| Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%) |
Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives |
| Course Objectives |
Competency Indicators |
Ratio(%) |
Teaching Methods |
Assessment Methods |
To understand the concepts and scientific background of ecology and then be able to guide an ecological tourism project.
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| 1. Basic knowledge and skills in sustainable agriculture |
| 5.Service-orientated entrepreneurship |
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| Discussion |
| topic Discussion/Production |
| Lecturing |
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| Written Presentation |
| Assignment |
| Oral Presentation |
| Quiz |
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| Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule |
| Week |
Course Content |
| Week 1 |
Introduction
Ch 1 Introduction to Ecology |
| Week 2 |
Ch 4 Population Genetics and Natural Selection |
| Week 3 |
Ch 8 Social Relations |
| Week 4 |
Ch 9 Population Distribution and Abundance |
| Week 5 |
Ch 12 Life Histories |
| Week 6 |
A Framework for Introducing Site Ecology: the Story of a Landscape |
| Week 7 |
Ch 13 Species Interactions and Competition
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| Week 8 |
Midterm Exam
|
| Week 9 |
Ch 14 Exploitative Interactions |
| Week 10 |
Ch 16 Species Abundance and Diversity |
| Week 11 |
Ch 20 Succession and Stability |
| Week 12 |
Ch 21 Landscape Ecology |
| Week 13 |
Project Presentation |
| Week 14 |
Project Presentation |
| Week 15 |
Field trip |
| Week 16 |
Final Exam
|
self-directed
learning |
01.Participation in professional forums, lectures, and corporate sharing sessions related to industry-government-academia-research exchange activities.
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| Evaluation |
| midterm exam 30%, weekly discussions 10%, group project 30%, attendance 3%, final exam 30% |
| Textbook & other References |
| Molles, M.C.Jr. and Sher, A.A. 2022. Ecology: Concepts and Applications. 9th edition. McGraw-Hill Education |
| Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website |
| iLearning |
| Office Hours |
| 15:10 to 16:00 on Wednesdays |
| Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs(Link URL) |
| include experience courses：N |
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