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Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2025/2026

SIE3017 SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION presentations based on experiences with
the local communities.
The course gives an opportunity for
students to discuss research studies based Assessment Methods:
on selective topics on ecology and Continuous Assessment: 100%
biodiversity. Students will be introduced to
basic guidelines of scientific writing and
editing particularly for literature review SIE3020 FISHERIES ECOLOGY AND
(term papers and current topics), scientific MANAGEMENT
papers (laboratory reports, dissertations,
theses, and experimentation or survey), Introduction and overview of local and
and critique of research papers. global fisheries and aquaculture. Basis of
Techniques on oral presentation in fisheries . Linkage between fisheries
scientific research will be introduced. The production and primary productivity.
elements of writing that are important to Single species versus multi species stock
develop the clarity and precision required assessment . Estimation of key fish stock
of effective scientific communication will parameters. Ecosystem based fisheries
be emphasized. management. Sustainable practices and
future areas of research. Socio-economics
Assessment Methods: and management of fisheries and
Continuous Assessment: 100% aquaculture. Latest issues in fisheries

Assessment Methods:
SIE3018 MOLECULAR ECOLOGY AND Continuous Assessment: 60%
APPLICATIONS Summative Assessment: 40%

The introduction and history of molecular
ecology, issues in ecological and evolution SIE3021 ECOTOURISM
studies, molecular genetic indicators,
allozyme / DNA, molecular genetic This course provides a theoretical and
engineering, molecular genetic indicator applied understanding of ecotourism
applications for ecological and within Malaysia and internationally and
evolutionary problems, systematic important examples of sustainable tourism
molecular and phylogenetic, evolution and practices in natural settings. Topics that
decomposition, genetic structure of the will be discussed in this course including
population to communities, microsatellite the best practice in ecotourism,
and genetic populations, structures and ecotourism management policies and
functions of microbial communities, ecotourism strategies which are culturally
ancient DNA, molecular approaches in sensitive and economically,
conservation. environmentally and socially sustainable.

Assessment Methods: Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessment: 60% Continuous Assessment: 50%
Summative Assessment: 40% Summative Assessment: 50%

SIE3019 NATURE AND SOCIETY
SIE3022 BIOIMAGE PROCESSING AND
This course exposes students to ANALYSIS
community service and volunteerism.
Students need to plan and implement a This course aims to introduce the concepts
community program in groups. Students in image processing and analysis,
are also required to produce a reflection specifically on biological images. It covers
journal to record self-transformation the introduction of the digital image
before, during and after the community representation, processing and analysis.
program as well as group reports and Various problems related to biological
images are considered to be solved using

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