SLE107 - Marine Environments
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Warrnambool, Waurn Ponds (Geelong) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Prue Francis |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | SLE010 and STP010 |
| Incompatible with: | SLE163 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 2 x 1 hour online lecture per week (week 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11), 3 x 1 hour online lectures (week 3), 1 x 1 hour lecture per week (week 1, 5, 9), 1 x 1 hour online lecture per week (week 1, 5, 9), 2 x 2 hour seminars per trimester (week 4 and 6), 1 x 3 hour practical experience (laboratory) per trimester. |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Note:Students enrolled at Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus will have practical experience (field trips and laboratory) conducted from the Deakin University Queenscliff Marine Science Centre. Students enrolled at the Warrnambool Campus will have practical experience (field trips and laboratory) conducted from the Warrnambool Campus. One of the Warrnambool field trips will be 5 hours, to allow for travel time to the site. Students may be required to meet their own expenses while on fieldwork. | |
Content
SLE107 will introduce students to marine science by covering the foundation knowledge on different marine environments. Students will learn about the critical challenges facing Australia's marine resources and how marine scientists are helping to solve these challenges at the local, national and global scale. This unit will also focus on developing foundational skills and capabilities required as a marine scientist. The unit will allow students the opportunity to develop broadly applicable knowledge and skills that are fundamental to a successful career by interacting with industry guest speakers and implementing a professional experience plan.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Articulate knowledge of flora and fauna found in a range of marine environments and how they interact with their physical environment. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Prepare a fieldwork report that summarises the marine flora and fauna found in a local marine environment using graphical data, text and literature and also showing the ability to reflect on practical and professional skills obtained from fieldwork experiences. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Investigate career development skills (awareness, planning, application) in order to apply for work opportunities, to progress your career. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Work collaboratively in order to present a well-developed understanding of one environmental issue on the marine environment and reflect on skills developed during the teamwork collaboration. | GLO2: Communication |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 Group video/podcast assignment | Collaborative video/podcast presentation (8-minute maximum) | 20% (15%, 5%) (Video/podcast, Teamwork assessment) | Week 4 |
| Assessment 2 Online quizzes | Two 30-minute online multiple-choice quizzes | 20% (2 x 10%) | Weeks 6 and 11 |
| Assessment 3 Fieldwork report and reflection | 2,000 word written report | 40% | Week 9 |
| Assessment 4 Professional experience plan | 1,000 word written report | 20% | Week 10 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for SLE107 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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