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Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
The Tropical Coastal Ecosystem programme by edX allows candidates to evolve and expertise in their understanding of the field of tropical coastal ecosystems. The candidate will get to know how such ecosystems allow goods and services to millions of people and how the undertaking of human activities caused universal devaluation. You will get to know how these distinctive ecosystems face challenges like acidification, coastal pollution, ocean warming, and many approaches to solving these issues.
This programme will draw the inference with a creative and innovative virtual ecology project where candidates will be asked to take part in the Citizen Science Project.
The duration of the course will be 9 weeks and candidates need to give their efforts 4-5 hours weekly to complete the course. The programme is free of cost but the candidate has to pay those who want the institutional certificate which will be provided by the University of Queensland Australia, the world’s premier teaching and research institution. The mode of teaching will be online for Tropical Coastal Ecosystem courses. The candidates can take the course either free of cost or by paying the prescribed fee. While taking the course in the free audit mode, the learners will have access to the course only for a limited period.
The Highlights
- 9 weeks of course duration
- The effort needed 4-5 hours per week
- Self-paced course
- English transcript
- Shareable certificate
- Verified certificates by University of Queensland
- Online Programme
- Introductory level
Programme Offerings
- video lectures
- Reading
- quizzes
- discussion forum
- Handout
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 15709 | yes | The University of Queensland, Brisbane |
- The candidate can study the course for free but they will not be provided with any certificates.
- The candidates can purchase the paid course which offers programme certificate by paying Rs. 15,709
FEE CATEGORY | AMOUNT IN Rs. |
Certificate fee | Rs. 15,709 |
Note: Candidates can apply coupons available on the website to avail additional discount on fee amount to be paid.
Eligibility Criteria
Education
The candidate must have a high school science background to apply for the course
Certification Qualifying Details
The candidate who purchased the upgraded plan will be eligible to get a Certificate for Tropical Coastal Ecosystem.
What you will learn
The candidate will be able to learn and develop the conception which is cited below on accomplishment of the course Tropical Coastal ecosystem by edX.
- Learn a basic understanding of vital and sustainable management of tropical coastal ecosystem
- The candidate will learn basic experimental design skills
- Candidates will get to know about simple analytical and statistical techniques
- Candidates will be able to use practical spatial planning tools
- They will know about the designing process for implementing an experiment in a Virtual Ecology project
- The candidate will be able to learn the need for preserving the tropical coastal ecosystem
Who it is for
For the following, the course is especially recommended:
All candidates who desire to learn about global threats especially on the tropical ecosystem.
Admission Details
Candidates have to follow these few simple steps to register Tropical Coastal Ecosystem programme by edX.
Step 1: Candidates need to visit the link provided https://www.edx.org/course/tropical-coastal-ecosystems
Step 2: The candidate must create his/her edX account to access the course. The candidate should create an account by using their Facebook or Google account.
Step 3: After creating an account the candidate should sign in his account on the above-mentioned URL.
Step 4: The Candidate next Enter the 'Enrol' option.
Step 5: Now the candidate will find two options “free access to the course “ which is free of cost the candidate can gain the knowledge for free. The candidate who needs the verified certificate should upgrade the programme by clicking on “upgrade now” to upgrade their current course.
Step 6: The candidate can apply the coupon if they have any and click “apply ”
Step 7: The candidate should fill in the given details below the coupon option details like their phone number, email id, address, postal code, etc.
Step 8: After filling in the details and clicking the “place order ”option.
Step 9: The candidate now will make payment for the amount by any of any online payment options they wish and is available for the purchase.
Step 10: When the payment will be verified the candidate will be able to access the verified course.
The Syllabus
- Biodiversity of tropical coastal ecosystems
- Coral reef ecosystems
- Profile of a reef coral reef
- Assessment 1 (10%)
- Introduction to the week
- Mangrove ecosystems
- Seagrasses communities
- Profile of a mangrove forest
- Assessment 2 (10%)
- Introduction to the week
- Primary production, calcification and nutrient cycle
- Calcification and the carbonate balance
- Predator-prey interactions
- Reproduction, Recruitment, and connectivity
- Assessment 3 (10%)
- Introduction to the week
- Marine ecosystem services
- Local human impacts
- Global human impacts – part 1
- Global human impacts – part 2
- Assessment 4 (10%)
- Introduction to the week
- Fisheries management for tropical coastal ecosystems
- Marine protected areas
- Land and habitat management for tropical ecosystems
- Climate adaptation
- Assessment 5 (10%)
- Progress so far and introduction to the project
- Field methods
- Experimental design
- Remote sensing
- Assessment 6 (10%)
- Introduction to the Final Project
- Methodology
- Final Project (40%)
Instructors
The University of Queensland, Brisbane Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
The final evaluations are not done by the assignments.
The course duration is 9 weeks. It requires 4-5 hours of weekly candidate efforts.
The candidate should be having the latest version of Chrome, Firefox to go through the course smoothly.
In order for completion of the course, the candidate must complete weekly assessments with a cumulative grade of 50 percent and must complete the final parts of the weekly project.
The mode of learning will be online and self-paced. Candidates can go through the course anytime they want.
The content will be provided by University of Queensland mentors.
The candidate will be getting professional development in the field of tropical coastal ecosystems.
Candidates must have a high school science background.
The candidates can not treat the course like a degree or any university program. Because it is under the edX partner.