Undergraduate Course: Replacement 4th-year Environmental Geoscience field course (EASC09058)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | A one-off 10-credit field course for 4th-year Environmental Geoscience (EG) students who were unable to complete the Jamaica field trip in 3rd year due to Covid-19 (EASC09036).
Please note that the destination will be dependent on what is possible/ permissible in terms of international travel in Spring 2022 and so this may be subject to change depending on what Covid-19 allows.
NOTE: Students would join 3rd-year EG students in Jamaica in April 2022. The 14-day trip will be extended by 2 days in order to accommodate the larger student numbers, but there will be a net saving of ~20% relative to running two separate trips. |
| Course description |
2-week Jamaica fieldtrip at Easter break 2022 (following pre-trip software training and independent student research towards 3 literature reviews completed in AY 20/21). Field trip involves multiple field- and laboratory exercises with linked marine and terrestrial focus.
Assessment: 4 field reports, completed during the trip.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Pre- and post-trip travel, between Edinburgh and UK airport of departure/arrival. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2023/24, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Fieldwork Hours 67,
Summative Assessment Hours 30,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
1 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Assessment is based on 4 reports completed in the field, during the trip; 1. Reef survey and reef process experiments (25%); 2. Hydrographic studies (30%); 3. Marine and freshwater geochemistry studies (35%); 4. Synopsis (10%). The reports permit assessment of students¿ achievements in relation to all five learning outcomes. |
| Feedback |
Students will receive immediate feedback on oral progress reports presented in the field, and on final written reports after the trip. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Multiple marine and terrestrial geoscience field methods
- Multiple analytical techniques
- Data processing, compilation and quality assessment skills
- Independent and group study skills
- Data interpretation and both oral and written reporting skills
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Reading List
| Reading lists were provided as part of 3rd-year course EASC09036 (already completed). |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Training in marine and terrestrial geoscience field methods; training in analytical techniques; independent and group study skills; data processing, quality assessment and presentation skills; oral and written reporting skills |
| Keywords | Tropical,marine,terrestrial,geoscience |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Greg Cowie
Tel: (0131 6)50 8502
Email: Dr.Greg.Cowie@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Katerina Sykioti
Tel: (0131 6)51 5251
Email: Katerina.Sykioti@ed.ac.uk |
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