ENV505: Environmental Monitoring

This unit provides a conceptual background to the design and implementation of environmental monitoring programs, and practical experience in the collection, analysis, interpretation and reporting of monitoring data. The unit considers physical, chemical, biological and social monitoring, and short and long term programs. Geographical information systems and remote sensing are given special attention. The unit considers monitoring of terrestrial and aquatic (both marine and freshwater systems) in addition to airborne compounds and social systems.

Points	4
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external
Contact Time	Lectures: 2 hours per week; practical work: 3 hours per week.
Prerequisites	Undergraduates: ENV102 Introduction to Environmental Science and ENV268 Ecology. Postgraduates: Enrolment in a postgraduate science course or MA in Education for Sustainability. Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.
School	School of Environmental Science
Unit Coordinator	Dr Halina Kobryn Position: Lecturer(Env Science) E-mail: H.Kobryn@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Physical Sciences Room 3.034 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 2411
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Dr Halina Kobryn Lecturer(Env Science) (H.Kobryn@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 2411 Murdoch Campus Physical Sciences Room 3.034 MURDOCH S2: Internal (02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)   MURDOCH S2: External (02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)