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ESC-30062 - Module Specification
School of Geography, Geology and the Environment
Faculty of Natural Sciences

For academic year: 2023/24 Last Updated: 13 February 2024

ESC-30062 - Geology and Physical Geography - Independent Project
Coordinator: Stuart Egan Room: WSF29 Tel: +44 1782 7 33174
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 6
Credits: 30
Study Hours: 300
School Office: 01782 733615

Programme/Approved Electives for 2023/24

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2023/24

This 30-credit module builds upon subject-specific and practical skills that have been developed in previous years of the course to carry out an independent research investigation within an area of Geology and Physical Geography. The module will include project formulation, research design, data collection, data analysis, data interpretation and report production. The completion of this module provides students with experience of a number of subject-specific and professional skills that are essential for employment or academic research in geology and/or physical geography.

Aims
To build upon subject-specific and practical skills that have been developed in previous years of the course to carry out an independent research investigation within an area of geology and physical geography. To develop presentational skills in the form of a dissertation and oral presentation.

Intended Learning Outcomes

use practical skills, including laboratory, field, and computational techniques, in data acquisition, interpretation and analysis to successfully complete a piece of independent research at the forefront of the discipline.: 1,2
critically analyse geological and physical geography information from a variety of sources, as well as demonstrate and exercise independence of mind and thought.: 1,2
communicate scientific information effectively via an oral presentation as well as in writing, maps and diagrams, making use of specialist software.: 1,2

Study hours

- Workshops - 12 hours
- Supervision meetings - 12 hours
- Data acquisition, interpretation and analysis, report and oral presentation preparation - 276 hours

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Oral Presentation weighted 10%
Oral presentation on independent project
Oral presentation of 10 minutes duration on independent project, including aims, objectives, methodology, results and conclusions.

2: Report weighted 90%
Independent Project Report
Independent project report of approximately 9000 words plus figures.

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: 13 February 2024