Key information
- Faculty
- Faculty of Life Sciences
- Teaching department
- Division of Biosciences
- Credit value
- 15
- Restrictions
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Priority will be given to students on programmes where the module is compulsory.
- Timetable
-
Alternative credit options
There are no alternative credit options available for this module.
The aim of this module is to acquire skills needed to collect, manipulate and perform statistical analysis of the kinds of data that typically underpin scientific research in biodiversity, evolution and conservation.
After taking the module you will be able to:
- Understand basic field techniques and experimental design.
- Retrieve, view, manage and manipulate scientific data.
- Describe data using statistics, and to construct, implement and understand basic hypothesis testing.
- Understand different types of statistical models.
For students based on the Bloomsbury campus, the course starts with a 2-3 day field trip to the 果冻影院 Blakeney Point field station, for which travel, accommodation, and standard meals are financially covered. Students must wear walking boots, warm clothes, and bring a sleeping bag, pillow, and any snacks (main meals only are provided as part of the course).
For 果冻影院 East students, fieldwork will take place on campus in and around our Living Lab 鈥� the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Students are encouraged to wear walking boots and warm clothes.
During the field courses, you will design and conduct a basic field experiment.听Fieldwork will be followed by lectures and practical sessions delivered by academics from within 果冻影院 and the Zoological Society of London, in which you will learn how to manipulate, visualise and analyse ecological data, using the widely-used, freely available computer programming language R.
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Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Intended teaching term:
Term 1 听听听
Undergraduate (FHEQ Level 7)
Teaching and assessment
- Mode of study
- In person
- Methods of assessment
-
100%
Coursework
- Mark scheme
-
Numeric Marks
Other information
- Number of students on module in previous year
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2
- Module leader
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Dr Tim Newbold
- Who to contact for more information
- t.newbold@ucl.ac.uk
Intended teaching term:
Term 1 听听听
Postgraduate (FHEQ Level 7)
Teaching and assessment
- Mode of study
- In person
- Methods of assessment
-
100%
Coursework
- Mark scheme
-
Numeric Marks
Other information
- Number of students on module in previous year
-
38
- Module leader
-
Dr Tim Newbold
- Who to contact for more information
- t.newbold@ucl.ac.uk
Intended teaching term:
Term 1 听听听
Undergraduate (FHEQ Level 7)
Teaching and assessment
- Mode of study
- In person
- Intended teaching location
- 果冻影院 East
- Methods of assessment
-
100%
Coursework
- Mark scheme
-
Numeric Marks
Other information
- Number of students on module in previous year
-
0
- Module leader
-
Dr Tim Newbold
- Who to contact for more information
- t.newbold@ucl.ac.uk
Intended teaching term:
Term 1 听听听
Postgraduate (FHEQ Level 7)
Teaching and assessment
- Mode of study
- In person
- Intended teaching location
- 果冻影院 East
- Methods of assessment
-
100%
Coursework
- Mark scheme
-
Numeric Marks
Other information
- Number of students on module in previous year
-
43
- Module leader
-
Dr Tim Newbold
- Who to contact for more information
- t.newbold@ucl.ac.uk
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.
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