SLE204 - Animal Diversity
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Previously coded as: | SBB204 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Philip Barton |
| Prerequisite: | SLE111 or SLE132 |
| Corequisite: | SLE010 |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 3 x 1 hour online lectures per week, 6 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. |
Content
This course of animal evolution is illustrated by examining aspects of the biology of a range of animal phyla. Major themes are: the development of multicellularity; important aspects of body plan including body layers, body cavities and metameric segmentation; and adaptation to particular environments and lifestyles. The evolutionary succession of major invertebrate and vertebrate animal groups is discussed. During laboratory practical classes students will examine and dissect specimens from the following animal groups: cnidarians, flatworms, annelids, arthropods, molluscs, echinoderms and chordates.
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 | Identify, describe and evidence the structure function and diversity of the major animal groups. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Recognise, differentiate and document the evolutionary relationships among the major animal groups. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Examine the anatomical features of selected specimens in order to define and discriminate between major taxonomic groups. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
| Assessment 1 Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 Mid-trimester test | 50-minute in-class test | 25% | Week 7 |
| Assessment 2 Pre-lab quizzes | Online quizzes | 10% | Week 10 |
| Assessment 3 Final test | 50-minute in-class test | 25% | Week 10 |
| Assessment 4 Practical test | In-class test | 40% | Week 11 |
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
Prescribed text(s): Hickman, Keen, Eisenhour, Larson, I'Anson, 2023, Integrated Principles Of Zoology, 19th Ed, McGraw Hill, USA.
The texts and reading list for SLE204 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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