | 10 | SILO4 |
Statistical analysis worksheet (250-words) | N/A | N/A | No | 10 | SILO4 |
Major project report (2,500-words; team work 10%; written assessment task 90%) | N/A | N/A | No | 50 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |
Group presentation of results and discussion (500-words) | N/A | N/A | No | 10 | SILO6 |