Module Identifier | EA33020 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Module Title | GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE QUATERNARY | ||||||||||||||||||||
Academic Year | 2005/2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Co-ordinator | Dr Helen M Roberts | ||||||||||||||||||||
Semester | Semester 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other staff | Professor Geoff Duller, Dr Sarah J Davies | ||||||||||||||||||||
Pre-Requisite | GG21110 (Reading the Ice Age Record) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Course delivery | Lecture | 10 x 2 hrs | |||||||||||||||||||
Seminars / Tutorials | 10 x 1 hr | ||||||||||||||||||||
Assessment |
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1. Polar and Non-Polar Ice Cores:
2. Deep ocean cores:
3. Loess:
4. Terrestrial calcite:
5. Lake Records:
6. Corals
Problem_solving | Students will develop skills in problem solving through the study of a variety of different proxy records of climate change, learning to identify the different techniques which might be applied in different situations, and critically evaluating the advantages and disadvantages of their use in reconstructing Quaternary climates. | ||
Research skills | Students will develop their research skills and independent project work through the seminars, seminar preparations and related assessed written summaries, and through their preparation for the assessed in-course essay and seen-examination question. | ||
Communication | Students will develop their communication skills through both the oral presentation, and through seminars. Oral presentations will be 10 minutes in length, and assessment will be based on structure, content, clarity of presentation, timekeeping, and response to questions. Students will prepare for seminars by critical examination of academic papers/work and preparing a written summary of the work, prior to group seminar discussions of the paper and consideration of the wider context of the work and overarching themes. | ||
Improving own Learning and Performance | A large amount of independent study, through background reading, preparation for seminars, and independent research is required. A considerable degree of self-motivation is required from the students in order to contribute effectively to seminar work and to meet deadlines for continuous assessment. The development of learning and self management strategies is necessary in order to meet both the long- and short-term goals set by this course. | ||
Team work | Students will develop their team work skills through the seminars. | ||
Information Technology | Students will use IT to prepare their in-course assessed essay and presentation. | ||
Application of Number | Where appropriate, numerical datasets will support student learning. | ||
Subject Specific Skills | This course will enable the student to recognise and interpret proxy records of Quaternary climate change, and to critically analyse, synthesise and summarise the information available from these records. Students will demonstrate their ability to read, critically assess, discuss, and reference the work of others in an appropriate manner. |
This module is at CQFW Level 6