LSC-20091 - Animal Behaviour
Coordinator: Dmitry Kishkinev
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 5
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 734414

Programme/Approved Electives for 2022/23

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2022/23


Aims
This module aims to introduce the methods used to observe animal behaviour as well as the factors that influence it, and ways through which it can be manipulated.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Use, analyse and evaluate methods for measuring and recording animal behaviour: 2
Review the importance of proximate and ultimate causes of animal behaviour: 1,2
Discuss the impact of genetic influences and selection on animal behaviour: 1
Evaluate learning and training strategies in a range of animals: 1
Assess and document the ethical and health & safety issues to be considered when studying and working with animals: 2

Study hours

11x 3 hours: engagement with asynchronous material including watching videos, reading text and making notes
15 hours: tutorials
20 hours: completion of assessment 1
40 hours: completion of assessment 2
42 hours: independent study

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Review weighted 50%
1500-word critical literature review
Students answer a single essay question from a choice 3 based on previous lectures and directed reading provided in advance. Maximum word count is 1500 words.

2: Report weighted 50%
Data analysis report
This report is based on an animal behaviour field trip you will complete as part of LSC-20107. Tutorials within this module will help you to design animal behaviour observations that you wil then carry out in field trips included in LSC 20107. Your report will assess your ability to analysis and evaluate behavioural data. The report is 1,500 words.