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DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES Professor Paula Tennant BSc UWI , PhD Cornell University Head of Department oveRvieW n academic year 2013/2014, 102 students graduated with BSc degrees Iin Biology – three with first class honours and 22 with upper second class honours; 12 candidates were awarded higher degrees. Faculty members published three books, a total of 24 refeered articles and gave 22 conference presentations. The Department (DLS) continued its curriculum review process; this in an effort to provide high quality education and training for students in all areas of Biology and to fulfil the mission of the UWI for excellence in teaching, research and output. WoRk of tHe DepARtment Undergraduate curriculum This past year DLS acquired approval for the amendment to four of its B.Sc. single majors and minors for first offering in 2014/2015. The primary goal of the revision is to strengthen the programmes while – 376 – Department of Life Sciences giving students greater flexibility in planning and completing their course selections. The revised programme is premised on (i) four undergraduate majors in Animal Biology, Marine Biology, Plant Biology and Terrestrial and Freshwater Ecology, (ii) four minors in Animal Biology, Coastal Ecosystems, Plant Biology and Terrestrial and Freshwater Ecology, and (iii) an expanded credit requirement to increase the breadth of material covered in Majors and Minors. The department will continue to offer the single major in Horticulture and the BSc Programmes, Environmental Biology, Experimental Biology and Biology with Education. stUDent enRolment The numbers of students enrolled in Level 1 Life Sciences courses in 2013/14 were maintained at the high levels we have been experiencing over the past five years. In all, 572 students were enrolled in the Biology courses offered in semester 1 and 503 in courses offered in semester 2. As such the Saturday laboratory stream, started in 2011/2012, was again offered in 2013/2014 and this, along with repeat evening lectures facilitated part-time student registrations. The overall enrolment in Level 2 courses decreased slightly in 2013/2014. Registrations in the core courses Research Skills and Practices in Biology and Principles of Ecology which increased from –150 students in 2011/12 to – 200 in 2012/2013 were at 174 and 192, respectively, in 2013/2014. Nonetheless, these numbers necessitated the addition of lab streams and larger lecture rooms in the faculty were time-tabled. At Level 3, the numbers were higher (2 –50%) in about half of the course offerings compared to the previous year with a maximum of 67 in the seminar course, Advanced Topics in Animal Science, which was taught for the second time in 2013/14. stUDent peRfoRmAnce The Level 1 courses maintained good percentage passes in the 2013/14 academic year, but these were slightly lower than those obtained in the previous year, except in one of the three courses (i.e. BIOL1017). – 377 – FACULTY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Semester 1 courses (BIOL1017 and BIOL1018) averaged 66 and 70% pass, respectively, while semester 2 courses (BIOL1262 and BIOL1263) averaged 77% and 56%, respectively. The performance of students at Level 2 was again extremely variable. The highest percentage pass (88%) was obtained for the course Research Skills and Practices in Biology while the lowest passes were obtained in Biological Evolution (39%) and the semester 2 Zoology courses Maintenance Systems in Animals and Coordination and Control in Animals (48 and 58% passes, respectively). The latter courses were reviewed last year and significant changes to their content and delivery made. Percentage passes of 73% and higher were obtained with most the courses (92%) at level 3. summer school The DLS summer school was efficiently managed by our summer school coordinator, Dr. Gale Persad. A total of 528 students registered for and sat 40 courses. All courses were ‘MEX exams-only’ sittings of previously offered courses which were being made available to students who had passed the coursework component. Summer School continues to provide the opportunity for students to recover from failure, thus completing their degree in a timely fashion and has also become a source of income generation for the Department. While good percentage passes were maintained in BIOL1263 (71%), lower passes (41 –58%) were obtained with the other three level 1 courses. Overall performance at levels 2 (36 –77% pass except for ZOOL2404 with 18%) and 3 (72 –100% pass) was found to be similar to that of students in the normal semesters. The summer semester also facilitated the offering of the Internship course which is difficult to schedule in the normal semesters. Some 24 students were placed in organizations across the island. The programme was coordinated by