WATR413-23S2 (C) Semester Two 2023

Freshwater Restoration and Recovery

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 July 2023
End Date: Sunday, 12 November 2023
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 30 July 2023
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 1 October 2023

Description

The aim of this course is to provide students with an understanding of freshwater restoration. The course will explore the importance of restoration from physical, ecological and cultural perspectives, and will examine the current state of freshwater restoration practice both locally and globally. Students will gain insight into factors which may limit restoration success, and explore strategies to overcome these. The course will also examine key considerations when designing and implementing monitoring programmes, including data analysis and statistics.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Programme Director

Timetable 2023

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 13:00 - 16:00 Ernest Rutherford 460
17 Jul - 13 Aug
11 Sep - 24 Sep
2 Oct - 22 Oct
Field Trip A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 13:00 - 16:00 Ernest Rutherford 460
21 Aug - 27 Aug
Field Trip B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 13:00 - 16:00 Ernest Rutherford 460
25 Sep - 1 Oct
Lab A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 13:00 - 16:00 Ernest Rutherford 211 GIS Comp Lab
14 Aug - 20 Aug

Course Coordinator

Issie Barrett

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Forum posts 10% Forum posts
Case study search 20% Case study search
Restoration and monitoring programme report 50% Restoration and monitoring programme report
Group presentation 20% Group presentation

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,114.00

International fee $5,125.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Earth and Environment on the departments and faculties page .

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