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Advanced Field Ecology

This 3-unit course provides graduate students with discussions and field techniques in ecology. The course objectives are for students to understand organism ecology, appreciate nature, and identify ways to preserve the environment. The course outline includes topics like forest structure, ecosystem ecology, and riparian ecology. Course methodologies include lectures, discussions, readings, and an educational field trip. Requirements include participation, exams, discussions, research journals, and projects. Evaluation is based on completing challenging requirements, with 85-98% scores equivalent to median and perfect scores.

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Advanced Field Ecology

This 3-unit course provides graduate students with discussions and field techniques in ecology. The course objectives are for students to understand organism ecology, appreciate nature, and identify ways to preserve the environment. The course outline includes topics like forest structure, ecosystem ecology, and riparian ecology. Course methodologies include lectures, discussions, readings, and an educational field trip. Requirements include participation, exams, discussions, research journals, and projects. Evaluation is based on completing challenging requirements, with 85-98% scores equivalent to median and perfect scores.

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COLEGIO DE DAGUPAN COURSE SYLLABUS

Course Code Course Credit


Professional Schools
Arellano Street, Dagupan City MED004S 3 Units
www.cdd.educ.ph
MASTER OF EDUCATION- GENERAL SCIENCE
(Advanced Field Ecology)

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course provides discussions on collecting, analyzing, and reporting data collected in the field. Students learn a variety of field
techniques for sampling plants, insects, and vertebrates. In addition to the field techniques, students learn to relate field data to ecological
processes. Students read scientific literature that presents field data and write scientific reports.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

This course envisions graduate students who specialized in general science to:
1. Understand the ecological environment of every organism;
2. Appreciate the beauty of nature; and
3. Identify means on how to preserve the natural environment.

COURSE OUTLINE

CONTENT STRATEGIES REQUIREMENTS TIMELINES DATE OF SUBMISSION

Forest structure Lecture Topic Outlining 1st Meeting


Ecosystem ecology Discussion

Effects of forest management Sharing Reflection Paper 2nd Meeting


Ecological restoration Lecture Discussion
Journal reading

Riparian ecology Written Midterm Concept Paper 3rd Meeting


Fire history Library Work Midterm Examination
Professional Schools
First Semester 2018
COLEGIO DE DAGUPAN COURSE SYLLABUS
Course Code Course Credit
Professional Schools
Arellano Street, Dagupan City MED004S 3 Units
www.cdd.educ.ph
MASTER OF EDUCATION- GENERAL SCIENCE
(Advanced Field Ecology)

Bird abundance and Reporting Research Journal 4th Meeting


monitoring Lecture / Discussion
Insect-plant interactions Case Analysis

Disturbance ecology Reporting Project Proposals and/or 5th Meeting


Final Examination Action Plan

Final Examination

COURSE METHODOLOGIES

This course shall adopt the lecture-discussion, online, modular method in those topics that are highly theoretical, group discussion for
critiquing individual outputs (per session), problem solving, case analysis, individual readings or independent learning, educational field trip as well
as research symposium.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

1. Attendance and active participation in the classroom


2. Midterm and Final Examinations
3. Online Group Discussion
4. Compilation of research journals and web-readings
5. Concept Paper, Project Proposal, Action Plan

Professional Schools
First Semester 2018
COLEGIO DE DAGUPAN COURSE SYLLABUS
Course Code Course Credit
Professional Schools
Arellano Street, Dagupan City MED004S 3 Units
www.cdd.educ.ph
MASTER OF EDUCATION- GENERAL SCIENCE
(Advanced Field Ecology)

COURSE EVALUATION

Since the requirements of the course are all challenging, the professor has assigned the median score (from the total score) to be equivalent
to 85.00 % and 98.00 % for student who obtained a perfect score. The professor uses linear regression to find out the grade of students.

REFERENCES

Prepared by:

RITCHIE G. MACALANDA, Ph.D.


Professor

Recommending Approval:

REYNALD JAY F. HIDALGO, PhD


Asst. Vice President for Academic Affairs

Approved:

FELIZA ARZADON-SUA, EdD


Vice President for Academic Affairs
Dean, Professional Schools

Professional Schools
First Semester 2018

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