Undergraduate Course: Geophysics Project 2 (EASC10053)
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 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 aims to develop independence in the skills of project design and management, develop oral and written reporting skills, to encourage high quality technical presentation and non-technical written summaries. Project work is your main chance to work on your own topic of interest and to show your own initiative and programming or experimental skills. Further details will be available on LEARN. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | You must have passed Third Year of a geophysics degree. |
| Additional Costs | None. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Class Delivery Information |
Semester 2: 2 days per week (weeks 2 to 11).
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| Course Start Date |
12/01/2015 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
186 )
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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
Upon successful completion of the course, it is expected that students will have:
1. learnt how to conduct a comprehensive search of the literature relevant to a research topic and to select and summarise the crucial aspects of the relevant literature;
2. learnt how knowledge and understanding in the area is developed and some of the established techniques employed to achieve this;
3. gained experience of the organisation and completion of an extended project where the results and outcomes are not fully defined at the beginning;
4. used advanced and specialised skills in research, for example, in the laboratory, in fieldwork, or in computer analysis;
5. practised significant autonomy and initiative;
6. learnt how to write a full report including a concise summary of the relevant literature, the pertinent aspects of the method and a critical discussion of the results and conclusions; and
7. gained experience in the preparation of oral reporting of results. |
Assessment Information
Written Exam: 0%, Course Work: 100 %, Practical Exam: 0%.
Project reports are independently marked by two members of staff (normally the primary supervisor and one other). Staff follow the marking protocol and fill in the marking pro-forma (http://xweb.geos.ed.ac.uk/~dstevens/teaching/GP_Projects_marking_protocol.pdf).
All projects are different, but are typically marked on the basis and weightings of the general categories listed in Form B. Twenty-credit project reports should typically be 20-25 pages (maximum 30 pages ¿ including all diagrams, references and appendices; 12 point font, 2.5 cm margins, 1.0 line spacing, space between paragraphs). |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not applicable. |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Supervisors will suggest project specific reading. |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | GP Project 2 |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr David Stevenson
Tel: (0131 6)50 6750
Email: David.S.Stevenson@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Ken O'Neill
Tel: (0131 6)50 8510
Email: koneill3@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
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