Unit name | Introduction to Field Skills in Earth Sciences |
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Unit code | EASC10008 |
Credit points | 10 |
Level of study | C/4 |
Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
Unit director | Dr. Benton |
Open unit status | Not open |
Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None |
Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
EASC10001 Geology 1 |
Units you may not take alongside this one | |
School/department | School of Earth Sciences |
Faculty | Faculty of Science |
This unit, for which no previous field experience is necessary, comprises a seven-day course in which learners will attain and develop the essential techniques of geological fieldwork. The course combines field exercises with indoor sessions of analysis, interpretation and presentation, and is designed to achieve four principal aims, enabling leaners:
On successful completion of the unit learners will be able to:
The unit will be taught through a series of synchronous fieldwork and consolidation workshops. Students who either begin or continue their studies in an online mode may be required to complete fieldwork, or alternative activities in person, either during the academic year or subsequently, in order to meet the intended learning outcomes for the unit, prepare them for subsequent units or to satisfy accreditation requirements.
Assessment is based entirely on coursework.
Formative feedback is given on workshops and lectures delivered in Bristol. Completing workshops is mandatory in order to gain credit points for the unit as these will feed directly into the coursework.
Notebooks are collected at intervals during the course of the fieldwork and formative comments are provided.
Set exercises are collected daily for summative assessment. Learners develop their work in response to formative comments. Marks are awarded as follows:
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.