Delivery Type	Delivery length / details
Practical	Practicals / Field Days. 3 x 2 hours (Introductory Sessions); 5 x 4 hours (Practicals); Up to 18 days (Fieldcourse).
Lecture
Lecture

Delivery Type

Delivery length / details

Practical

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

Lecture

Assessment Type	Assessment length / details	Proportion
Semester Assessment	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. Course Work:	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%

Assessment Type

Assessment length / details

Proportion

Semester Assessment

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. Course Work:

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%

Learning Outcomes

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:-

Observation
Mapping and field sketching
Hypothesis formation
Hypothesis testing
Keeping a field notebook
Group skills
Communication skills
Research skills
Problem solving

Aims

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

Content

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

Course Delivery

Assessment

Learning Outcomes

Aims

Content

Notes