GG21920 - GEOGRAPHY SCIENCE FIELDWORK

Module Identifier

GG21920

Module Title

GEOGRAPHY SCIENCE FIELDWORK

Academic Year

2007/2008

Co-ordinator

Dr Paul A Brewer

Semester

Semester 2

Other staff

Dr James Brasington, Dr Simon J Cook

Pre-Requisite

Acceptance to Single Honours Geography and Geography Major students only.

Course delivery

Lecture

Practical

Practicals / Field Days. 3 x 2 hours (Introductory Sessions); 5 x 4 hours (Practicals); Up to 18 days (Fieldcourse).

Assessment

Assessment Type	Assessment Length/Details	Proportion
Semester Assessment	Course Work: Written Reports and maps/graphs to be submitted during the fieldwork period and during Week 11 of Semester 2. Details of assignments provided by fieldtrip leaders via the fieldcourse handbook.	100%
Supplementary Assessment	Students who fail to attend the field course without good reason will not be permitted a resit. Students who attend the field course but fail the assessment will be given the opportunity to resubmit assessments by a date to be agreed with the module co-ordinator. Students whose reasons for failing to attend the field course are condoned will be permitted to submit a 5,000 word project for assessment of a type and by a date to be agreed with the module co-ordinator, for a maximum mark of 100%.	100%

On succesful completion of the module, students should :

Be technically proficient in undertaking field-based geographical research (e.g. in the field operation of hydrological instruments, field identification of soils and their classification, vegetation identification and basic field survey).
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.
Have increased ability to observe critically, and contrast with the UK, foreign physical and people/place attributes

On completion of the module, students should also possess skills in the following:-

To provide the technical framework for study of physical environments and to allow the development of expertise in specific measurement techniques.

Fieldcourse organisation: to include aspects of project planning and appropriate practicals
Fieldcourse.

This module is at CQFW Level 5