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ZOOL19004 - Insect Pest Management

General Information

Unit Synopsis

Insects are the most numerous and diverse group of animals. They are important both economically and ecologically. In this course the taxonomy, functional anatomy and morphology of insects will be introduced. Insect ecology, as it is related to pest management, will be explored, particularly in the context of chemical and biological methods of population control. Integrated pest management and modern control strategies are considered.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites ZOOL11001 Invertebrate Zoology or ZOOL12009 Invertebrate Zoology

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2010

Term 1 - 2017 Profile
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2018 Profile
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2019 Profile
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Written Assessment 15%
2. Practical Assessment 25%
3. Examination 60%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2019 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 2.8 (on a 5 point Likert scale), based on a 30.77% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: Student unit evaluation and verbal feedback at residential school.
Feedback
ASSESSMENT A student expressed disappointment at the essay component of the exam.
Recommendation
The Unit coordinator should review the exam content but retain a level of assessment commensurate with third year.
Action Taken
This was done by Dr Stitz before she resigned from the UC role for the unit.
Source: Student unit evaluations
Feedback
RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL Students expressed some disappointment in the residential school structure and content.
Recommendation
The Unit coordinator will assess the relevance of the practical component of the Unit (residential school) to ensure it provides appropriate practice in accordance with the unit learning outcomes.
Action Taken
The residential school was replaced with home insect collection kits that still met the ULO's and reduced complaints of duplication between the ZOOL19004 and ZOOL12009
Source: Student unit evaluation
Feedback
LECTURES AND DELIVERY Students expressed the opinion that lectures were informative.
Recommendation
Lectures will continue to be offered in the same manner.
Action Taken
Prof Robson delivered live and prerecorded lectures that were well-received.
Source: Students
Feedback
Students were dissatisfied with assessment return, feedback and requirements.
Recommendation
This was the last year this unit will be taught, but in the future the HoC will take a more active role in training last-minute hires in CQUni systems and policy and procedure. Also, special consideration will be given to assessment requirements when last-minute changes are implemented by another person than the proposer.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. understand those aspects of insect anatomy and morphology that are relevant to insect taxonomy by writing definitions of terms, writing explanatory notes and/or drawing labelled diagrams
  2. understand those aspects of insect physiology relevant to insect ecology by writing short notes and/or essays on the functioning of insect organs and organ systems
  3. have an appreciation of insect diversity by incorporating examples into short notes and essays relating to insect anatomy and insect physiology. In addition, you should be able to write short notes and/or essays to demonstrate an understanding of the evolution, biogeography and taxonomy of the major insect taxa, particularly within an Australian context
  4. understand the concepts and principles of insect pest management by writing short notes or essays on the topic. More specifically you should be able to discuss knowledgeably the topics of biological control and integrated pest management
  5. identify insects to the level of family and prepare properly curated specimens

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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4 - Information Literacy • • • • •
5 - Team Work • •
6 - Information Technology Competence • •
7 - Cross Cultural Competence • • •
8 - Ethical practice •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
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3 - Examination • • • • • •