BIO263 Methods for Environmental Data Analysis (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Biological Sciences (BILSC)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
Environmental managers spend considerable amounts of their time designing observational studies and evaluating existing data sets to develop solutions to the many environmental and natural resource issues facing Australia and the globe. It is often the case that there will be a need to analyse data sets to make predictions or forecasts to determine how resources are best allocated for future work. Researchers and managers must, therefore, be familiar with the types of data and how they are collected, common techniques for data analysis, exploration and identification of patterns in data. Methods for Environmental Data Analysis provides a practical introduction to the theory and practice of methods for environmental management and research. The subject contains a total estimated workload of 150 hours.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
| Session 1 | |
|---|---|
| Internal | Albury-Wodonga |
| Distance | Albury-Wodonga |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: BIO263
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
be able to:
- design experimental and observational studies and evaluate the quality of other studies;
- determine the types of data and evaluate how they are collected;
- explore and interpret data graphically;
- apply to real work examples the basic techniques of biostatistics; and
- build and evaluate simple models.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
- Designing experimental and observational studies
- Research methods
- Graphical presentation of environmental data
- Model evaluation
- Application of methods to analyse environmental data
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.