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Inventeringsmetoder för vilt och fisk

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Andra kursvärderingar för BI1302

Läsåret 2023/2024

Inventeringsmetoder för vilt och fisk (BI1302-10170)

2023-08-28 - 2023-10-30

Läsåret 2022/2023

Inventeringsmetoder för vilt och fisk (BI1302-10227)

2022-08-29 - 2022-10-31

Läsåret 2021/2022

Inventeringsmetoder för vilt och fisk (BI1302-10102)

2021-08-30 - 2021-11-01

Läsåret 2019/2020

Inventeringsmetoder för vilt och fisk (BI1302-10050)

2019-09-02 - 2019-10-31

Läsåret 2018/2019

Inventeringsmetoder för vilt och fisk (BI1302-10087)

2018-09-03 - 2018-11-11

Kursplan och övrig information

Betygskriterier

Study guidance and grading criteria

BI1302 Fish and wildlife census techniques

Course occasion

Period 1, 2020

The study guidance was revised

2020-09-01

Examiner

Navinder Singh

Department

Wildlife, Fish, and Environmental studies

Objectives

After finishing the course the student should be able to:

  1. Plan fish and wildlife censuses on the basis of problem formulation, method performance, labour and equipment requirements, legal constraints, and animal welfare and ethical issues.

  1. Conduct a selection of census techniques that are of importance for fish and wildlife management.

  1. Analyse, interpret, present and discuss data collected by various census techniques.

  1. Relate the handling of free-living animals during surveys and sampling to the ethics and legislation of animal research.

Content and teaching activities

LO 1. The learning outcome is reached by an individual project where the purpose is to plan censuses. The student chooses a species, but during a seminar, all such student choices are coordinated in order to avoid overlap and to ensure a diversity of methods within the course. The students are supervised during the project, but the project mainly relies on the student's own work using scientific literature. A number of real-life case studies will also be presented.

LO 2. Teacher-supported training allow the students to plan, practice, compile, and present the results from a selection census techniques.

LO 3. In order to learn the statistical calculations for the most common census techniques, the student will work in R, as well as method specific software. Exercises will support the students learning.

LO 4. An overview of current Swedish and European legislation and organization is presented concerning the handling of free-living animals in research. In a number of lectures, ethical issues like stress, anxiety, pain or suffering during handling, as well as organizational issues are brought up. Methods for anaesthesia of animals as well as sampling and injection methods are demonstrated and discussed.

Grading criteria

The student's achievement is evaluated according to 4 different judgment areas. The examiner decides if individual strengths and weaknesses may compensate for each other. To get a final grade, the student must pass approved (grade 3) for all four judgement areas. Approved result is not possible to re-exam in order to get a higher grade. For the student to have an idea about what grade to expect on the written report the below table explains how different aspects of the report are graded.

Grade

Criteria

Judgment Area – LO 1

Judgment Area – LO 2

Judgment Area – LO 3

Judgment Area – LO 4

5 (A)

Beside the criteria for grade 4, the student can motivate an alternative method including a discussion on data quality, resource use and costs in relation to the first option

Beside the criteria for grade 4, the student can discuss assumptions and limitations of a specific census method.

4 (B)

Beside the criteria for grade 3, the student can describe the statistics of the methods chosen, i.e. calculate the size and number of sampling units needed, how to estimate population size and confidence limits or population indices, and how to handle uncertainty. In addition, the student can indentify a number of scientific studies where the method have been used, and discuss its use in the studies.

Beside the criteria for grade 3, the student can analyse population estimates and discuss uncertainty.

3 (D)

The student can plan and write a report (application) for inventories on the basis of problem formulation, method accomplishment, personnel and equipment requirements, permits needed, and animal welfare and ethical issues. Max 200 words in the summary and max 5000 words excluding title pages, table of contents, references, and appendices.

The student can conduct a selection of census techniques that are of importance for the fish and wildlife management of today

The student can use statistical methods to estimate population size or indices of size.

The student can relate the handling of wild animals during surveys and sampling to animal ethics issues and legislation

U (F)

The grade criteria for approved (3) are not fulfilled.

The grade criteria for approved (3) are not fulfilled.

The grade criteria for approved (3) are not fulfilled.

The grade criteria for approved (3) are not fulfilled.

Grading Criteria

The learning outcomes are examined through, and their weightage:

  1. Written Project Report and oral presentation at final seminar – 45% (30 pts - Written, 15 pts - Oral).
  2. Participation and hand in of the assignments of compulsory exercises (biodiversity excursion – 30 pts, electrofishing-35 pts, distance assignment – 35 pts) 10%.
  3. Written exam – 40%.
  4. Participation in ethics lectures and group exercises - 5%.

Guidance to the calculation of grades:

5 -- greater than 85%

4 -- 75 to 85%

3 -- 60 to 74%

U -- Unsatisfactory, less than 60%

Compulsory activities and deadlines for assignments and examination

In order to get a higher grade than approved (4 or 5), all examining parts of the course must be finished within given time as decided by the examiner. Dates and times are specified below for each judgement area. Such time limit shall include the first ordinary re-exam or the first occasion for renewed delivery of thesis, paper or other equivalent task. Extended time limit can be given under specific circumstances.

Judgment Area – LO 1

Judgment Area – LO 2

Judgment Area – LO 3

Judgment Area – LO 4

Grade based assessments

Project report and oral presentation

Participation in compulsory exercises

Written exam

Ethics

Time schedule for delivery of assignments or compulsory exercises

Written report: 2020-10-26, 24 h

Oral presentation: 2020-10-28

Students whose reports and presentations do not meet the criteria for approved (3), have to deliver an updated version of the report alternatively conduct a new presentation within 7 days after that the result of the examination have been given.

Participation in the biodiversity excursion 2020-09-11

Electrofishing: one of 15-18 September, depending on weather, and hand in of assignment before 1200h 23 Sep.

Distance sampling assignment: hand in before 1200h, 2020-10-05.

First exam: 2020-10-23

09.00-14.00

Re-exam: The date and time for the re-exam is decided after consultation between the examiner (Navinder Singh) and the students.

Participation in lectures and group exercises

Note – If the above dates need to be changed for some reason, the students will be announced in advance.

Kursfakta

Kursen ges som en fristående kurs: Ja Kursen ges som en programkurs: Management of Fish and Wildlife Populations - Master's Programme Kursavgift: Studieavgift, endast för medborgare utanför EU, EES, och Schweiz: 38054 SEK Nivå: Avancerad nivå (A1N)
Ämne: Skogsvetenskap Biologi Biologi Skogsvetenskap
Kurskod: BI1302 Anmälningskod: SLU-10024 Plats: Umeå Distanskurs: Nej Undervisningsspråk: Engelska Ansvarig institution: Institutionen för vilt, fisk och miljö Studietakt: 100%