Subject description for 2024/25
BirdID National bird sounds
BID1006
Subject description for 2024/25

BirdID National bird sounds

BID1006
"BirdID National" is an online study for students outside Norway, with the main emphasis on identifying birds using sound. The exam is also online. Registration for the exam 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.

BID1006 is a web- and field based study with main emphasis on determining birds using their sounds.

Learning through our web based interactive eBook and Quiz at www.birdid.no

Learning through optional field trips in the student’s home country

Lectures about bird identification

Apply at www.birdid.no (MyPage)

Completed upper secondary school.

Fulfilment of English requirements according to the NOKUT GSU list

https://www.nokut.no/en/foreign-education/GSU-list/

Seehttps://www.natureid.no/bird/online-courses/admission-requirements/

Students are admitted according to the time of application. Applications for this study are made via local admission.

The application deadline is 1 November for the autumn semester, and 1 May for the spring semester.

SKILLS

The student can:

    Species determine the most common birds in the field based on their sound 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 of the sounds of different groups of birds (order, family), regardless of age, sex and seasonal variations

    Species characteristics of birds' sounds, 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 study area

GENERAL COMPETENCE

The student:

    Has knowledge of important digital resources about birds

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

Short studies

Learning through our web based interactive eBook and Quiz at www.birdid.no

Learning through field trips in the student’s home country.

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

Work requirements:

     10 web-based practice sets/exam mode with a minimum of 40% of the maximum score.

The exam is web-based and consists of birds that must be identified.

Nord University must approve the application to take the exam. After approval, a link to the exam module will be sent out, which gives access to take the exam when the student wishes within the applicable deadlines, and after completing work requirements.

It will be possible to take a new exam after three months. Best results will prevail. The exam result is given on a graded scale.