EAM0630 - GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

Module Identifier	EAM0630
Module Title	GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Academic Year	2002/2003
Co-ordinator	Dr Robert J Whittington
Semester	Semester 2
Course delivery	Lecture	11 Hours 11 x 2 hour
	Seminars / Tutorials	5 Hours 5 x 1 hour
	Practical	11 x 1 hour, 2 days of fieldwork (16 hours)
Assessment	Semester Exam	2 Hours	50%
	Semester Assessment	Presentation: Oral presentation of individual project	10%
	Semester Assessment	Project Report: Written report of individual project	15%
	Semester Assessment	Project Report: Individual written report on group fieldwork project	25%
	Supplementary Assessment	Failed reports and essays can be resubmitted to the IGES office on or before the first day of the summer resit period (normally mid-August). Written exam can be re-taken at that time.

Learning outcomes

On completion of this module, students will be able to

demonstrate which methods might be applied to addresss a particular environmental issue

design surveys to investigate the issue

carry out surveys to investigate the issue

interpret the survey results.

Brief description

This module will provide training in the principles and practices of the geophysical methods used in the environmental industry on land and at sea to investigate near surface physical-chemical phenomena which affect the management of local environments. It will include two days of field work which will be written up as an individual report. The interpretation of industrial data sets will be presented as oral and written reports.

Reading Lists

Books
Reynolds, J M. (1997) An Introduction to Applied and Environmental Geophysics. Wiley