2025/6, Trimester 1, Blended,
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| Occurrence: | 001 |
| Primary mode of delivery: | Blended |
| Location of delivery: | SIGHTHILL |
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| Member of staff responsible for delivering module: | Matt Wale |
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| Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH)) |
| Mode of activity | Learning & Teaching Activity | NESH (Study Hours) | NESH Description |
| Face To Face | Lecture | 36 | Weekly interactive lectures/workshops introduce and engage with topics in human-wildlife interaction (LOs 1, 2, 3 & 4). Several academic staff and external speakers with varied research interests contribute to these sessions. |
| Online | Guided independent study | 164 | Lectures, exercises, and discussion questions are posted on Moodle as discussion papers, recorded lectures or instructions for independent study. Online discussion of issues raised in class is strongly encouraged. |
| 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 | 60 | 2~4 | Week 9 | , WORDS= 2000 words | The development proposal assignment (week 9, 2000 words, LO2 & 4) requires you to design a proposal to manage a specific piece of land for the mutual benefit of wildlife and the surrounding human community. Creative thinking is encouraged and there is scope to explore personal interests. You will be introduced to named sites around Edinburgh, but the assignment may be transposed to any other location in any country of your choice. This assignment exercises skills in urban habitat management, community engagement, identifying the needs of stakeholders, budgeting with funds, preparing a grant bid and constructing an effective argument with justification. |
| Oral Assessment | 40 | 1~2~3~4 | Week 13 | HOURS= 5 minutes | For the interpretation assignment (week 13, LO1-3) you will produce a 5-minute video interpreting some aspect of biodiversity/conservation for the general public. Principles of effective outreach and interpretation are exercised in practice, while skills are developed in verbal and visual communication and using examples to illustrate points. |
| Component 1 subtotal: | 60 | | |
| Component 2 subtotal: | 40 | | | | |
| Module subtotal: | 100 | | | | |