Module Information
Course Delivery
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Report on Research Project comprising a research plan, a poster, and a structured abstract. 2000 words across plan, poster, and abstract, plus graphing and tabulation of data). | 50% |
| Semester Exam | 2 Hours Evolutionary Thinking Test | 50% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Report on research project comprising a research plan, a poster, and a structured abstract. 2000 words across plan, poster, and abstract, plus graphing and tabulation of data). | 50% |
| Supplementary Exam | 2 Hours Evolutionary Thinking Test | 50% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
Demonstrate a retained knowledge of core principles in behavioural ecology.
Synthesise existing knowledge in behavioural ecology to formulate research questions.
Design and implement research approaches to address questions in behavioural ecology.
Interpret and present research findings.
Brief description
Researching Behavioural Ecology considers the behaviour of organisms through the lens of evolutionary biology. It will focus on current research questions and the methods that can be used to address them.
Content
The module will use lectures to introduce key areas of behavioural ecology, and practical sessions in which students can investigate those questions in a variety of ways. These will include analyses of existing data provided to students, and collection of new data.
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Improving own Learning and Performance | Students will apply evolutionary thinking to examples of behaviour that they observe personally in practical tasks. |
| Problem solving | Evolutionary thinking tests will require students to apply principles they have learnt during the course in new contexts. |
| Research skills | Students will be required to engage with the research literature, and interpret animal behavior in the light of evolutionary theory. |
| Subject Specific Skills | Students will be required to further their knowledge of behavioural ecology through engagement with the literature; and to apply evolutionary reasoning in online tests. |
| Team work | Not an assessed component of this module, but practical work may require students to collect data in teams. |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 5