BI2EEE4-Biodiversity: Exploiters and Exploited

Module Provider: School of Biological Sciences
Number of credits: 10 [5 ECTS credits]
Level:5
Terms in which taught: Autumn term module
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Current from: 2021/2

Module Convenor: Prof Julie Hawkins
Email: j.a.hawkins@reading.ac.uk

Type of module:

Summary module description:

This module presents a diversity of living organisms through a series of topics based around the organisms and their interactions with human beings and each other.

Aims:

To present the a diversity of living organisms through a series of topics based around the organisms and their interactions with human beings and each other.

Assessable learning outcomes:

• To appreciate some of the plants and animals that have been exploited by Man


• To appreciate some of the plants and animals that exploit Man


• To understand some of the key concepts underlying this exploitation


• To appreciate and understand the underlying political, historical and economic reasons for the nature of the interactions between animals and man
  
  

Additional outcomes:

Ethical and practical issues concerned with Man’s relationship with other creatures

Outline content:

The lecture content will cover selected content from Hatcher & Battey (2011) Biological Diversity: Exploiters and Exploited. Wiley-Blackwell

Brief description of teaching and learning methods:

Summative assessment- Examinations:

One-and-a-half-hour-paper - 70%

Summative assessment- Coursework and in-class tests:

Group poster- 30%.

Formative assessment methods:

Penalties for late submission:

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