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Undergraduate Course: Transferable Skills for Geophysicists (EASC10040)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Geosciences CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) Credits10
Home subject areaEarth Science Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionTransferable skills; Final year Field course; Enterprise; Presentation skills (see course booklet for details)
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs Contribution to food/accomodation costs of the field trip (in 2011/12, this was £228 per student).
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
King's BuildingsLaboratory1-11 14:00 - 17:00
King's BuildingsLaboratory1-11 14:00 - 17:00
King's BuildingsLaboratory1-11 09:00 - 10:50
First Class First class information not currently available
Additional information One week field course close to the start of Semester 1; Enterprise typically week 1 of Semesters 1 and 2.
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
This course is taught in discrete sections which have differing learning outcomes. The enterprise initiative is designed to give students practise team working in a professional level context and analysing complex problems where information is limited and/or comes from a range of sources. The enterprise initiative also develops student&İs skills in making presentations, decision making and knowing how to critically approach the literature.
The final year field course further develops student&İs field skills so that they have a detailed knowledge and understanding of key field practises as well as a critical understanding of their value. Fieldwork represents further experience of making decisions where data is limited or comes from a range of sources as well as being a professional level context with an inherent degree of unpredictability.
Assessment Information
100% continuous assessment (group and individual components e.g. group poster, 10-minute presentations).
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
KeywordsTranskills_Geophysicists
Contacts
Course organiserDr Simon Jung
Tel:
Email: simon.jung@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Emma Latto
Tel: (0131 6)50 8510
Email: emma.latto@ed.ac.uk
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