BirdID WP, online studies
See study programmeBirdID WP has two main goals: - to recognize bird species based on their appearance and behavior - and to recognize bird species based on their sounds, especially song
The syllabus consist of species that are registered throughout the Western Palearctic region and according to the syllabus list.
More information can be found here
Online teaching takes place on the website linked above.
The website contains large amounts of images and sounds where quizzes connected to BirdID's e-book facilitate learning. Citizens of most European countries will be able to use the quiz, e-book and do the exam in their own language.
FIELD-BASED TEACHING: The field courses in Morocco, Bulgaria and Norway can be done independently of each other and in the order the student wishes. It is not compulsory to attend the field courses, but the student must pass both exams before attending.
Application forms for field courses and exams can be found here: www.birdid.no
KNOWLEDGE
The student has knowledge about:
- Characteristics of the appearance of different taxonomic groups of birds, regardless of age, sex and seasonal variations
- Characteristics of birds species appearance, regardless of age, sex and seasonal variations
- Characteristics of the sounds of different taxonomic groups of birds, regardless of age, sex and seasonal variations
- Characteristics of birds species sounds, regardless of age, sex and seasonal variations
- Habitat selection and behavior in birds that are important for species identification
- The most common bird species in the Western Palearctic region
SKILLS
The student can:
- Determine the species of the most common birds in the field based on appearance and behaviour, regardless of age, sex and seasonal variations
- Determine the species of the most common birds on the basis of song, and for some species also on the basis of contact sounds, warning sounds, alarm sounds or other types of sounds
- Use habitat and geographical area as aids to assess the probability of whether the presumed species is correct
GENERAL COMPETENCE
The student
- Has knowledge of important digital resources about birds
- Have trained their ability to detect and species determine birds in the wild
There is no tuition fee for students within EU/EEA/ETFA.
Please read more at www.birdid.no
More information for students with citizenship outside te EU/ EEA and Switzerland: https://www.nord.no/en/study-programmes/admission/tuition-fees
The exam is individual.
The exam is a web-based home exam and consists of bird images/sounds that must be identified by species
A home exam takes about 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%. 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. The exam result is given on a graded scale.