Unit of Study BIOL2011 Ecology for Natural and Managed Systems (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Science and Engineering
Placement

No

Unit description

Introduces ecological principles in the context of productive agricultural, forest, terrestrial, and marine systems. Important ecological and landscape processes of energy flow, nutrient and water cycles, and community dynamics are examined. Students will compare natural and managed ecosystems.

Unit content

Module 1. Foundational concepts in ecology

Module 2. Ecological interactions and networks

Module 3. Population and community ecology

Module 4. Biodiversity and ecological resilience

Module 5. Landscape to biosphere ecology

Module 6. Ecology for conservation and management

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Lismore	Term1	Term1
National Marine Science Centre Coffs Harbour	Term1	Term1
Online	Term1,5	N/A

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

explain key ecological concepts including species interactions and interactions between organisms and the environment

assess, describe and illustrate energy flows, complex food webs and biogeochemical cycles in an ecosystem context

critically evaluate attributes and functioning of natural and managed systems

critically evaluate interactions between humans and the environment and describe the differences between natural and managed systems.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Presentation	20%
Quiz	20%
Portfolio	60%

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Presentation	20%
Quiz	20%
Portfolio	60%

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Presentation	20%
Quiz	20%
Portfolio	60%

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