Dr. Eric Garraway, who is to be congratulated for an excellent job along with Mrs. Debbie Ann Brown. Twelve students registered for research projects over summer. – 378 – Department of Life Sciences graduate programmes The revised MSc in Marine and Terrestrial Ecosystems (MaTE) was offered to students for the 2013/14 academic year as one of the specializations under the Natural Resource Management (NRM) umbrella. The programme is delivered part time over two years. As in 2012/2013, the revised MSc in Plant Production and Protection (PPP) was not offered in 2013/2014 due to low enrolment. The department is presently considering a reorganization of the programme which will involve a change in the name to improve marketability and a change in the structure of the programme to increase its compatibility with other MSc programmes offered in the Faculty. The latter should allow for combined classes in 40% of the taught courses. graduate Research students One PhD and four MPhil students commenced higher degree programmes in 2013/14. Five students received Graduate Scholarships: Kurt Prospere, PhD Forestry; Kimani Kitson-Walters, MPhil Marine Biology & Biotechnology; Nasheika Guyah PhD in Marine Sciences, Denise Chin PhD in Marine Sciences and Brahim Diop, MPhil Botany. Dexter-Dean Colquhoun, MPhil Marine Sciences, was awarded a scholarship from Sol Caribbean. Two MPhils successfully upgraded to PhDs. Campus Committee for Graduate Studies and Research and the UWI Staff Development and Endowment Fund, Mona, facilitated the participation of graduate students at conferences. This generated the presentation of two papers and a total of three oral conference presentations and three poster presentations from students in 2013/2014. In addition, there were five graduate student publications in peer reviewed journals during the reporting period. Four MPhil and three PhD students completed degrees in 2013/14. The degree specialization, names and supervisors of those awarded are given below. – 379 – FACULTY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY mphil zoology Jodi-Ann Elli (Supervisor – Dr. Eric Hyslop) A study of fluctuating asymemetry and morphometric analyses as biomonitoring tools for examining the effects of population in Black River, St. Elizabeth, Plantain River, St. Catherine, Rio Grande, Portland and White River, St. Ann using freshwater shrimp species (Palaemonidae and Atyidae). Marlon Beale (Supervisor – Dr. Eric Garraway) Bird composition along a rainfall gradient in eastern Jamaica. Tamia Harker (Supervisor – Professor Byron Wilson) Status and conservation of Sea Turtles in Jamaica. mphil environmental Biology Denise Henry (Supervisor – Dr. Mona Webber) Sea Urchin abundance and distribution in the Port Royal Cays area of Jamaica. phD environmental Biology Kerrine McDonald Senior (Supervisors – Professor Dale Webber/Dr. Mona Webber) Environmental agreements – An examination of their effectiveness in the protection of marine resources in the Caribbean. Minke Newman (Supervisor – Dr. Kurt McLaren) Assessing the impacts of socioeconomic parameters on deforestation and habitat fragmentation in the forest of the Cockpit Country, Jamaica. phD marine sciences Sean Townsend (Supervisor – Professor Dale Webber) – 380 – Department of Life Sciences Phytoplankton and circulatory dynamics of newshore waters, Hellshire Coastline, Jamaica. Cohorts of 3 and 17 (2011/2012 and 2012/2013) students are pursuing MSc Degrees in MaTE and Agricultural Entrepreneurship, respectively. Five students completed degrees in 2013/14. The degree specialization, names and supervisors of those awarded are given below. msc marine & terrestrial ecosystems Lorraine Fanan (Supervisor – Professor Dale Webber) An assessment of the newly developed computer programme, MAEVIZ, as a tool for disaster risk management in earthquake resilience for the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica Lydia Morrison (Supervisor – Dr. Mona Webber) An assessment of Rackham’s Cay pioneer coral reef and algae community created as a result of widening the ship channel in Kingston Harbour, Jamaica. Sian Carrington (Supervisor – Professor Dale Webber) Some effects of the feeding behaviour of dusky damselfish ( Stegastes fuscus ) on transplanted coral and natural coral colonies at varying depths in Discovery Bay, Jamaica. msc Agricultural entrepreneurship Audley Facey (Supervisor – Professor Noureddine Benkeblia) Designing an efficient irrigation system for vegetable farmers: Case study of Century Farm, Jamaica. Warrel White (Supervisor – Dr. Kadamawe K’Nife) Enhancing the systematic growth and development of Jamaica’s vanilla industry through increased production. – 381 – FACULTY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY stAff mAtteRs The department continues to struggle to maintain the necessary complement
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