ESC-40003 - Literature Synthesis
Coordinator: Stuart Egan Room: WSF29 Tel: +44 1782 7 33174
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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