Course Title: Conduct field research into natural and cultural resources

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5305 Diploma of Conservation and Land Management

Course Title: Conduct field research into natural and cultural resources

Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 200

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

ENVI5076C

City Campus

TAFE

155T Vocational Health and Sciences

Face-to-Face or Internet

Term1 2013,
Term1 2014,
Term1 2015,
Term1 2016

Course Contact: Namrita Kaul

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4309

Course Contact Email: namrita.kaul@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit covers the process of conducting field research into natural resource and cultural areas for resource management and related purposes and defines the standard required to: use a range of electronic and manual recording systems to support research; identify stakeholders including current tenure, Indigenous history and community interest; review existing knowledge; develop research objectives, staff, resources and design; conduct field investigations to investigate impacts on fauna, flora and natural resources of the site; report on the field investigation.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

There are none



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

AHCILM501A Conduct field research into natural and cultural resources

Elements:

1. Review existing knowledge

2.Identify stakeholders

3. Develop research approach

4. Conduct field investigations

5. Develop process for involving decision makers

6. Report on the field investigation


Learning Outcomes


Overview of Assessment

Assessment for this course may include reports, individual and group project work, tests  and assignments