Module Descriptors
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE FOR ECOLOGISTS
BIOL70286
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 7
15 credits
Contact
Leader: John Dover
Email: J.W.Dover@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 24
Independent Study Hours: 126
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- PRESENTATION - INDIVIDUAL weighted at 40%
- ASSIGNMENT weighted at 60%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
40% 15-minute individual presentation of a fully-costed ecological survey tender.
To assess outcome 1
60% 4000 to 4500-word individual five-year Management Plan for the University Nature Reserve.
To assess outcome 2
Formative feedback on both assignments will be offered prior to final submission.
To assess outcome 1
60% 4000 to 4500-word individual five-year Management Plan for the University Nature Reserve.
To assess outcome 2
Formative feedback on both assignments will be offered prior to final submission.
Module Learning Strategies
The framework of this module will be provided by a series of tutorials with case study examples (16 hrs). Additional information will be provided in the form of a series of guest lectures by practitioners (8 hrs). Independent study time will be used to research information for the assignments and to gain experience in using the CMS software.
Module Texts
Anon. (1988) Site management plans for nature conservation: a working guide. NCC, Peterborough
CMS Partnership (2000). A Guide to the Production of Management Plans for protected Areas. CMS.
Eurosite (1991) Management Plans, Methods and Techniques. Report of the Working Group 1987-1990. European Natural Sites Twinning Programme, Lille, France http://www.eurosite-nature.org/
Gilbert, O.L. & Anderson, P. (1998) Habitat Creation and Repair, Oxford University Press ISBN 0-19-854966-0
Goldsmith, F.B. & Warren, A. (1996) Conservation in Progress, Wiley ISBN 0-471-93716-9
Anonymous Handbook for Phase 1 Habitat Survey, JNCC, Peterborough ISBN 0861396367
Sutherland, W.J. (1998) Conservation Science and Action, Blackwell Scientific, Oxford ISBN 0865427623
Sutherland, W.J. (2000) The Conservation Handbook: Research, Management and Policy, Blackwell Scientific, Oxford ISBN: 0632053445
Warren, A. & Goldsmith, F.B. (1995) Conservation in Perspective, Wiley ISBN 0-471-10381-0
CMS Partnership (2000). A Guide to the Production of Management Plans for protected Areas. CMS.
Eurosite (1991) Management Plans, Methods and Techniques. Report of the Working Group 1987-1990. European Natural Sites Twinning Programme, Lille, France http://www.eurosite-nature.org/
Gilbert, O.L. & Anderson, P. (1998) Habitat Creation and Repair, Oxford University Press ISBN 0-19-854966-0
Goldsmith, F.B. & Warren, A. (1996) Conservation in Progress, Wiley ISBN 0-471-93716-9
Anonymous Handbook for Phase 1 Habitat Survey, JNCC, Peterborough ISBN 0861396367
Sutherland, W.J. (1998) Conservation Science and Action, Blackwell Scientific, Oxford ISBN 0865427623
Sutherland, W.J. (2000) The Conservation Handbook: Research, Management and Policy, Blackwell Scientific, Oxford ISBN: 0632053445
Warren, A. & Goldsmith, F.B. (1995) Conservation in Perspective, Wiley ISBN 0-471-10381-0
Module Resources
CMS Tutorial Guide and CMS software
External Speakers
Laptop & Data projector
University Reserve
Library
IT Suite
External Speakers
Laptop & Data projector
University Reserve
Library
IT Suite
Module Indicative Content
This module will make use of a series of case studies and lectures by external speakers to introduce students to a range of practical considerations relevant to ecological project management and the working life of a professional ecologist. Topics to be covered might include: costing and tendering for consultancy projects; health and safety issues; working with wildlife legislation; the role of the ecologist in Environmental Impact Assessment and public enquiries; public liaison; reserve management planning, and producing reports to a professional standard.