Module Descriptors
BIODIVERSITY / RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (BTEC)
BIOL50513
Key Facts
School of Health, Science and Wellbeing
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Paul Mitchell
Email: P.Mitchell@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 20
Independent Study Hours: 130
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
  • ASSIGNMENT weighted at 50%
  • EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Texts
Gaston, K & Spicer, J, I 2003 Biodiversity: An Introduction - Blackwell Science
Riordan, T 1999. Environmental Science For Environmental Management.Longman
Simpson, R.D. 2005. Scarcity & Growth Revisited. John Hopkins University Press
Module Indicative Content
The management of biological and non-biological resources will be examined. The significance of these resources within their natural context will be reviewed along with their exploitation. The importance of the maintenance of diversity against a background of mass extinctions will be debated. The impacts of resource exploitation will be evaluated.
Module Additional Assessment Details
50% 2000 word Essay (2, 3, 5)
50% 2 hour Exam (1, 3, 4)

Formative assessment:
Formative feedback will take place in tutorials and by review of assignment plans prior to submission.
Module Resources
Internet
Library
Transport
Module Learning Strategies
Lectures supported by tutorials and a field trip 20hrs. Assignment to develop self-learning skills 130hrs. Assignments take the form of a brief, broken down into tasks. These tasks are researched and the information presented in the form of a report.