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microorganism or bioremediation are an important aspect
in treatment of contaminated soil, sediments and marine BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (ECOLOGY AND
environment. This course is aimed to introduce the BIODIVERSITY) PROGRAMME
amazing roles of microorganisms in the environment and
the possibility to apply them for remediation purposes. It
will be achieved by exposing students to the fundamental Career Prospects
understanding of the functions of microorganisms in the
natural environment and factors that control their activities. Government sector: Research officer (Q41),
Students will also be equipped with the fundamental skill fisheries/agriculture officer / garden manager (G41),
in microbiological laboratory techniques. Science officer (C41), administrative / publishing /
planning officer (N41), training officer (E41), academic
Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessment: 40% staff, curator (S41), medical officer (U41), maritime officer
Final Examination: 60% (X41), sea officer (A41) dan administrative and diplomatic
officer (M41), and others
Medium of Instruction:
English Private sector: Technical research staff / science officer
(NGO), researcher/consultant (industry, consultation
Soft Skills: firms), marketing executive, academic staff,
CS3, CT4, EM2 writer/researcher/journalist (mass media), environment
control officer (industry, firms), audit officer (corporate
References: farms), technical/management officer (agriculture /
1. Varnam, A. H. (2000) Environmental Microbiology. aquaculture companies), entrepreneur (industry) and
London: Manson
2. Maier, Raina M. (2000) Environmental Microbiology, others.
San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
3. Pepper, I. A and Gerba, C.P. (2015) Environmental
Microbiology (Chapter 8: Environmental Sample SIE 2001 PRINCIPLES OF SYSTEMATICS
Collection and Processing). Pages 157-175.
This course is to develop the students skill in classification
of organisms by understanding the concepts of
SIH 3019 TOURISM AND ENVIRONMENT systematics and the philosophy behind systematics
(classification, taxonomy and nomenclature). Taxonomy in
Introduction to tourism and ecotourism. Tourism and particular and systematic in general are the prerequisites
environment in Malaysian scenario including law, policy in Scientific endeavours be it basic fundamental research
and guidelines. Principles of economic valuation on or biotechnology.
environmental resources, in relation to tourism, e.g.
Willingness to Pay (WTP) and Travel Cost Method (TCM).
Students will be able to conduct a survey on WTP and Assessment Methods:
TCM via field visits and construct their own set of Continuous assessment: 60%
questionares. Impacts of tourism to environment and how Final examination: 40%
to achieve sustainable tourism, in which SWOT analysis
will be used. Case study on selected ecotourism areas, Medium of Instruction:
like Protected Areas, World UNESCO Heritage and English
Ramsar sites.
Soft Skills:
Assessment Methods: CS4, CT3, TS3
Continuous Assessment: 50%
Final Examination: 50%
Main References:
Medium of Instruction: 1. MacMahan, C.D., Geheber, A.D., Piller, K.R. 2010.
English Molecular systematics of the enigmatic Middle
American genus Vieja (Teleostei: Cichlidae).
Soft Skills: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 57: 1293-
CS2, CT2, EM2 1300.
2. He, K., Li, Li, Y-J., Brandley, M.C., Lin, L-K., Wang,
Main References: Y-X., Zhang, Y-P., Jiang, X-L. 2010. A multi-locus
1. Department of Environment, 2009. Guidelines on phylogeny of Nectogalini shrews and influences of
the Economic Valuation of the Environmental the paleoclimate on speciation and evolution.
impacts for EIA Projects. Ministry of Natural Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 56: 734-746.
Resources and Environment.
2. Malaysian National Ecotourism Plan. 2006. Part 1-3. 3. Shintaku, Y., Kageyama, M., Motokawa, M. 2012.
Ministry of Culture, Arts and Tourism. Morphological variation in external traits of the large
3. Edward Inskeep. 1991. Tourism Planning: An Japanese field mouse, Apodemus speciosus.
Integrated and Sustainable Development Approach. Mammal Study 37: 113-126.
John Wiley & Sons. 4. Wiley, E.O., Liebermen, B.S. 2011. Phylogenetics:
nd
Theory and Practice of Phylogenetic systematics, 2
Edition. Wiley-Blackwell. pp 432.

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