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BIOL8770 - Topics in Australian Marine Science

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Project description

This unit introduces students to current research undertaken in various disciplines of marine science in Australia. It is a multi-institutional unit taught at the Sydney Institute of Marine Science (SIMS) with contributions from the four University partners of SIMS. Lectures and tutorials will be taught by leading researchers in marine science. Topics cover physical and biological oceanography, climate change, molecular ecology, aquaculture, marine biology and marine geosciences. In practical classes, students will analyse and interpret remote-sensing data from the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), which provides comprehensive information on the biological and physical processes of Australia's coastal and oceanic waters. This gives students hands-on experience in working with and analysing big data sets. Students can attend lessons either at SIMS or fully online.

Year 2022

Location Australia

Organization Macquarie University

Project aims

Project outcome

1. Understand the diversity of open access data and instrumentation for data collection 2. Formulate and test hypotheses within a scientific framework 3. Access and managing data, including those from large datasets 4. Produce and present data visually 5. Evaluate and synthesise a variety of expert opinions within marine science