Cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education Mark Twain

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• Cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college
  educationMark Twain

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ENCS 376Wildlife Productivity Management

• Biology of hoofed mammals management of grazing
  ecosystems
• Course instructor - Robert Hudson, AgFor 214,
  492-8536
• Laboratory instructor Gerald Singh , by
  appointment gsingh_at_ualberta.ca

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Calendar description

• 3 (fi 6) (first term, 3-0-3). Principles of
  animal function as applied to management of
  wildlife communities. Special emphasis on
  nutritional ecology of hoofed mammals and trophic
  dynamics of grazing systems. Prerequisite 3 in
  university-level Biology. Renewable Resources

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Complementary courses
Rangelands
Biodiversity
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Knowledge goals

• Diversity of hoofed mammals
• Physical, physiological, behavioral and
  ecological adaptations
• Population dynamics for sustained yield, control
  and conservation
• Grazing guilds structure and dynamics
• Predation and interactions of trophic levels
• Management philosophies and challenges

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Critical thinking goals

• Comprehending scientific literature
• Applying knowledge in management

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Communication Goals

• Lucid and concise writing
• Compelling presenations

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Collaboration goals

• Working effectively in teams

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Training vs education
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Blooms taxonomy of cognitive learning
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Expectations - Syllabus

• The final 4-letter grade will be based on
• 30 Final examination (900 Friday 15 Dec)
• 20 Midterm examination (930 Tues 24 Oct)
• 10 Midterm paper (due 24 Oct)
• 25 Field trip and team project
• 15 Participation in the e-Forum for assigned
  articles

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The plan

• Lectures
• topic scoping session
• list discussion questions
• assign readings
• student-lead discussion
• Laboratories
• support team projects
• guest researchers
• eForum
• review assigned papers
• news item of the week
• other topics

Student-lead path and pace
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Self introductions

• First name, Last name
• Home town/country
• Program and year
• Relevant courses
• Relevant experience
• Academic aspirations
• Career aspirations

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Next

• Monday Lab with Gerald Singh
• Team formation and assignment