Module Identifier | GG22110 | |||||||||||
Module Title | LEVEL 2 GEOGRAPHY TUTORIAL MODULE | |||||||||||
Academic Year | 2003/2004 | |||||||||||
Co-ordinator | Dr Geoff Duller | |||||||||||
Semester | Semester 2 (Taught over 2 semesters) | |||||||||||
Other staff | Dr Richard M Lucas, Dr Sarah J Davies | |||||||||||
Co-Requisite | Normally Single or Joint Honours Geography | |||||||||||
Mutually Exclusive | DA22110 | |||||||||||
Course delivery | Seminars / Tutorials | 10 (meetings in alternate weeks over both semesters) | ||||||||||
Assessment |
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It has three specific objectives. First, as a source of close, working contact, it will address the general academic and pastoral problems confronted by students during the year. Second, each Geography Tutorial Module is designed to have its own independent academic syllabus. At Level 2 this will focus on the theory and practice of geography and contemporary debates within Physical or Human Geography. Third, it will address a defined syllabus of study skills enabling students to cope more effectively with the demands of academic study, develop transferable skills, and enable them to exploit more fully the possibilities offered by our programme.
ACADEMIC COURSE WORK
Academic course work in the Level 2 Tutorial Module will deal with the theory and practice of Geography, and with contemporary themes of debate within the subject. Their work will be developed through tutorial discussion and tutorial essays, as set out below.
STUDY SKILLS
The study skills covered by the Level 2 Tutorial Module will deal with the following:
MODULE PROGRAMME
During the first semester, the tutorial module will focus on essential study skills and on the nature of geographical discourse. Assessment will be based on three pieces of submitted work. These will comprise:
During the second semester, the tutorial module will focus on discussion of theory and practice in geography and on preparation for an independent geographical study. For single honours students, the semester is intended to provide direct support for dissertation preparation. The assessed end product will be three background papers, maximum length 1800 words each, covering research methodology, problem identification and the preparation of a dissertation contextual essay and literature review.
For joint honours students, who do not present a Geography dissertation in the third year, this section of the module will provide an introduction to geographical research methodology and practice, and an opportunity to carry out their own research project as part of the tutorial module. The assessed end-products will be one background paper, maximum length 1800 words and one research paper, maximum length 3000 words.
This module is at CQFW Level 5