BS711-7-AP-CO:
Data Analysis or Voluntary Placement Programme (Work Based Learning)
2024/25
Life Sciences (School of)
Colchester Campus
Autumn & Spring
Postgraduate: Level 7
Current
Thursday 03 October 2024
Friday 21 March 2025
15
16 February 2024
Requisites for this module
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MSCIB097 Tropical Marine Biology,
MSCIBA97 Tropical Marine Biology (Including Placement Year),
MSCIBB97 Tropical Marine Biology (Including Year Abroad)
In this module you are given the opportunity to either: (i) explore satellite remote-sensing data such as from NASA & Giovanni Earth science database to produce appropriate datasets that can be analysed and visualised for various audiences; or (ii) identify an appropriate industry that you can volunteer for and obtain vocational experience and training.
The aim of this module is:
- To equip you with an array of key skills in data analysis and visualisation and/or vocational experience working for an industry associated with marine resources.
By the end of this module, students will be expected to be able to:
- Data analysis: Analyse and visualise complex datasets.
- Placement: Show competence in approaching a range of industries, NGOs, Government agencies, research organisations to obtain a placement (written and/or oral experience related to selling yourself and your key skills).
- Placement: Gain work-based learning experience and key skills in a 2-week voluntary work placement (skills will vary greatly depending on specific placement).
- Show competence in preparation of and dissemination of an outward facing report.
- Give appropriate oral presentations to a selected audience.
Data analysis.
As well as improving data analysis skills, students will disseminate the results of their analysis in an outward facing report and presentation.
Placement
Although there is no maximum time recommended for the placement it should not be any less than two weeks undertaken in the Easter break. The placement must be agreed upon by the module supervisor and should be at an industry which is directly related to marine resource management, for example: Fisheries, Public Aquaria, Aquarist Supply Industries, Zoos with aquaria, Government Agencies, NGOs, Conservation Bodies, Charitable Trusts, Pollution Response companies, Research Units or Research Centres. As well as obtaining vocational experience, students will disseminate the results of the experience in an outward facing industry report and presentation.
This module will be delivered via:
- Meeting with module supervisor in autumn term to discuss WBL opportunities and data analysis elements of module.
- Data analysis - Directed self-learning utilising the NOAA Giovanni data portal to explore the effects of seawater temperature on coral bleaching in a geographic area of interest.
- Placement - Minimum of 2 weeks working in relevant industry.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Report |
22/05/2025 |
40% |
| Practical |
Oral Presentation |
29/05/2025 |
60% |
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
Dr Martin Wilkes, email: m.wilkes@essex.ac.uk.
Dr Martin Wilkes
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Dr Sebastian Hennige
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Of 1 hours, 1 (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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