Bees, Biology & Management
Professor Peter Kevan
On Line
Course Title: Bees, Biology & Management
Delivery method:
On Line on Olds college learning management Blackboard ( formally web CT)
Course Description:
Designed to acquaint the student with the broad field of bee biology and beekeeping, this course includes honey bee biology and behaviour, management for honey production, products of the hive, pests and enemies and the value of bees as pollinators of agricultural crops.
Course Topics
- Anatomy: Body Segment by Body Segment
- Internal Organs for a Healthy Bee
- Internal Organs for an Active Bee
- Growing Up to Be a Bee
- Coordinated Life in the Hive
- Making More Bees and Being Different
- How Bees Perceive the World
- Keeping Bees: Application of Bee Biology
- Beekeepers Have Problems
- Beekeepers' Rewards
- Pollination, Honeybees and Other Managed Pollinators
Course Conferencing/Discussions – on-line: students in work-groups to discuss issues as posted on the course material by instructors.
Textbook
- Kevan, Peter. Bees: Biology and Management. . (Required)
Evaluation (Suggested)
Assignment |
Weight % |
Due Date |
1st Mid-term Examination (Mandatory) |
15% |
Week 5 |
2nd Mid-term Examination (Mandatory) |
15% |
Week 9 |
Writing a Short Article (Library Assignment) |
15% |
Week 10 |
Short Summary of your Course Conferencing |
5% |
Week 12 |
Conference Participation as assessed by Teaching Team |
10% |
Week 12 |
Final Examination (Mandatory) (TBA) |
40% |
Week 15 |
All examinations are multiple choice. The mid-terms are on-line; 1 hour duration, 50 questions. The final examination is 2 hours duration with 100 questions.
Class participation on conferences will be assessed on the quality of postings to the conferences. Additional bonus points can be accumulated to add to final grades through particularly valuable contributions.
Course expectations:
University of Guelph retired Professor Peter Kevan who developed this course has added the following notes for prospective students..
The course requires students to read the assigned text book, learn the material covered, to discuss issues to do with bee biology and management on-line in conference groups( discussion board or a blog), to do some simple scholarly research (library assignment) and to sit examinations. A course manual describes the requirements and advises students on how to study.
Sample examination questions are provided to help students study appropriately.
Registration Information
Location: On Line
Date: Jan 17 April 30 2010
Time: 15 weeks to complete
Fee: $ 399 + GST
Text required:
Kevan, Peter. Bees: Biology and Management. Required $
$48.70
buy on line at
www. volumesdirect.com
To register :1-800-661-6537 ext 4677
More course information? 1-403-556-4767 or Email
