BIOS 1030 Resource Sustainability
Credit Points 10
Legacy Code 300810
Coordinator Andy Broderick Opens in new window
Description Resource sustainability deals with the local, national, and global sustainability issues concerning human interactions with the environment. The subject uses current resource issues and scientific concepts to provide the practical and theoretical information needed for students to think critically about environmental issues and to contribute to the sustainable management of natural and built environments. Students will also learn how science and society interact in the management of resources. Using the concept of ecologically sustainable development as a foundation, students will use critical thinking skills to research a resource issue of their choice at the local, national and/or international level. Students will communicate their research using new mediaexploring the issue and make recommendations for improving sustainability.
School Science
Discipline Ecology and Evolution
Student Contribution Band HECS Band 2 10cp
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Level Undergraduate Level 1 subject
Equivalent Subjects BIOS 1029 - Resource Sustainability BIOS 1031 - Resource Sustainability (WSTC)
Assumed Knowledge
Basic biological science and an understanding of referencing.
Assessment
The following table summarises the standard assessment tasks for this subject. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated, where there is a difference your Learning Guide takes precedence.
Type | Length | Percent | Threshold | Individual/Group Task |
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Written research report | 1250 words | 15 | N | Individual |
Workshop group presentations | 5 minutes each workshop and peer assessed | 15 | N | Group |
Quizzes | 30 minutes each | 30 | N | Individual |
New Media presentation | 5-7 minutes | 40 | N | Individual |
Prescribed Texts
- Botkin and Keller . Environmental Science: Earth as a Living Planet. Wiley and Sons, latest edition
Teaching Periods