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Undergraduate Course: Environmental Techniques and Applications (EASC09012)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Geosciences CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaEarth Science Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionPart A: Geophysical Techniques. This is designed to be preparatory to Summer field projects and will be accompanied by practical demonstrations of some of the field equipment.

Part B: Laboratory Techniques. This will introduce you to the application of some of the modern analytical techniques used in Environmental Geoscience. Following from the 'Analytical Techniques' component of the 'Chemical Geology' course, it provides hands-on training in key analytical methods, data interpretation, and scientific reporting of results. The techniques will be demonstrated in laboratory sessions and you will gain experience by applying the techniques to a suite of sediment samples. The analyses will form the basis of an independent Laboratory Project. The report should include an outline of the methods employed, an assessment of data quality, and a full environmental interpretation of the results modelled after a scientific paper.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Stratigraphy and Sedimentology (EASC08015)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None.
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  0
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
King's BuildingsLaboratory1-11 10:00 - 12:00
King's BuildingsLaboratory1-11 09:00 - 09:50
King's BuildingsLectureFirst 2 weeks Lecture1-2 09:00 - 09:50
First Class Week 18, Tuesday, 09:00 - 09:50, Zone: King's Buildings. MLT/201, Grant Institute
Additional information Practical classes will be on Tuesday (weeks 3-8), 10-12pm and Thur (weeks 3-8), mornings 9am.
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours:Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)0:45
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students taking this course will develop a thorough understanding and hands on experience of modern geophysical and laboratory techniques. Students will receive hands-on training in key analytical methods, data interpretation and the scientific reporting of results. Students will be given the opportunity to use the techniques to analyse a suite of sediment samples. The students will summarise their critical understanding of one of these techniques in the independent laboratory project which will include an assessment of the quality of the data and a full environmental interpretation of the results.
Assessment Information
Laboratory Project report (75%); degree exam (25%).
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsETA_Environmental Techniques & applications
Contacts
Course organiserDr Raja Ganeshram
Tel: (0131 6)50 7364
Email: R.Ganeshram@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Emma Latto
Tel: (0131 6)50 8510
Email: emma.latto@ed.ac.uk
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