BS710-7-AP-CO:
Coral Reef Biodiversity and Management Field Trip
2024/25
Life Sciences (School of)
Colchester Campus
Autumn & Spring
Postgraduate: Level 7
Current
Thursday 03 October 2024
Friday 21 March 2025
15
29 October 2024
Requisites for this module
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BS706
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This module offers the unique opportunity for students to attend an expedition, explore the biodiversity and ecology of coral reefs, and to study and critically examine the process of coral reef conservation management within the remote Wakatobi Marine National Park in Indonesia.
The Wakatobi is situated within the Coral Triangle and is at the centre of the most biodiverse marine environment on Earth. This expedition provides opportunities for dive training and research diving activities. The research centre is ideally located amongst local communities with different traditions and coral reef dependency levels. Communication, both formal and informal, with different stakeholders and community representatives will form a component of the work.
The aims of this module are:
- To provide students with PADI diving qualification, identification skills for tropical marine organisms (e.g. fish, coral, other invertebrates, mangrove and seagrass), perform EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment)
- To provide training in how to design, implement and report scientifically robust underwater research
By the end of this module, students will be expected to be able to:
- Demonstrate proficiency in safe diving or snorkel based practices
- Identify the major groups and common species of tropical marine organisms
- Demonstrate practical skills in coral reef assessment and monitoring, and EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment)
- Demonstrate skills in research design, implementation and reporting
- Show competence in team work, data analysis and presentation skills
- Demonstrate skills in gathering and interpreting data from a range of local coral reef stakeholders
No additional information available.
This module will be delivered via:
- 3 x Pre-departure seminars
- 18 Day Field Trip that comprises:
- 24 lectures, workshops and feedback sessions
- 1 stakeholder visit day
- Up to 25 in-water sessions including PADI dive training, coral reef diving practicals, and site visit to mangrove forests and sea-grass beds).
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Practical |
I.D test |
|
50% |
| Practical |
Project Presentation |
|
50% |
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Prof Leanne Hepburn, email: l.hepburn@essex.ac.uk.
Prof Leanne Hepburn, Dr Boyd McKew, Dr Hannah Epstein
No
No
Yes
Dr Sebastian Hennige
Available via Moodle
Of 4 hours, 4 (100%) hours available to students:
0 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s), module, or event type.
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