Conservation and Biodiversity

Course Coordinator: To be confirmed

Course Developer: Dr Gordon Maxwell, consultant

Advisory prerequisite(s)
You are advised to have already completed SCI S102, SCI S112 or SCI S122.

Aims
The course aims to introduce the concepts of conservation and biodiversity. It aims to provide students with facts, ideas and principles with biological sciences aspects contributing to local and global conversation issues.

Contents
The course covers the following topics:

• Conservation and biodiversity: Introduction and philosophy
• Global and local history and development of conservation
• Biodiversity in genetic, taxonomic and ecological levels
• Hong Kong biodiversity: Case studies
• Hong Kong conservation activities and actions

Learning support
The examples of learning support include face-to-face tutorials, surgeries, laboratory sessions, web links, CD-ROMs, videos and/or field visits. Laboratory sessions or field visits may be held in the evenings of weekdays or in weekends.

Assessment
There will be assignments, a day school performance and a report, as well as a final examination. Students are required to submit assignments via the Online Learning Environment (OLE).

Equipment
Students will need access to a personal computer or other electronic devices with an Internet connection.

Set book(s)
There are no set books for this course.

Students with disabilities or special educational needs
Students with disabilities or special educational needs may have difficulties for the laboratory sessions or field visits. You are encouraged to seek advice from the Course Coordinator before enrolling in the course.