Undergraduate Course: Measurement Techniques in Geophysics (EASC09024)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Earth Science |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course provides an introduction to measurement techniques as applied in geophysics. Students follow a prescribed programme of numerical and physical experiments, carried out independently at times to suit the student. Three physical experiments aim to determine the physical properties of Earth materials in the laboratory (Density, Thermal diffusivity, Seismic velocities) and two numerical experiments are completed to model Earth structure at the field scale (Gravimetry and statistical data analysis and Satellite remote sensing and height measurement). |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Class Delivery Information |
There will be laboratory work in unscheduled hours. |
| Course Start Date |
16/09/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 4,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 4,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 25,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
64 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
You should:
1. develop skills for analysing observational data including examples of statistical and numerical methods, graphical interpretation and computing modelling.
2. gain experience and understanding of the design and process of physical measurement in a geophysical context.
3. be able to relate laboratory rock properties to bulk quantities met in geophysics.
4. relate important but otherwise abstract components of classical physics to the Earth.
5. be able to appreciate the principles of modern satellite-based observing platforms.
6. improve your ability to write proper scientific reports and extended abstracts, as well as deriving and collating information from the web and other literature.
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Assessment Information
| The student prepares five written 'Scientific Reports' - four on laboratory work and one based on a literature review. Some or all of these reports will be the basis of the course assessment. There will be no written examinations. |
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 | Meas_Tech |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr David Wright
Tel: (0131 6)50 2539
Email: dwright3@staffmail.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Katie Leith
Tel: (0131 6)50 8510
Email: Katie.Leith@ed.ac.uk |
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