ANSC101 Practical Report

Task

You are required to analysis behaviour data on a species of your choosing and write a scientific report on the ethical, social, environmental and economic consequences of animal management and handling practices of that species.

You are required to analysis behaviour data on a species of your choosing and write a scientific report on the ethical, social, environmental and economic consequences of poor animal management and handling practices of that species. You will select 1 species (there are 7 species to choose from), make sure you choose your preferred species/group as there are only a limited number of students allocated per species/group. Once you have selected your species/group you are unable to change your species/ group. 

The practical report is due at 11.59 pm on Monday 18th of September 2023.

The practical report is worth 35% (Part A: 15% and Part B: 20%) of your final mark and both parts must be submitted to successfully complete the unit.

The data and information on how to analysed the data and writing sessions will be provided to you in the weekly tutorials.

The suggested word count for this assignment is 1500 words. Part A: 500 words (excluding tables, figures and their headings) and Part B: 1000 words (excluding intext citations).

Practical report guidelines

Part A: 15%

Title (1%)

The title should briefly outline and clearly explain what the report is about. The title should highlight the main findings of the report and related to the remainder of the discussion.

Introduction (4%)

The Introduction should provide the context for the experiment. DO NOT COPY AND PASTE THE SCENARIO. It should include a brief explanation of the key concepts and identify any gaps in the literature of your given species and based on your given scenario. It should be written as if you are without knowledge of the outcome/findings of the experiment (i.e. as if you wrote it before the experiment was conducted). It should describe the relevance/importance of the research topic (Why would we want to know about this topic? What helpful information would the findings provide? How might the findings be used?). It should end with a description of the aims of the experiment. You will need to use at least 5 relevant peer reviewed references in the introduction to show the ‘history’ of knowledge in the area you are addressing. Do not use websites or news articles – use peer reviewed relevant literature! You will be marked on your references! This section should be approximately 250 words.

Methods and materials (2%)

The materials and methods section should be written in the past tense. It should start with an explanation of the experimental design, location and treatment groups of the data you were given. DO NOT COPY AND PASTE THE SCENARIO, instead, summarise the scenario and how the data was collected and recorded. Include a brief section explaining how you analysed the data.

Someone reading the materials and methods should be able to replicate this experiment. There should be enough information so that they would be able to collect and analyse the data in the same way you did. This section should be approximately 100 words.

Results – Figures/Tables (4%) and Written Content (4%)

After you have selected your species data. It’s then up to you to decide what data analysis and results you present. Remember back to the cattle behaviour tutorial and what type of analysis we conducted.

The results section should include written descriptions of the findings, as well as presentation of the results in figures or tables as appropriate. Data should be presented with descriptive statistics (e.g. mean and standard error). Correct units must be used throughout. Don’t try to explain your findings or compare them to your hypothesis in the results section. Leave this explanation for the discussion section in Part B.

Data are to be presented in figures or tables and captions need to provide enough information so that they can stand alone. Units also need to be provided. Think carefully about what is the most appropriate type of graph (column graph, line graph or scatterplot). This section should be approximately 150 words.

Part B: 20%

Discussion (12%)

In this discussion, will compare and contrast the ethical, social, environmental and economic consequences of poor animal management and handling practices of your chosen species data and scenario. This is where you are able to discuss the results presented in Part A and provide an explanation based on peer reviewed literature not websites! Make sure you have separate paragraphs for new ideas or topics. Ie. one paragraph each for ethical, social, environmental and economical. This section should be approximately 900 words.

Questions to ask yourself, what are the reasons for the results observed in your data? Search the literature for other experiments that have examined similar concepts: What were their results? Were your findings similar or different? Why? If your results were not what you expected, what might be the reason? You need to refer to at least five other scientific journal articles by comparing and contrasting your results to theirs. You should use additional references to provide further context to your discussion.

Questions to guide your thinking:

• Was this what we expected? Why? Why not?
• What have other experiments found?
• What is the ethical, social, environmental and economic consequences of poor animal management and handling practices?

Conclusion (2%)

At the end of your discussion you need to ensure you provide a clear conclusion which answers your aim of the report. This section should only be a few sentences long.

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