Undergraduate Course: Geophysics International Field Course (EASC10111)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | These changes are proposed for EASC10111 "GP International Field Course" for the year 2020-21 ONLY/
Desk-based replacement for course in field geophysics (80%) Presentations during week 10 of semester 2 (20%)
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| Course description |
This course includes two components, both of which are essential components of the geophysics senior honours year, but which are otherwise independent of each other.
The first component is, in a normal year, a geophysics field course. In September 2020 we will not be able to travel to the planned location in France. Instead, students will be presented with data from a previous field course and will attempt to assemble it into a report on the field area.
The second component is a presentation given during week 10 of Semester 2. The subject of the presentation is the project work which the student carried out over the course of the year.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Research Training for Geophysics (EASC09055)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | N/A |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2020/21, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 12,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 18,
Summative Assessment Hours 10,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
58 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
100% coursework
Fieldwork report (80%)
Presentation in week 10 of Semester 2: 20%
Assessment deadlines
Geophysics Field Work Report : Semester 1, week 7
Presentations: Semester 2, week 10
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| Feedback |
Feedback on the report will be given via comments in TurnItIn. Feedback on the presentations is given by all staff present, but also by the rest of the class. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- understand the value of various geophysical techniques, when each technique should and should not be used, and what it can tell you about the Earth.
- make decisions and interpretations where data is limited and comes from a range of sources.
- give conference presentations to a professional standard.
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Reading List
| Applied Geophysics, 2nd Edition W. M. Telford, L. P. Geldart & R. E. Sheriff |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Teamwork. Presentation skills. Fieldwork skills. Report-writing skills. |
| Keywords | Geophysics,field |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Hugh Pumphrey
Tel: (0131 6)50 6026
Email: Hugh.Pumphrey@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Katerina Sykioti
Tel: (0131 6)50 5430
Email: Katerina.Sykioti@ed.ac.uk |
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