BSc Environmental Management / Course details

Year of entry: 2023

Course unit details:
Conservation Management Project

Course unit fact file
Unit code PLAN30402
Credit rating 20
Unit level Level 3
Teaching period(s) Semester 2
Available as a free choice unit? Yes

Overview

The course unit will cover the following key stages:

• First phase - introduction to the project brief and baseline analysis and evaluation;

• Second phase - series of workshops to explore key issues, opportunities and constraints related to the project;

• Third phase - generation of appropriate management response with recommendations.

 

Aims

The unit aims to:

  • provide students with practical experience in undertaking assessment and management of an environmental issue
  • introduce students to the roles of the range of various practitioners and stakeholders involved in managing the environment
  • Enable students to demonstrate the full range of their knowledge relevant to an environmental management issue set within an existing project.
  • enable students to utilise fully the self-learning capabilities learnt during their programme and to demonstrate them in a student-led group project

Syllabus

WEEK

OUTLINE OF CONTENT

1

Module introduction - project management Stage 1 briefing

2

Project confirmation and initial scoping study

3

20 minute feedback and GIS surgery (where applicable)

4

Update meeting

5

Stage 2 planning

6

Assignment 1 – Presentations

7

Update meeting

8

Study week

9

Writing recommendations

10

Uodate meeting

11

Final meeting

12

Final client presentation

 

Teaching and learning methods

The course will be delivered through weekly workshop sessions and a site visit.

 

Knowledge and understanding

  • Design and implement the required stages of environmental management projects
  • Understand current trends in environmental management

Intellectual skills

  • Grasp environmental management and assessment concepts
  • Evaluate information to make decisions

Practical skills

  • Design and implement a methodology for data collection and analysis to address a brief
  • Undertake desk-studies, e.g. review of academic literature, policy and guidance
  • Conduct site analyses
  • Produce reports that are written and presented to a professional standard
  • Analyse and synthesise various forms of data

Transferable skills and personal qualities

  • Work in groups
  • Produce written reports
  • Deliver professional standard presentations

Assessment methods

ASSESSMENT ACTIVITY

LENGTH REQUIRED

WEIGHTING WITHIN UNIT

FEEDBACK

1.    Group presentation

20 minutes

25%

Feedback is provided verbally within the session and via TurnItIn within 15 working days of submission

2.    Formative – 3 report chapters

~

~

Feedback is provided via TurnItIn within 15 working days of submission

3.    Group report and presentation

6,500 words

30 minutes

75%

Feedback is provided verbally within the session and via TurnItIn within 15 working days of submission

 

Feedback methods

Formative feedback will be given verbally through workshop sessions.

Written summative feedback will be given on the presentation and final report. 

 

Recommended reading

Alexander, M. (2007) Management Planning for Nature Conservation.  Springer, London.

Blakesley, D and Buckley, GP. 2010. Woodland creation for wildlife and people in a changing climate: principles and practice. Pisces Publications, Newbury.

Institute of Environmental Assessment (1995) Guidelines for baseline ecological assessment. Institute of Environmental Assessment. E & F Spon, an Imprint of Chapman & Hall, London.

JNCC (2010) Handbook for Phase 1 Habitat Survey: a technique for environmental audit. Available at: http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-2468

Tait, J., Lane, A. and Carr, S. (1988) Practical Conservation: Site Assessment and Management Planning, Hodder and Stoughton, London.

Tyldesley, D. (1999) Planning for Biodiversity: Good Practice Guide Royal Town Planning Institute, London.

Study hours

Scheduled activity hours
Fieldwork 8
Lectures 2
Seminars 20
Independent study hours
Independent study 170

Teaching staff

Staff member Role
Jeremy Carter Unit coordinator

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