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2018/19 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

SOEE5110M Exploration Geophysics: Project and Dissertation

60 creditsClass Size: 40

Module manager: Dr Adam Booth
Email: A.D.Booth@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: 1 Oct to 30 Sep (12mth) View Timetable

Year running 2018/19

This module is not approved as an Elective

Module summary

In this module, students will apply and extend relevant elements of the taught-course module(s) to a single exploration geophysical project, with credible industrial or research outcomes. It is typically 15 weeks of full-time work, leading to a Dissertation and other forms of assessment emulating industry practice.

Objectives

To complete a project dissertation and associated deliverables on an exploration geophysics topic.

Syllabus

Projects can be collaborative with industry or university-based: case studies or research-aligned investigations; and field or laboratory-based. The project lasts for four months on a subject area to be agreed with supervisors. A dissertation, seminar, poster board and oral examination are final outcomes of the project.

Teaching methods

Delivery typeNumberLength hoursStudent hours
Practical25.0010.00
Tutorial161.0016.00
Private study hours574.00
Total Contact hours26.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)600.00

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Weekly (approximately) individual tutorials: mid-project seminar and poster presentation; mid-project progress interview

Methods of assessment


Coursework
Assessment typeNotes% of formal assessment
Group Project/Project/DissertationDissertation (15000 words)75.00
Oral PresentationSeminar Presentation (15+5 minutes)10.00
Poster PresentationIndividual poster presentation5.00
VivaIndividual interview (45 minutes)10.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)100.00

A student who fails this Module may be offered a resit. The resit mark provides a new alternative mark for the whole Module. The re-sit for this module will be a Dissertation, with the same word count and all other stipulations as the first attempt submission.

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 26/06/2017

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