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BI2IZ2: Invertebrate Zoology
Module code: BI2IZ2
Module provider: School of Biological Sciences
Credits: 20
Level: Level 2 (Intermediate)
When you'll be taught: Semester 2
Module convenor: Dr Chris Foster, email: c.w.foster@reading.ac.uk
Module co-convenor: Dr Alejandra Perotti, email: M.A.Perotti@reading.ac.uk
Pre-requisite module(s):
Co-requisite module(s):
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Placement information: NA
Academic year: 2024/5
Available to visiting students: Yes
Talis reading list: Yes
Last updated: 21 May 2024
Overview
Module aims and purpose
This module will introduce you to the world of invertebrates, the spineless wonders, that inhabit every corner of our planet. Without them, the entire planetary ecosystem would collapse, and yet they are often considered to be pests or disgusting, totally separated from humanity. The most successful and diverse invertebrates are in the Phylum Arthropoda and of those, most are insects.聽 The module emphasises the diversity and importance of invertebrate life, throwing light on the weird and wonderful animals we often ignore. Invertebrates have a significant impact on economic, social and scientific discoveries of human society and we will discuss a number of appropriate case studies. You will be taught identification methods, particularly of the most common insect orders, as well as developing a deeper understanding of their life cycle and ecology, and appreciate their special adaptations to carry out physiological processes.
Module learning outcomes
By the end of the module, it is expected that students will be able to:聽
- Differentiate invertebrates at the level of phyla and recognise the more important invertebrate classes.聽
- Understand how life cycles are linked to their success.聽
- Identify the main insect orders, without the need for keys, by recognising key features.聽
- Identify and explain major anatomical and physiological characteristics.聽
- Appreciate how invertebrates impact human lives, both positively and negatively.聽
Module content
Lecture material includes the following topics:聽
- Comparative study of invertebrate clades (based on morphology and/or molecular phylogeny).聽
- Invertebrate life cycles and evolution.聽
- Major anatomical and physiological characteristics of the larger invertebrate phyla.聽
- Importance of invertebrates - particularly how they impact human lives, both positively and negatively through case studies.聽聽
Practical classes include the following training / activities:聽
- Differentiate between invertebrates at the level of phyla聽聽
- Recognise the more important invertebrate classes.聽
- Insect identification to the level of order.聽聽
Structure
Teaching and learning methods
The learning outcomes will be met through a mixture of lectures, practical classes, use of the Cole Museum of Zoology teaching collection, self-directed learning and directed independent study, which includes completion of an online course designed specifically for this module. Appropriate supplementary information and reading lists will be provided on Blackboard.聽聽
Study hours
At least 45 hours of scheduled teaching and learning activities will be delivered in person, with the remaining hours for scheduled and self-scheduled teaching and learning activities delivered either in person or online. You will receive further details about how these hours will be delivered before the start of the module.
聽Scheduled teaching and learning activities | 聽Semester 1 | 聽Semester 2 | 听厂耻尘尘别谤 |
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Lectures | 20 | ||
Seminars | |||
Tutorials | |||
Project Supervision | |||
Demonstrations | |||
Practical classes and workshops | 20 | ||
Supervised time in studio / workshop | |||
Scheduled revision sessions | |||
Feedback meetings with staff | 5 | ||
Fieldwork | |||
External visits | |||
Work-based learning | |||
聽Self-scheduled teaching and learning activities | 聽Semester 1 | 聽Semester 2 | 听厂耻尘尘别谤 |
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Directed viewing of video materials/screencasts | 10 | ||
Participation in discussion boards/other discussions | 10 | ||
Feedback meetings with staff | |||
Other | 5 | ||
Other (details) | Self-guided study of material in Cole Museum | ||
聽Placement and study abroad | 聽Semester 1 | 聽Semester 2 | 听厂耻尘尘别谤 |
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Placement | |||
Study abroad | |||
聽Independent study hours | 聽Semester 1 | 聽Semester 2 | 听厂耻尘尘别谤 |
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Independent study hours | 130 |
Please note the independent study hours above are notional numbers of hours; each student will approach studying in different ways. We would advise you to reflect on your learning and the number of hours you are allocating to these tasks.
Semester 1 The hours in this column may include hours during the Christmas holiday period.
Semester 2 The hours in this column may include hours during the Easter holiday period.
Summer The hours in this column will take place during the summer holidays and may be at the start and/or end of the module.
Assessment
Requirements for a pass
Students need to achieve an overall module mark of 40% to pass this module.
Summative assessment
Type of assessment | Detail of assessment | % contribution towards module mark | Size of assessment | Submission date | Additional information |
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Practical skills assessment | Spot test | 20 | 20 spots | Semester 2, Teaching Week 5 | |
Practical skills assessment | Spot test | 20 | 20 spots | Semester 2, Teaching Week 10 | |
Written coursework assignment | Museum case design | 60 | Case design (diagram with labels 400 [all labels combined] and backboard 300 words) plus separate rationale 1,000 words. | Semester 2, Assessment Period | Can be in pairs or individually. Work to be uploaded onto blackboard. |
Penalties for late submission of summative assessment
The Support Centres will apply the following penalties for work submitted late:
Assessments with numerical marks
- where the piece of work is submitted after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): 10% of the total marks available for that piece of work will be deducted from the mark for each working day (or part thereof) following the deadline up to a total of three working days;
- the mark awarded due to the imposition of the penalty shall not fall below the threshold pass mark, namely 40% in the case of modules at Levels 4-6 (i.e. undergraduate modules for Parts 1-3) and 50% in the case of Level 7 modules offered as part of an Integrated Masters or taught postgraduate degree programme;
- where the piece of work is awarded a mark below the threshold pass mark prior to any penalty being imposed, and is submitted up to three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline), no penalty shall be imposed;
- where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): a mark of zero will be recorded.
Assessments marked Pass/Fail
- where the piece of work is submitted within three working days of the deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): no penalty will be applied;
- where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): a grade of Fail will be awarded.
The University policy statement on penalties for late submission can be found at: /cqsd/-/media/project/functions/cqsd/documents/qap/penaltiesforlatesubmission.pdf
You are strongly advised to ensure that coursework is submitted by the relevant deadline. You should note that it is advisable to submit work in an unfinished state rather than to fail to submit any work.
Formative assessment
Formative assessment is any task or activity which creates feedback (or feedforward) for you about your learning, but which does not contribute towards your overall module mark.
- Students fill in questionnaire at beginning of the module for formative feedback.聽聽
- Weeks 1-4 and 7-9 are formative practicals to feed into the spots tests.聽
- Meetings with staff are to provide formative feedback on designs and ideas.聽
Reassessment
Type of reassessment | Detail of reassessment | % contribution towards module mark | Size of reassessment | Submission date | Additional information |
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Practical skills assessment | Spot test | 20 | 20 spots | During the University resit period | |
Practical skills assessment | Spot test | 20 | 20 spots | During the University resit period | |
Written coursework assignment | Museum case design | 60 | Case design (diagram with labels 400 [all labels combined] and backboard 300 words) plus separate rationale 1,000 words | During the University resit period | Can be in pairs or individually. Work to be uploaded onto blackboard. |
Additional costs
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Specialist clothing, footwear, or headgear | ||
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Travel, accommodation, and subsistence |
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MODULE DESCRIPTION DOES NOT FORM ANY PART OF A STUDENT'S CONTRACT.