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ZOOL12009 Invertebrate Zoology
Invertebrate Zoology
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General Information

Overview

The invertebrates are the largest and most diverse group of animals on Earth, being found in all environments and habitats. This unit provides an overview of the biology, ecology, and taxonomy of the various invertebrate phyla, linking adaptation and evolutionary history to understand the origins and proliferation of this great diversity of life.

Details

Career Level: Undergraduate
Unit Level: Level 2
Credit Points: 6
Student Contribution Band: 8
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.125

Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Prerequisite BIOL11099 Living Systems or BIOL11102 Life Science Laboratory

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

Offerings For Term 1 - 2025

Mixed Mode
Rockhampton

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Class and Assessment Overview

Information for Class and Assessment Overview has not been released yet.

This information will be available on Monday 13 January 2025
Previous Student Feedback

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Feedback from SUTE feedback

Feedback

One student suggested the unit would benefit from re-instating the on-campus residential school.

Recommendation

The residential school was 'flipped' out to students during the COVID pandemic, and offers advantages over on-campus offerings. The pros and cons of each approach will be discussed with the Head of Course for the 2024 offering.

Feedback from SUTE feedback

Feedback

One student suggested the format of the final assessment (online quiz) could be reviewed and made easier.

Recommendation

The format and degree of difficulty of the final assessment has not been identified as an issue in recent offerings, but this assessment (and all within the unit) will be reviewed as part of a planned 2024 update of the unit.

Feedback from SUTE feedback

Feedback

One student found the lectures enjoyable and the marking feedback useful for their learning.

Recommendation

This feedback is always welcome, with the level of lecturing enthusiasm and assessment feedback to be maintained into 2024.

Unit Learning Outcomes

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This information will be available on Monday 13 January 2025
Alignment of Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Graduate Attributes

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Textbooks and Resources

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This information will be available on Monday 17 February 2025
Academic Integrity Statement

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