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

For academic year: 2022/23 Last Updated: 19 January 2023

ESC-40003 - Literature Synthesis
Coordinator: Stuart Egan Room: WSF29 Tel: +44 1782 7 33174
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 7
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733615

Programme/Approved Electives for 2022/23

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this module.

Barred Combinations

Not applicable.

Description for 2022/23

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.

Aims
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.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/esc-40003/lists

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

1: Project weighted 5%
PROJECT PLAN


2: Report weighted 5%
PROGRESS REPORT


3: Computer Task weighted 0%
FIRST DRAFT OF WEB SITE HOME PAGE


4: Computer Task weighted 40%
LITERATURE SYNTHESIS WEB SITE


5: Report weighted 30%
LITERATURE SYNTHESIS REPORT


6: Oral Presentation weighted 20%
ORAL PRESENTATION


Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 19 January 2023