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HERON ISLAND MARINE PHYSIOLOGY FIELD COURSE

ZOO3HIF

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

This subject covers the physiology of corals and various marine organisms and the structure and development of coral reefs. Topics focus on biomineralization, osmotic and ionic regulation, influence of temperature and climate change on physiological processes, respiratory adaptations, and sensory capacities in various marine organisms. Deep sea vent communities, physiology of bivalve molluscs, whole-body transparency, buoyancy, diving and adaptations to deep oceans are also covered. The subject is run completely (lectures and practical classes) at the Heron Island Research Station, Great Barrier Reef.

School: Life Sciences (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Giuseppe Posterino

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: BIO2POS and one of (ZOO2FE or ZOO2AP)

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: ZOO3EPB

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: Merit based quota management

Quota-conditions or rules: Assessed on academic performance in one of the two prerequisite options: ZOO2AP or ZOO2FE.

Special conditions: The field course has an additional cost to be payed by student that covers travel, accommodation and meals.

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: 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

01. Use scientific terminology to describe and explain the fundamental biological concepts and current issues of the discipline area of Marine physiology.
02. Collect, summarise, analyse, evaluate and interpret scientific data collected via experiments, laboratory procedures, field surveys and literature review.
03. Produce clear, concise, grammatically correct written and spoken work that presents coherent evidence-based explanations and communicates the results of scientific experiments, current scientific/discipline issues, or theoretical concepts to peers

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Summer , Off Campus

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: 40

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Giuseppe Posterino

Class requirements

Field TripWeek: 49 - 0
One 8.00 days field trip per study period from week 49 to week 0 and delivered via face-to-face.
The field course runs out of session in December due to availability of the Research Station and prevailing weather conditions

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

One 2-hour examThe exam (2 hours plus 15 mins. reading time) is conducted on the island along with all lectures. The exam is open book to take into account the short time associated with lecture delivery and study time. Word equivalency of 2000 words.

N/AN/AN/ANo50SILO1

Scientific Report (2000 words)The report will be on one of the 4 practicals conducted on the island and students will be randomly allocated one of the practicals to write up on. All students will participate in each practical whilst on the island but the report will not be due until early January (~3 weeks after returning). The report is 2000 words.

N/AN/AN/ANo50SILO1, SILO2, SILO3