Module Identifier |
GG27720 |
Module Title |
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY FIELDWORK |
Academic Year |
2004/2005 |
Co-ordinator |
Dr Michael J Woods |
Semester |
Semester 2 |
Other staff |
Dr Carwyn I Fowler, Miss Kate Edwards, Dr Deborah P Dixon, Dr Luke C Desforges, Mr Gareth C Hoskins, Dr Michael J Woods |
Pre-Requisite |
Intending Geography Single Honours and Geography Major students only |
Course delivery |
Lecture | Up to 10 sessions Preparatory and retrospective lectures (these may include lectures, practicals and language support). |
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Practical | Practicals / Field Days. Maximum 10 days |
Assessment |
Assessment Type | Assessment Length/Details | Proportion |
Semester Assessment | Combined: Assessment 100% coursework: Assessment methods are variable according to venue and numbers on the course. Normally, assessed elements will include : individual end-of-day reflective essays; individual end-of-course extended essays; field note books; and group research projects and presentations. The latter,
amounting to up to 50% of the assessment, may involve some peer-assessment. | |
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 for a maximum mark of 35%. Students whose reasons for failing to attend the field course are condoned will be permitted to submit a project for assessment of a type and by a date to be agreed with the module co-ordinator, for a maximum mark of 100%. | |
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Preparatory discussions and practical classes in Aberystwyth will identify issues to be explored in the field, and contextualise them. Thus the amount of time used in the field for data collection and preliminary analysis is maximised. More formal analysis and presentations will take place on return to Aberystwyth.