Inventory and Monitoring of Wildlife (KSH1213)

Module objectives/intended
learning outcomes

1. Students acquire ability to analyze roles of wildlife and measure
   wildlife potential.
2. Students acquire ability to plan wildlife management.

Content

This course is consisted of 9 topics, namely:

1. Introduction
   Students are expected to be able to understand the objectives of
   the course and to understand the definition, scope, and benefits of
   the knowledge of inventory and monitoring of wildlife through this
   topic. Assessment indicator for this topic is the completeness and
   correctness of explanation which accounts for for 5% of the final
   score of this course.
2. Determining wildlife spatial distribution pattern
   Students are expected to be able to explain various kinds of wildlife
   spatial distribution pattern in its relation with sampling for
   inventory and monitoring of wildlife through this topic. Assessment
   indicator for this topic is the completeness and correctness of
   explanation which accounts for for 5% of the final score of this
   course.
3. Statistics methods and sampling procedure in inventory and
   monitoring of wildlife
   Students are expected to be able to explain the statistical theory
   in its relation with wildlife inventory, including its parameters,
   through this topic. Assessment indicator for this topic is the
   completeness and correctness of explanation which accounts for
   for 5% of the final score of this course.
4. Animal census methods
   Students are expected to be able to explain the use of census
   methods in inventory and monitoring of wildlife activities
   through this topic. Assessment indicator for this topic is the
   completeness and correctness of explanation which accounts for
   for 5% of the final score of this course.
5. Sampling method of inventory and determining animal’s
   distribution pattern based on index or ordinal method
   Students are expected to be able to explain the sampling
   method and index and ordinal method in determining animal’s
   distribution pattern through this topic. Assessment indicator for
   this topic is the completeness and correctness of explanation
   which accounts for for 5% of the final score of this course.
6. Indirect methods
   Students are expected to be able to explain the use of indirect
   methods in inventory and monitoring of wildlife through this
   topic. Assessment indicator for this topic is the completeness
   and correctness of explanation which accounts for for 5% of the
   final score of this course.
7. Bird population inventory methods
   Students are expected to be able to explain and implement the
   use of bird inventory methods in wildlife management through
   this topic. Assessment indicator for this topic is the
   completeness and correctness of explanation as well as skill and
   correctness of analysis which accounts for for 20% of the final
   score of this course.
8. Herpetofauna inventory methods
   Students are expected to be able to explain and implement the
   use of herpetofauna inventory methods in wildlife management
   through this topic. Assessment indicator for this topic is the
   completeness and correctness of explanation as well as skill and
   correctness of analysis which accounts for for 25% of the final
   score of this course.
9. Wildlife population monitoring methods
   Students are expected to be able to explain and implement the
   use of inventory methods learned beforehand for wildlife
   monitoring in conservation activities through this topic.
   Assessment indicator for this topic is the completeness and
   correctness of explanation as well as skill and correctness of
   analysis which accounts for for 25% of the final score of this
   course.