School:Marine sciences

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Welcome to the school of Marine Sciences, part of Interdisciplinary Studies, a categorization that reflects the broad range of topics studies by participants in the school, from the physics of the seas, to the ecology of marine macrofauna, to the engineering of ships and the like. The school of Marine Sciences encompasses both pure and applied science, and includes the departments of Marine Biology, Marine Chemistry, Marine Physics as well as Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture.

Contents 1 Philosophy 2 Departments 3 Active Participants 4 School News 5 Learning materials and learning projects 6 Learning materials 6.1 Courses 6.2 Wikipedia articles 6.3 Wikibooks 7 Learning projects 8 External links

[edit] Philosophy

The philosophy of the school reflects its interdisciplinary nature. Regardless of the department studied in the most, for example Marine Biology, you cannot get a very deep understanding of marine biology without understanding other aspects of marine science. Similarly, an ocean engineer might benefit from study of marine biology and consider the environmental impact of ships and how they might be designed to lessen any damage to flora and fauna. Another important part of the school's philosophy is the commitment to studying all parts of systems and their interrelations with other parts of a system. We reject a reductionist approach.

[edit] Departments

• Marine biology
• Marine chemistry
• Marine physics
• Ocean engineering and Naval architecture
• Oceanography

[edit] Active Participants

• User:Jimbobalina2005
• User:Sajo
• User:D_Richins_Nukka
• -gustable
• User:Chocoman

[edit] School News

• 1 September, 2006 - School founded!

[edit] Learning materials and learning projects

Wikiversity has adopted the "learning by doing" model for education. Lessons should center on learning activities for Wikiversity participants. Learning materials and learning projects can be used by multiple departments. Cooperate with other departments that use the same learning resource.

Learning materials and learning projects are located in the main Wikiversity namespace. Simply make a link to the name of the lesson (lessons are independent pages in the main namespace) and start writing!

[edit] Learning materials

[edit] Courses

• Introduction to the marine sciences
• Introduction to sea ice
• Diving

[edit] Wikipedia articles

Editing and improving these articles can contribute to learning:

• Marine science
• Marine biology
• Marine geology
• Oceanography
• Chemical oceanography
• Physical oceanography
• Ocean
• Plankton
• Fish
• Aquaculture
• Fish diseases

[edit] Wikibooks

• Marine Hydrodynamics
• Water Resource Directory
• Introduction to Oceanography

[edit] Learning projects

• The oceans contribution to the Earth System (Gaia)
• Aquaculture - Economic, Political, Social and Scientific Perspectives
• Developing the integrated study of marine sciences

[edit] External links

• August 2008 Viruses are hidden drivers of ocean's nutrient cycle