Handbook

This Unit of Study will introduce students to current research undertaken in various disciplines of marine science in Australia. This unit is co-taught at the Sydney Institute of Marine Science (SIMS) with contributions from the University of Sydney. Lectures and tutorials will be taught by leading marine science researchers. Topics will cover physical and biological oceanography, climate change, molecular ecology, aquaculture, marine biology and marine geosciences. In practical classes, students will analyse and interpret temperature, salinity, plankton, remote-sensed, and acoustic telemetry data from the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), which provides comprehensive information on the biological and physical processes of Australia’s coastal and oceanic waters. For example, visit the OceanCurrent portal for recent events

Notes:

• Students are required to attend the course at SIMS (Chowder Bay Road, Mosman) meeting once per week throughout Term 1. This is a data intensive course.
• Assumed knowledge for this course is a practical, working knowledge of statistical analysis at undergraduate level using R, including t-test and ANOVA, GLM regression, residuals analysis, multivariate analysis other general data analysis and manipulation using Excel spreadsheets.