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Bruce S Miller
FISH 210
Seattle Campus
Comprehensive survey of the theory and techniques of field research in aquatic sciences. Topics emphasize sampling design, data collection, and interpretation across a broad suite of topics and approaches. Field trips and laboratory sections are mandatory.
Class description
Students will learn to use the spreadsheet EXCEL; will learn the use and limitations of typical research sampling gear used in fisheries; will have input into the sampling design of two field projects (one FW, one SW); will do the collecting and analyzing of the data from the two field projects; and each student will write a draft (returned with instructor's comments), and final, fisheries technical report on each of the two field projects.
Student learning goals
General method of instruction
Lectures 3X/week, field and lab projects/experiments, 2 afternoons per week.
Recommended preparation
A real interest in fish and fisheries research.
Class assignments and grading
About three chapters of back-up reading per week for the lectures; some same-day lab assignments (exercise completed and handed in before leaving lab); two project reports (technical/scientific papers) requiring first a draft which is critiqued by the instructors but no grade assigned, and then a rewritten final technical report that is handed in for a grade.
Midterm Exam covering lecture/lab = 15% Final Exam covering lecture/lab = 25% Field/Lab Attendance/Exercises/Projects = 60%
