Introductory Palaeontology

• • Topics will be available to enrolled students in the subjects Learning Management System site approximately one week prior to the commencement of the teaching period.

In order to enrol in this subject, you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Elective

• UNE-DSC-DIP-2023

Additional requirements

• Attendance requirements - There is no intensive school for GEOL202. However, there is a non-mandatory two day face-to-face experience including a workshop and field excursion to a nearby fossil locality to give students an opportunity to see, measure and collect fossils in the field. On campus and online students are encouraged to attend.
• Equipment requirements - •Headphones or speakers (required to listen to lecture and other media provided in units, a USB style headset has proven to provide superior audio quality to the jack style headset when used for online teaching software) • Headset, including microphone (highly recommended for participation in virtual classrooms) • Webcam (may be required for participation in virtual classrooms and/or media presentations)
• Software requirements - Please refer students to link for requirements: http://www.une.edu.au/current-students/support/it-services/hardware It is essential for students to have reliable internet access in order to participate in and complete your units, regardless of whether they contain an on campus attendance or intensive school component.
• Travel requirements - Travel may be required if attending the non-mandatory face-to-face workshop and field excursion.
• Other requirements -

  Textbook information is not available until approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the Teaching period.
  Students are expected to purchase prescribed material.
  Textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.

This subject teaches students the fundamental principles of palaeontology and introduces them to the history of life on Earth. Readings and lectures cover topics such as the origin of life, evolution, extinction and palaeoecology. A series of practical exercises emphasises core concepts in palaeontology, covering both pure and applied aspects of the discipline.

Assessment 1: Essay. 2000 words.Relates to Learning Outcomes 1 and 4 Assessment 2: Quiz. 200 words (equivalent). Relates to Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 4 Assessment 3: Practicals. 1000 words. Relates to Learning Outcomes 1, 3, 4

• Assessment 1: Essay - 2000 words (30%)
• Assessment 2: Quizzes - 200 words (equivalent) (30%)
• Assessment 3: Practicals - 1000 words (40%)

For textbook details check your university's handbook, website or learning management system (LMS).