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AN BEHAV 3010RW - Advanced Applications in Animal Behaviour

Roseworthy Campus - Semester 2 - 2021

Both the coursework and work integrated components of this capstone course will allow you to build and apply your animal behaviour discipline-specific skills, your research skills as well as personal skills relevant to workplace settings.. Included within the course is a research component for you to produce original work which strengthens and demonstrates your analytical, research and problem-solving skills; graduate-ready qualities that are essential for future employment. During your placement, you will develop an understanding of the value of animal behaviour knowledge to the relevant industry. Training will be provided in career development skills and employability, and how to build professional networks and their importance to lifelong learning and career progression. Associated with this; you will learn how to create a professional profile so that you can identify the correct job opportunity, get that job and shape your career progression. This capstone will directly add to your experiences and resume while consolidating your confidence and the ability to contribute to a workplace. Throughout this course, which includes a 120hour placement, you will gain an awareness of the strengths you offer to a future employer.

  • General Course Information
    Course Details
    Course Code AN BEHAV 3010RW
    Course Advanced Applications in Animal Behaviour
    Coordinating Unit School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
    Term Semester 2
    Level Undergraduate
    Location/s Roseworthy Campus
    Units 6
    Contact Up to 14 hours per week
    Available for Study Abroad and Exchange N
    Prerequisites ANIML SC 1015RW, ANIML SC 2520RW & AN BEHAV 2000RW
    Restrictions Available to BSc (Animal Behaviour) students only
    Assessment Online quizzes, research proposal, research report, presentation, internship diary
    Course Staff

    Course Coordinator: Dr Stephan Leu

    Course Timetable

    The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .

  • Learning Outcomes
    Course Learning Outcomes
    1 Identify skills and capabilities that intersect effectively with the needs of industry in the area of animal behaviour.
    2 Apply and practice good communication skills in a variety of professional and/or cultural contexts.
    3 Reflect and evaluate on the animal behaviour workplace experiences that might lead to future employment.
    4 Use communication and presentation skills to provide reports and presentations in line with current professional standards.
    5 Identify personal abilities and thereby be in a position to plan a career pathway in the area of animal behaviour and construct the required profile demonstrating the necessary employability attributes.
    6 Develop research goals in association with the needs of industry, and perform, analyse and communicate that research.
    University Graduate Attributes

    This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:

    University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s)
    Deep discipline knowledge
    • informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies
    • acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1
    • accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)
    1, 4, 6
    Critical thinking and problem solving
    • steeped in research methods and rigor
    • based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development
    • demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment
    1 - 6
    Teamwork and communication skills
    • developed from, with, and via the SGDE
    • honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies
    • encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning
    1, 2, 6
    Career and leadership readiness
    • technology savvy
    • professional and, where relevant, fully accredited
    • forward thinking and well informed
    • tested and validated by work based experiences
    1 - 6
    Intercultural and ethical competency
    • adept at operating in other cultures
    • comfortable with different nationalities and social contexts
    • able to determine and contribute to desirable social outcomes
    • demonstrated by study abroad or with an understanding of indigenous knowledges
    1, 2, 5
    Self-awareness and emotional intelligence
    • a capacity for self-reflection and a willingness to engage in self-appraisal
    • open to objective and constructive feedback from supervisors and peers
    • able to negotiate difficult social situations, defuse conflict and engage positively in purposeful debate
    1, 2, 4 - 6
  • Learning & Teaching Activities
    Learning & Teaching Modes

    No information currently available.

    Workload

    No information currently available.

    Learning Activities Summary
    Workshops/Tutorials on research skills in animal behaviour, and on career development skills and employability.

    Conducting a work placement relating to animal behaviour.

    Participation in an animal behaviour research project.

    Specific Course Requirements
    It will be compulsory for students to spend at least 120 hours in an approved workplace during this course.
  • Assessment

    The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:

    1. Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
    2. Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
    3. Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
    4. Assessment must maintain academic standards.

    Assessment Summary
    Assessment Task Task Type Weighting Hurdle Yes/No Learning Outcome Due
    Research activities (e.g. proposal, presentation, written report) Formative and summative 60% No 2, 4, 6 Proposal due week 4.
    Presentation and written reports due in Week 12.
    Internship diary Formative and summative 25% No 1, 2, 3 Weeks 6 and 12
    Online quizzes Formative and summative 10% No 1, 5 Weeks 1-4
    Host organisation supervisor feedback Summative 5% No 2, 5 End of semester
    Assessment Detail
    Research activities and Report – 60%
    Focussing on advanced animal behaviour topics, students will develop research questions and methods, complete the research and analyse and present the results. Students will prepare a research proposal of at least 1000-1500 words (10% course grade), and present their study in either an up to 10 minute oral presentation or a poster presentation (10% course grade). The presentation type for individual students will be conveyed at the start of the course. Students will also present the results in a written report of at least 2000-2500 words (40% course grade).

    Due Date:  Various dates
    Internship Diary - 25%
    Students are required to complete an approved placement of at least 120 hours at a site relevant to animal behaviour. Students will write two diary entries of up to 1000 words that describe workplace activities and provide a personal reflection.

    Due Date: outlined in Course Handbook. One diary will be due at an early stage of the placement (approx. week 6), the other one at a later stage (approx. week 12).

     
    Online quizzes - 10%
    Quizzes completed online based on materials provided to prepare students in professional skills in the workplace and the research component of their internship.


    Host organisation Supervisor feedback 5%
    Submission
    Late Submission
    If an extension is not applied for, or not granted, then a penalty for late submission will apply.  A penalty of 10% of the value of the assignment for each calendar day that the assignment is late (i.e. weekends count as 2 days), up to a maximum of 50% of the available marks will be applied. This means that an assignment that is 5 days late or more without an approved extension will be marked and 50% deducted. Hence, it can only receive a maximum of 50% of the marks available for that assignment.
    Course Grading

    Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

    M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
    Grade Mark Description
    FNS   Fail No Submission
    F 1-49 Fail
    P 50-64 Pass
    C 65-74 Credit
    D 75-84 Distinction
    HD 85-100 High Distinction
    CN   Continuing
    NFE   No Formal Examination
    RP   Result Pending

    Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

    Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

    Final results for this course will be made available through .

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