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 type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
Practical | 2 | 5.00 | 10.00 |
Tutorial | 16 | 1.00 | 16.00 |
Private study hours | 574.00 | ||
Total Contact hours | 26.00 | ||
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 interviewMethods of assessment
Coursework
Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
Group Project/Project/Dissertation | Dissertation (15000 words) | 75.00 |
Oral Presentation | Seminar Presentation (15+5 minutes) | 10.00 |
Poster Presentation | Individual poster presentation | 5.00 |
Viva | Individual 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 websiteLast updated: 26/06/2017
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