2024/5, Trimester 1, In Person,
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Occurrence: | 001 |
Primary mode of delivery: | In Person |
Location of delivery: | SIGHTHILL |
Partner: | |
Member of staff responsible for delivering module: | James Thorburn |
Module Organiser: | |
Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH)) |
Mode of activity | Learning & Teaching Activity | NESH (Study Hours) | NESH Description |
Online | Guided independent study | 164 | Each week reading materials and resources will be issued on Moodle. You are expected to read and reflect on the essential reading material which can be discussed during the teaching sessions. Resources to help you to read and take productive study notes created by the University's Academic Skills team can be accessed on the module Moodle page. |
Face To Face | Lecture | 18 | Sessions will provide you with foundational knowledge of fish biology, freshwater and marine fisheries characteristics, and fisheries management techniques and issues as well as considering specific case studies relevant to the focus of the different assessment tasks. Teaching will be suspended for one week during the trimester owing to staff attending a field course. |
Face To Face | Tutorial | 6 | Tutorials will be used to explore specific aspects of the module content in more detail and you will also be provided with additional support focused on the assessment tasks. |
Face To Face | Fieldwork | 6 | You will undertake an electrofishing survey of fish populations on a local river to gain experience of using this standard technique. |
Face To Face | Practical classes and workshops | 6 | You will gain experience of a range of fisheries analysis techniques, through practical engagement with real datasets from a range of fisheries contexts, which build the skills necessary to undertake the assessment tasks. |
| Total Study Hours | 200 | |
| Expected Total Study Hours for Module | 200 | |
Assessment |
Type of Assessment | Weighting % | LOs covered | Week due | Length in Hours/Words | Description |
Report | 50 | 3~4 | Exam Period | , WORDS= 1500 words | This second part of the module assessment is based on the analysis of fisheries-related data with more emphasis on interpreting the outputs to give management advice. There will be two tutorials, one covering the analysis and interpretation of fish telemetry data and one on the use of Catch Per Unit Effort (CPUE) to inform fisheries management.You are required to submit a report covering one of these tutorial topics. |
Report | 50 | 1~2 | Week 8 | , WORDS= 1500 words. | The assessment for this module is split into two parts. The first part focuses on data analysis, being based on the collation, analysis, and interpretation of fisheries related data. There will be two tutorials covering the application of fish growth models and population estimation via different methods. You are required to submit a report covering one of these tutorial topics. |
Component 1 subtotal: | 100 | | |
Component 2 subtotal: | 0 | | | | |
Module subtotal: | 100 | | | | |