Undergraduate Course: Cyprus Excursion and Synoptic Practical for Geology and Physical Geographers (EASC10069)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Earth Science |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course consists of two related elements, namely: the Geology Final Year field Course to Cyprus plus dedicated fieldwork training and follow-up practical assessment. The field course consists of eight days of joint excursion with the Geologists, plus two days of specific physical geography excursions. This will include an assessed fieldwork project. There is also the series of lectures prior to the two-week residential trip, that will also consider the Evolution of Cyprus in its Eastern Mediterranean context.
Assessment of the Cyprus component consists of two parts: an exam paper and a collective assessment of the student's field notebooks, abstract and a presentation on an aspect of the island's geological history. In addition, the students will do an assessed practical exercise in the field concerning the physical geography of Cyprus (during one of the two dedicated field study days). |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
13/01/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 10,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 3,
Fieldwork Hours 100,
Summative Assessment Hours 1,
Revision Session Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
80 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 1:00 | | | Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 3:00 | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| This course shows students how best to use primary field and lab-based methods in order to develop and test geological and geographical ideas and concepts. They will gain practise in making judgements where data/ information is limited or comes from a range of sources. Students are expected to develop their geological and geographical knowledge, skills and expertise such that they enhance their critical awareness of just how relevant hypotheses evolve and are appraised through the use of practical techniques. There will be particular emphasis on specialised and principle techniques and interpretation relevant to the Geology and Physical Geography degree. These and other skills will be assessed in the synoptic practical which will involve students critically identifying and analysing complex problems and offering professional level solutions in response. |
Assessment Information
| 1 hour written exam plus continuous assesssment, including assessed fieldwork during the excursion to Cyprus. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Cyprus_gpg |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Hugh Sinclair
Tel: (0131 6)50 5931
Email: Hugh.Sinclair@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Katie Leith
Tel: (0131 6)50 8510
Email: Katie.Leith@ed.ac.uk |
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