BIO-221L Principles of Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology Lab
In this hands-on laboratory-based course, students will have the opportunity to conduct studies and perform experiments that enrich their knowledge and understanding of the scientific concepts learned in the lecture portion of CON-202/BIO-221 Principles of Terrestrial/Aquatic Ecology. Laboratory exercises will include a combination of field trips and observational and experimental studies as well as in-classes exercises aimed at preparing students for upper level coursework in the field of ecology (e.g. reading scientific papers, presenting data, interpreting graphs).
Cross Listed Courses
CON-202L
Course Learning Outcomes
- Exercise the steps of scientific method from the initial stages of collecting observations, to building hypotheses and analyzing results
- Review, interpret, evaluate, and analyze peer-reviewed scientific studies that are related to laboratory exercises
- Execute standard ecological sampling procedures, calculate and analyze data, and compare these results to those published in peer-reviewed, scientific papers