NATURALIST STUDIES
OED1NS
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject students focus on environmental studies through understanding, recording and reflecting on natural places through field observation and experience. Students are introduced to the skills of field observation and recording in natural history. They develop practical knowledge of identification and classification, and expertise in undertaking short excursions and multi-day educational trips in natural settings.
School: Education (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Alistair Stewart
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 1 - UG
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: Must have passed 30cp at level 1
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
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
Native trees and shrubs of south-eastern Australia
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Costermans, L. F.
Year: 2000
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: REED NEW HOLLAND, SYDNEY, NSW
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Tracks, Scats and Other Traces: A Field Guide to Australian Mammals
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Triggs, B.
Year: 2004
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS: MELBOURNE
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Field Guide to Australian Birds: Complete Compact Edition
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Morcombe, M.
Year: 2004
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: STEVE PARISH PUBLISHING
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
The Waterbug Book: A Guide to the Freshwater Macroinvertebrates of Temperate Australia
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Gooderham,J & Tsyrlin,E
Year: 2002
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: CSIRO
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
Bendigo, 2020, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Alistair Stewart
Class requirements
Field TripWeek: 31 - 43
One 6.00 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
Two 1.00 hour lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
TutorialWeek: 32 - 32
Three 3.00 hours tutorial other recurrence on any day including weekend during the day from week 32 to week 32 and delivered via face-to-face.
TutorialWeek: 38 - 39
One 1.00 hour tutorial per study period on weekends during the day from week 38 to week 39 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One 1,000-word assignment | N/A | N/A | No | 25 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |
One 1.5-hour practical examination (1000 words equiv) | N/A | N/A | No | 40 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |
One 2,000-word assignmentHurdle requirement: satisfactory participation and performance in practical work | N/A | N/A | Yes | 35 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |