ESC-40003 - Module Specification
School of Geography, Geology and the Environment
Faculty of Natural Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2020/21

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this module.

Barred Combinations

Not applicable.

Description for 2020/21

Core module for Year 4 MGeoscience students that requires carrying out a detailed literature survey on a specific Geoscience topic and presenting the results from this exercise via a project Web site. At the end of the module students will have knowledge and understanding of how to author a set of self-contained Web pages in order to present results visually from a research project.

To carry out a detailed literature survey on a specific Earth Science topic and to present the results from this exercise via an oral presentation, report and a project Web site.

Intended Learning Outcomes

• Ability to collect background information on a specific scientific topic using library facilities and IT techniques (e.g. accessing on-line literature databases).
• Further development of reading skills by being able to extract and collate information presented in scientific papers.
• Building upon oral presentation skills that have been developed in previous years.
• Ability to apply time and project management skills.
• Ability to author a set of self-contained Web pages to present results from a research project (students will have been given an introduction to Web page design and authoring as part of MGeoscience module ESC-40001: Computing Skills for Earth Scientists).
• Further development of report writing skills.

Study hours

taught sessions:
- 1 x one-hour lecture
- 1 x one-hour practical class
- 4 x three-hour practical classes
- 1 x two-hour presentations
Which converts to:
Scheduled: 16 hours
Independent: 134 hours
Placement: 0 hours

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment