BirdID WP Appearance

BID2001

"BirdID WP Pictures" is a study program with an emphasis on determining birds using appearance. BID2001 deals with the appearance of birds in the Western Palearctic. Examinations are online and must be taken before any participation in the field courses in the Western Palearctic. Admission requires passing both exam / courses at national level (BID1001 or BID1003, or equivalent for countries other than Norway). Both registration for the exam and registration for the field courses is done at www.birdid.no (not on Nord's pages). There you will also find more information about the study, textbook and training program.

BirdID West-Palearctic is a web- and field-based study program with the main emphasis on determining birds using appearance and sound. BID2001 is about the appearance of birds in the Western Palerctic. Exams are online and must be taken before you can join the fieldtrips. Both registration for the exam and registration for the fieldtrips is done at www.birdid.no (not on Nord.no's pages). Here you will also find more information about the study, curriculum and training program.

Admission requires passed picture-exam on national level. Different countries have different admission requirements. See www.birdid.no for more details.

SKILLS

The student can:

Species determine the most common birds in the field based on appearance and behavior, regardless of age, sex and seasonal variations

To use habitat and geographical area as aids to assess the probability of whether the assumed species is correct

Use GISS (general impression of size and shape) to help with species determination

KNOWLEDGE

The student has knowledge, which is tested at the exam, about:

Characteristic characteristics of the appearance of different groups of birds (order, family), regardless of age, sex and seasonal variations

Characteristic species characteristics of birds' appearance, regardless of age, sex and seasonal variations

Habitat selection and behavior in birds that are important for species determination

The most common bird species in the entire Western Palearctic

GENERAL COMPETENCE

The student

Has knowledge of important digital resources about birds

Have sharpened and trained their ability to discover birds in nature, and thus increased their joy of being out in nature

No tuition fees. Semester fees and cost of course literature apply.

Participants to the field courses must pay flight tickets, transport, accomodation and food. For more info on expences, see www.birdid.no

Short studies

Online and field-based. The study has field trips after passing the exam, and students must pass the exam to be able to participate in these. The language of instruction on the field trips is English.

Evaluation using mid-term and final surveys. Students are also encouraged to participate in the central quality surveys.

The exam is a web-based home exam and consists of pictures of birds that must be identified as species.

A home exam is completed in less than 1 hour.

Before the exam can be taken, the student must complete a work requirement. The work requirement consists of 10 web-based training sets in exam mode with a minimum score of 40% of the maximum score. The work requirement is like a semester assignment, and cannot be started until you have been admitted as a student and have gained access to the assignments. After the work requirement has been passed, the student has 10 days to complete the exam.

It will be possible to take a new exam after three months. You have a maximum of 3 exam attempts. To take a new exam, the student must register again, in the same way. Best results will prevail.

BID1003 OR course on national level for bird appearance must be passed in order to be accepted to BID2001. WP exams must be passed in order to join the WP field courses.

Overlap refers to a similarity between courses with the same content. Therefore, you will receive the following reduction in credits if you have taken the courses listed below:

BID911 - Birds' appearance Western Palearctic - 15 credits

Credits

Study location

Online

Responsible faculty

The Faculty of Education and Arts

Course coordinator

Information about the course coordinator for the selected semester is no longer available. Please contact the current course coordinator.