Unit information: Analytical Skills in Palaeobiology in 2009/10

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Unit name Analytical Skills in Palaeobiology
Unit code EASC20022
Credit points 10
Level of study I/5
Teaching block(s) Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24)
Unit director Professor. Mike Benton
Open unit status Not open
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites

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School/department School of Earth Sciences
Faculty Faculty of Science

Description including Unit Aims

This unit addresses issues of critical and analytical thinking about controversial aspects of Palaeobiology. A range of transferable skills are taught and assessed, such as: essay writing, simple analytical and statistical calculations, PowerPoint talks, poster-making, web-authoring.

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