Module Identifier ES30530  
Module Title ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE DISSERTATION  
Academic Year 2007/2008  
Co-ordinator Dr Henry F Lamb  
Semester Semester 2 (Taught over 2 semesters)  
Pre-Requisite Only available to Honours Environmental Science  
Course delivery Other    
Assessment
Assessment TypeAssessment Length/DetailsProportion
Semester Assessment Dissertation: Marks awarded for initial design, content (double weighted) & presentation  100%
Supplementary Exam Resit examination involves resubmission of dissertation  100%

Learning outcomes

On succesful completion of this module students will be able to:-


Aims

To develop skills in basic research and written presentation of results. Emphasis is placed on initial design of investigations, quantitative and inferential analysis and all aspects of presentation, including argument and graphical support.

Brief description

An independent piece of research involving the collection and analysis of primary data. Normally based on fieldwork undertaken during the summer vacation and Semester 1 of the third year.

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 6