SLE317 - Australian Vegetation and Its Management
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Tara Lewis |
| Prerequisite: | Two level 2 SLE-coded units |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 2 x 1 hour online lectures per week (weeks 1-4 and weeks 6-10), 2 x 75 min lectures per trimester (weeks 5 and 11), 4 x 3 hour practical experience (laboratory) per trimester, 1 x 3 night practical experience (field trip) (typically during intra-trimester break between weeks 5 and 6). |
| 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 will be required to meet their own expenses while on fieldwork. | |
Content
SLE317 will provide a practical and theoretical introduction to the ecology of major terrestrial vegetation groups of Australia. Critical issues in their conservation and management, including threatening processes, climate change, rare, threatened and vulnerable communities, the science underpinning ecological restoration and assessing vegetation quality will be explored. Students will develop skills in the identification of major Australian plant families and vegetation sampling techniques, which are necessary to manage Australian vegetation.
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 | Describe the distribution, ecology and threatening processes in Australia's Major Vegetation Groups and identify management issues. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Identify major Australian plant families and apply common vegetation sampling techniques to assess vegetation. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Collect and analyse vegetation data and use evidence-based methodologies to test hypotheses and report results. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 In-class tests | Two 75-minute in-class tests | 40% (2 x 20%) | Weeks 5 and 11 |
| Assessment 2 Practical test | Worksheet | 10% | On field trip (between Weeks 5 and 6) |
| Assessment 3 Written report: Field Work | Written report 1,500-2,000 words | 30% | Week 8 |
| Assessment 4 Written report: Vegetation Quality Assessment project | Written report 500-1,000 words | 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 SLE317 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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