Environmental Research Skills (E&C) (C1150)
Environmental Research Skills (E&C)
Module C1150
Module details for 2014/15.
15 credits
FHEQ Level 5
Module Outline
This module will provide all BSc Geography, and BSc Ecology, Conservation and Environmental Policy (ECEP) students with many of the skills they will need for their final year research projects. The module will be delivered by lectures and workshops. Each week a generic lecture will introduce a particular study skill and this will be supported by practical-based workshops in which students gain experience in these skills. The workshops will last up to 4 hours and will cover an array of environmental research topics.
Module learning outcomes
Understand a variety of quantitative and qualitative research methods and their relative strengths and weaknesses.
Collect, analyse, and interpret primary environmental/ecological data.
Select the most appropriate methodology for a specified research objective.
Write clear and concise laboratory reports.
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | 100.00% | |
| Coursework components. Equal weighting for all components. | ||
| Report | T1 Week 7 | |
| Report | T1 Week 8 | |
| Report | T1 Week 11 | |
| Report | A1 Week 2 | |
| Report | A1 Week 2 | |
| Report | T1 Week 4 | |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Semester | Class | 7 hours | 000000010000 |
| Autumn Semester | Laboratory | 8 hours | 000000001000 |
| Autumn Semester | Laboratory | 7 hours | 010101000110 |
| Autumn Semester | Lecture | 2 hours | 111111111111 |
| Autumn Semester | Fieldwork | 8 hours | 000000010000 |
How to read the week pattern
The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.
Prof Elizabeth Hill
Assess convenor, Convenor
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Prof Daniel Colaco Osorio
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