BIOL 3750K - Field Biology Techniques

(4) Credit Hours
Prerequisite: BIOL 1107K and BIOL 1108K
A practical course that familiarizes students with basic instruments and techniques used by biologists to sample, collect, observe, and experiment with organisms in the field. Upon completion of this course. Students will be able to: 1) demonstrate the use of standard field biology techniques in multiple settings, 2) effectively and clearly communicate scientific information in written and oral form, 3) use library and internet resources to gather, organize, and understand scientific information, 4) collect, present, and analyze scientific data gathered in the field, 5) understand the structure-function relationships at levels of organization of living organisms from the organism to the ecosystem, and 6) understand the organization, diversity and interdependence of living organism.