EA11410 - ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCE LEVEL 1 FIELDWORK

Module Identifier

EA11410

Module Title

ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCE LEVEL 1 FIELDWORK

Academic Year

2007/2008

Co-ordinator

Dr Charles Bendall

Semester

Semester 2 (Taught over 2 semesters)

Pre-Requisite

Only available to students registered for Environmental Earth Science

Course delivery

Other

Field Work. 1 x 1 day trip, 1 x 8 day trips (Easter Vacation)

Assessment

Assessment Type	Assessment Length/Details	Proportion
Semester Assessment	Field Visit / Case Study: Field approach and notebook: 50%; field report 50%	100%
Supplementary Assessment	Not normally allowed.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this module students should be able to:

demonstrate technical proficiency in the operation of field instruments

demonstrate proficiency in field, graphical, sampling and geophysical methods

classify major rock types

construct a basic geological map

appreciate the logistics involved in undertaking different types of fieldwork operations

demonstrate their proficiency in oral communication skills

Aims

The module introduces the basic observational, analytical and communicational skills associated with environmental earth studies fieldwork.

Objectives
The module will enable students to observe and record geological information and integrate this with environmental observations. In addition it will enable students to prepare a report on the geology, industry and environmental aspects of a region and to integrate this with course work and published information.

Brief description

This module is designed as an introduction to field techniques in Environmental Earth Science. It consists of at a single day course followed by a seven day residential course during the Easter vacation.

The day course, normally held in central Wales, introduces some of the many topics of Environmental Earth Science. It seeks to introduce field observation techniques and recording data in field notebooks. In addition, field reports are written up after each trip, and assessed by Academic tutors.

The Easter course (currently held in North Wales) builds on the experience gained on the day trip. During this course the rocks of the area are studied with visits to a wide range of localities so building up a picture of the regional geology. This is supplemented with visits to sites of extractive industries and other industrial sites such as power stations. The environmental impact of current and past industrial activities is also assessed. A report of the trip is subsequently written up using the observations recorded.

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 4