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Andy's Teaching Responsibilities

An overview of my teaching role and responsibilities within the Department of Biological & Physical Sciences


Timetable

My timetable and availability for student consultation


Research Students

Lists of current and past student research supervised by me!

Student Research Descriptions

Details on current student research projects (links to another page)


 

   

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Teaching & Administrative Responsibilities

Senior Lecturer in Ecology & Sustainability

Program Coordinator, Graduate Programs in Sustainability Science

Member, USQ Environment & Sustainability Committee

Member, Honours Committee (B&PS)

 

 

Course Teaching:

    

 Undergraduate:

 Course

Semester

Role

 Foundation:

 BIO1101  Biology I (ONC & EXT)

 REN1201 Environmental Studies (ONC & EXT)

1

1

(Lecturer/Moderator)

(Examiner/Lecturer)

 Intermediate: 

 BIO2208  Introductory Ecology 

1

(Examiner/Lecturer)

 Advanced: 

 BIO3314  Applied Ecology

 REN3302 Sustainable Resource Use 

 REN3301 Biodiversity and Conservation

2

2

2

(Examiner/Lecturer)

(Examiner/Lecturer)

(Examiner/Lecturer)

 Postgraduate

 Course

Semester

Role

BSci (Hons) / PostGradDipSci:

SCI4405 Research Practice & Ethics

1

(Lecturer)

Postgraduate Certificate / Masters in Sustainability Science: 

REN8101 Environment, Society & Sustainability (EXT)

REN8202 Conservation for Sustainable Futures (EXT)

1

2

(Examiner/Lecturer)

(Examiner/Lecturer)

  

 

 

 

 

 

  

Andy's Timetable & Student Consultation - Semester 2, 2008:

  Note: This timetable is tentative and is subject to change.

Time

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

08:00

 

   

    

 

09:00

 Admin

    Student Consult  

10:00

Dept. Meetings Research REN3302 Sustainable REN3302 Sustainable Student Consult

11:00

    Resource Use (L) Resource Use (T) BIO3314 Applied

12:00

Lunch Lunch USQ Common Hour/Lunch Lunch Ecology (L)

13:00

      Lunch

14:00

Postgraduate Research REN8202
(Discussion Gps)
  BIO3314 Applied

15:00

Consult   SCI4405 R,P&E   Ecology (T/P)

16:00

         

17:00

         

 L = Lecture; T = Tutorial; P = Practical

Student Consultation:

I am available for undergraduate student consultation on Thursdays and Fridays during the times indicated below during normal semester weeks. I may be available at other times (with prior appointment).

Thursdays 09:00 - 10:00

Fridays 10:00 - 11:00

I am not available at all for student consultation during 'research' periods!

   

   

 

 

  

Honours and postgraduate (research) students:

 

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD):

 Year

 Student

 Thesis Title

Completion

2008-10  Jarrod Kath Ephemeral wetlands and ecosystem function & resilience in agricultural landscapes: integrating biodiversity, social and economic considerations  
2004-07  Kate Reardon-Smith Disturbance ecology in the riparian woodlands of the Upper Condamine Floodplain, southern Queensland

due Feb 2009

2001-06

 Stuart Collard 

Biological services and the sustainable uses of remnant vegetation in the Brigalow Bioregion of Southern Queensland

Submitted, Jan 07

 

Master of Science (MSc.) (Research):

Year

Student 

Thesis Title

Completion 

2008-09  Peter Wagner Changed ecological processes in Brigalow and related communities in southern Queensland  
2008-09  Heidi Case Vegetation and soil seedbank responses to Lantana camara control in escarpment areas of Toowoomba, southern Queensland  
2008-09  Leanne Harrison Impact of climate variability upon ichthyoplankton in Hervey Bay  
2007-08  Marien Stark
Targeting information to landholders with public benefit natural resource 
management Issues

leave of absence

1998-02  Greg Ford Habitat preferences of arid zone microchiropteran bats

withdrawn

 

Bachelor of Science (Honours): 

 Year  

 Student

 Thesis Title

Award

2008

Megan Batterham Ecosystem function and resilience of riparian and floodplain woodlands in agricultural landscapes  

 2007

 Alex Downie Investigation of the mycorrhizal associations of the vulnerable Sophora fraseri (Fabaceae)  (Dr John Dearnaley, primary supervisor) Class 1
 2005  Kellie Goodhew Vegetation responses to tree density in the sheep grazing landscape of the Traprock region, southern Queensland Class 1

 2001

 Nick Baker

Habitat use by microchiropteran bats in Bunya Mountains NP, south-east Queensland

Class 1

 2000

 Andrea Prior

Ecology of macroinvertebrate communities in eastern Darling Downs headwaters of the Murray-Darling

Class 2A

 1999

 Haley-Megan Aston

The effects of clearing on soil invertebrate community assemblages in southern Queensland

Class 1

 1999

 Skye Page

The habitat preferences of ground-dwelling small mammals in the eastern Darling Downs

Class 1

 1998

 Mark Breitfuss

An ecological investigation of the habitat requirements of semi-arid nocturnal insect communities

Class 1

 1998

 Ginevre Marlow

The Ecology of the rare and threatened Stemmacantha australis in the Darling Downs: habitat preferences, floristic associations and effects of grazing

Class 1

 

 

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