EA21720 - FIELDWORK FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCE

Module Identifier	EA21720
Module Title	FIELDWORK FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCE
Academic Year	2002/2003
Co-ordinator	Professor Alex Maltman
Semester	Semester 2 (Taught over 2 semesters)
Pre-Requisite	Only available to 2nd year Environmental Earth Science students
Course delivery	Seminars / Tutorials	10 in-term tutorials
	Practical	Practicals / Field Days. At least 12 days fieldwork
Assessment	Semester Assessment	Easter Field Course	50%
	Semester Assessment	Sedimentological Mapping Techniques (Geochemical techniques mark is subsumed into EA22310/EA22410)	15%
	Semester Assessment	Geological Mapping Techniques	15%
	Semester Assessment	Tutorials.	20%
	Supplementary Assessment	Failed work can be resubmitted, but not if the failure is due to unauthorized absence from the course or to work not being handed in.	100%

Learning outcomes

Module Objectives / Learning Outcomes

On completion of the module, students should:

be technically proficient in the operation of field instruments

be able to demonstrate proficiency in field, graphical, sampling and geophysical methods

be able to classify major rock types

be able to construct a basic geological map

appreciate the logistics involved in undertaking different types of fieldwork operations

demonstrate an ability to analyse data and present results of original field measurements in a technically-sound report

be proficient in oral communication skills

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this module, students should have acquired greater expertise in the basic field and communication skills introduced in the first-year course, together with additional skills such as field, graphical, sampling, and geophysical methods, the production of geological maps, and a greater breadth of field experience.

Brief description

This module centres on two field courses: one normally held during the September preceding 2nd year studies, and emphasising field techniques, the other held during the Easter vacation, and aimed at broadening the student's experience of field-based issues relevant to the Environmental Earth Science course. The module includes tutorial classes, and other meetings ancillary to the fieldwork.