EAM0630 - GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

Module Identifier

EAM0630

Module Title

GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

Academic Year

2003/2004

Co-ordinator

Dr Robert J Whittington

Semester

Semester 2

Course delivery

Lecture

11 Hours 11 x 2 hour

Seminars / Tutorials

5 Hours 5 x 1 hour

Practical

11 x 1 hour, 2 days of fieldwork (16 hours)

Assessment

Assessment Type	Assessment Length/Details	Proportion
Semester Exam	2 Hours	50%
Semester Assessment	Project Report: Written report of individual project	15%
Semester Assessment	Project Report: Individual written report on group fieldwork project	25%
Semester Assessment	Presentation: Oral presentation of individual project	10%
Supplementary Assessment	Failed reports and essays can be resubmitted to the IGES office on or before the first day of the summer resit period (normally mid-August). Written exam can be re-taken at that time.

Learning outcomes

On completion of this module, students will be able to

demonstrate which methods might be applied to addresss a particular environmental issue

design surveys to investigate the issue

carry out surveys to investigate the issue

interpret the survey results.

Brief description

This module will provide training in the principles and practices of the geophysical methods used in the environmental industry on land and at sea to investigate near surface physical-chemical phenomena which affect the management of local environments. It will include two days of field work which will be written up as an individual report. The interpretation of industrial data sets will be presented as oral and written reports.

Reading Lists

Books
Reynolds, J M (1997) An Introduction to Applied and Environmental Geophysics Wiley

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 7