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Ecology, 6 credits
Ekologi, 6 hp
NBIB41
Main field of study
BiologyCourse level
First cycleCourse type
Programme courseExaminer
Kjell CarlssonDirector of studies or equivalent
Agneta JohanssonEducation components
Preliminary scheduled hours: 68 hRecommended self-study hours: 92 h
ECV = Elective / Compulsory / Voluntary
| Course offered for | Semester | Period | Timetable module | Language | Campus | ECV | |
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| 6KBIO | Biology, Bachelor´s Programme | 3 (Autumn 2017) | 1 | 1+2+3 | Swedish | Linköping, Valla | C |
Main field of study
BiologyCourse level
First cycleAdvancement level
G1XCourse offered for
- Biology, Bachelor´s Programme
Entry requirements
Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.
Prerequisites
20 ECTS in Biology includning a course in Botany or equivalent.Intended learning outcomes
To provide an understanding of basic ecological concepts and theories. The course also aims at an insight and exercise in the scientific method of working: to plan, carry out, evaluate and account for investigations that illustrate some current problems in ecology.
Course content
The course provides knowledge about basic ecological concepts and theories. The relations of individual organisms to their environment. Evolutionary ecology. The structure and dynamics of populations and ecological communities. Conservation Biology. Turnover of energy and nutrients in ecosystems.
Teaching and working methods
Lectures, seminars and computer simulations of ecological models. A small scientific investigation (team-work) is also carried out during the course. Seminars, computer simulations and field and laboratory experiments/work in connection with the scientific investigation (team-work) are compulsory.
Examination
| LAB2 | Laboratory work | 3 credits | U, G |
| TEN2 | Written examination | 3 credits | U, 3, 4, 5 |
Grades
Four-grade scale, LiU, U, 3, 4, 5Other information
Supplementary courses: Ecology second course, Nature Conservation in Practise
Department
Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologiDirector of Studies or equivalent
Agneta JohanssonExaminer
Kjell CarlssonCourse website and other links
http://cms.ifm.liu.se/edu/biology/Education components
Preliminary scheduled hours: 68 hRecommended self-study hours: 92 h
Course literature
Robert Ricklefs (Author), Rick Relyea (Author) 2014 Ecology: The Economy of Nature. 7th ed. Freeman| Code | Name | Scope | Grading scale |
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| LAB2 | Laboratory work | 3 credits | U, G |
| TEN2 | Written examination | 3 credits | U, 3, 4, 5 |
Regulations (apply to LiU in its entirety)
The university is a government agency whose operations are regulated by legislation and ordinances, which include the Higher Education Act and the Higher Education Ordinance. In addition to legislation and ordinances, operations are subject to several policy documents. The Linköping University rule book collects currently valid decisions of a regulatory nature taken by the university board, the vice-chancellor and faculty/department boards.
LiU’s rule book for education at first-cycle and second-cycle levels is available at http://styrdokument.liu.se/Regelsamling/Innehall/Utbildning_pa_grund-_och_avancerad_niva.
Course literature is preliminary.
Robert Ricklefs (Author), Rick Relyea (Author) 2014 Ecology: The Economy of Nature. 7th ed. Freeman
Note: The course matrix might contain more information in Swedish.
I = Introduce, U = Teach, A = Utilize
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| 3.3 Communication in foreign languages |
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| 5. PLANNING, EXECUTION AND PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WITH RESPECT TO SCIENTIFIC AND SOCIETAL NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS | ||||||
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| 5.5 Presentation and evaluation of research or development projects |
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