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Module OSX-2003:
Marine Biology Practical II

Marine Biology Practical II 2024-25
OSX-2003
2024-25
School of Ocean Sciences
Module - Semester 1 & 2
20 credits
Module Organiser: Laura Grange
Overview

This module comprises sessions that develop practical skills.

Semester 1 Four laboratory sessions that will include the following activities:

  1. Dissection and microscopy to investigate molluscan feeding strategies.
  2. Immunity and haematology in marine invertebrate taxa (linked with Practical skills assessment 1).
  3. Dissection, drawing and investigation of echinoderms.
  4. Dissection, drawing and morphometric analysis of sharks (linked with Practical skills assessment 2).

Semester 2 Two case study activities, which will include workshops, field visits, and laboratory work.

Wader abundance and foraging ecology Biological rates Q10 experiment

This module comprises sessions that develop practical skills.

Overall aims and purpose Investigative inquiry and the acquisition of practical expertise (e.g., field, laboratory and data analysis skills) are essential employability skills for anyone wanting to follow an academic or applied career across the science sector and beyond. This module is a continuation of OSX-1002 Marine Biology Practical I. It further introduces you to two important components of Marine Biology: Field Science, and Laboratory Science. In addition, the module introduces two additional components: Experimentation and Data Management.

This module aims to:

Advance and hone your skills in methods regularly used by Marine Biologists, including dissection, microscopy, species identification, data collection, and data analysis.

Expose you to a diverse range of species and habitats, and encourages acquisition of laboratory and field-based practical skills.

Further the core skills you need to succeed in your scientific studies, as well as develop transferable skills that can be applied across subject disciplines.

Course content In Semester 1, you will participate in four on campus, in-person practical sessions and two online workshops dedicated to scientific writing activities. In Semester 2, you will participate in a combination of field, laboratory, analysis and workshop (including peer review) sessions associated with two scientific case studies. Online drop-in sessions are also scheduled over both semesters to support students to complete the module assessments. Further to the directed learning activities described above, this module involves self-study in the form of wider reading, and preparation for the coursework components of the module assessment. There is no end of semester exam.

The on campus, in-person practical sessions that comprise this module are as follows:

Semester 1 Four laboratory sessions that will include the following activities:

  1. Dissection and microscopy to investigate molluscan feeding strategies.
  2. Immunity and haematology in marine invertebrate taxa (linked with Practical skills assessment 1).
  3. Dissection, drawing and investigation of echinoderms.
  4. Dissection, drawing and morphometric analysis of sharks (linked with Practical skills assessment 2).

Semester 2 Two case study activities, which will include workshops, field visits, and laboratory work.

Wader abundance and foraging ecology Biological rates Q10 experiment

Assessment Strategy

Threshold (D) - Knowledge based on taught material. A basic understanding of subject-specific concepts and principles.

Good (B) - Knowledge based on the taught material. An understanding of subject-specific concepts and principles, sometimes extending into more specialised areas.

Excellent (A) - Knowledge extending well beyond the taught material. A thorough understanding of subject-specific concepts and principles, often extending into more specialised areas.

Learning Outcomes

  • Apply knowledge gained during practical work to answer questions about methods used, results obtained, and/or interpretation.

  • By the end of this module, you should be able to: Demonstrate the ability to dissect scientific specimens and use dissecting and compound microscopes to undertake anatomical observations, drawings and measurements.

  • Critically appraise and evaluate experimental design, data limitations, and/or unexpected results.

  • Demonstrate the ability to select and apply appropriate data analysis and interpretation to a scientific dataset.

  • Explain the methods used, and report and interpret the key results of practical work in the style of a scientific report, whilst adhering to scientific conventions in terms of structure, style, data presentation and referencing.

  • Explore, summarise and graphically display key scientific results.

  • Formulate a hypothesis, and plan and implement simple laboratory experimentation, or field sampling, to collect data to test this hypothesis.

  • Identify a range of marine organisms to taxa and/or species-level, label key anatomical features, and relate these characteristics to physiological processes and/or behaviour.

Assessment method

Coursework

Assessment type

Summative

Description

Practical Skills Assessment 1 This assessment appraises the students' understanding of the methods and data generated in the Semester 1 laboratory session based on immunity and haematology. Students are required to undertake basic calculations, plot data using good practice guidance around data presentation, and provide a basic summary of their findings plus 1-2 sentences of interpretation.

Weighting

10%

Due date

01/11/2024

Assessment method

Coursework

Assessment type

Summative

Description

Practical Skills Assessment 2 This assessment appraises the students' understanding of the methods and data generated in the Semester 1 laboratory session based on shark dissection and morphometrics. Students are required to plot data using good practice guidance around data presentation, perform basic statistical tests, and provide a basic summary of their findings plus 1-2 sentences of interpretation.

Weighting

20%

Due date

13/12/2024

Assessment method

Class Test

Assessment type

Summative

Description

Blackboard Ultra Test The test comprises a series of multiple choice, multiple response (note: partial credit not awarded), true or false, label the diagram, numeric, and data interpretation questions regarding the case study content taught in Semester 2. PART 1: 20 questions, 1 pt per question: General knowledge and understanding of the topic (i.e., introductory lecture materials & background information on ecological concepts and data collection). PART 2: 10 questions, 3 pts per question: General knowledge and understanding of data presentation and statistical test outputs (i.e., review preparatory materials & exercises from data analysis workshops). PART 3: 1 question, 100 pts: Data analysis and interpretation of example data.

Weighting

30%

Due date

27/03/2025

Assessment method

Coursework

Assessment type

Summative

Description

Case Study Report This assessment requires the students to complete a short scientific paper summarising testable research hypotheses, results (text and display items) and discussion of the key findings (including a reference list) adhering to scientific standards for technical science writing. The Case Study Report is based on the case study content taught in Semester 2 and comprises a short report written in the style of a scientific paper. Students must complete the Case Study Report on the case study they did not submit for the module Blackboard Ultra Test.

Weighting

40%

Due date

07/05/2025

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