2019/20 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

SOEE1590 Geology Tutorials

10 creditsClass Size: 96

Module manager: Dr Jason Harvey
Email: feejh@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2019/20

Pre-requisite qualifications

Standard UG entry requirements

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Objectives

By the end of these tutorials the students should:
- Have an appreciation of the research undertaken by their academic tutor.
- Understand how a scientific technical report is structured and have experience of writing their own report.
- Understand how a field report is structured and have experience of writing their own report.
- Have undertaken a small scale research project on a key topic in Geology, and have learnt how to use library and web resources (e.g. Web of Knowledge), to collect, summarise and reference information
- Will have experience of presenting a short talk to a small audience.
- Will have developed an awareness of Academic Integrity issues.

Learning outcomes
By the end of the module, students will:
- Have a basic knowledge of one area of research within the school
- Have improved their understanding of the geology of a key field area (trip undertaken as part of SOEE1570) through reflecting on their observations and writing a field report.
- Have a more detailed knowledge of one key topic in Geology, augmenting the introductory lectures that are part of Geology 1 (typically Earth in space and time; Rock Cycle etc.)

Skills outcomes
This module is specifically designed to help students to develop their written, oral and visual communication skills through an experiential cycle of practice, feedback and reflection. It will improve their understanding of the scientific method and research skills within the context of geological subject knowledge through exposure to diverse resources including literature, the Internet and fieldwork.

Syllabus

Semester 1:

Tutorial every 2 weeks (excluding Reading Week, week 6), supported by Information Literacy Skills Workshop (in week 2), online Information Literacy Skills MCQ and Skills@library online tutorials.
• Tutorial 1: introduction to tutorials; discussion of tutor’s research area; setting of assignment 1
• Tutorial 2: peer review of assignment 1; writing skills; technical writing and how to use citations; setting of assignment 2, complete Academic Integrity tutorial
• Tutorial 3: staff feedback on assignment 2; setting of assignment 3
• Tutorial 4: essay feedback and further resources, Ingleton report progress check• Tutorial 5: Draft Ingleton report feedback. Set final Ingleton report
• Tutorial 6: Submit final Ingleton report hardcopy; reflective feedback session discussing writing and research into teaching (looking ahead).

Semester 2:

Tutorial every 2 weeks, supported by Skills@library online tutorials.
• Tutorial 7: introduction to activity; set talk and report
• Tutorial 8: how to prepare and give oral presentations.
• Tutorial 9: oral presentations; peer review and staff feedback.
• Tutorial 10: poster presentations, peer review and staff feedback. Setting of 1500 word literature report
• Tutorial 11: hand in reports. Reflective feedback session discussing writing and Geology.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
On-line Learning	1	2.00	2.00
Workshop	4	1.50	6.00
Practical	2	1.50	3.00
Tutorial	11	1.00	11.00
Private study hours			78.00
Total Contact hours			22.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			100.00

Private study

Suggested division of self-study time:

Semester 1:
• Revisiting and reflecting on the online skills tutorials: 2 hours
• Completing the online Academic Integrity questionnaire: 2 hours
• Finding out information on tutor’s research area, and reading around subject: 3 hours
• Planning and writing assignment 1: 3 hours
• Planning and writing assignment 2: 5 hours
• Planning and writing assignment 3: 5 hours
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• Collating field observations and supporting information, writing draft field report: 8 hours
• Planning and writing final field report: 8 hours

Semester 2:
• Revisiting and reflecting on the online skills tutorials: 2 hours
• Researching literature topic: 26 hours
• Planning and preparing oral presentation: 5 hours
• Planning and preparing poster presentation: 5 hours
• Planning and writing literature report: 8 hours

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Attendance will be monitored to ensure engagement by students. The ongoing assessments in both semesters and follow-on tutorials will be used to gauge progress.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Assignment	300 Word Report on Tutors Research	0.00
Assignment	750 Words	20.00
Assignment	750 Words	0.00
Report	1,200 Field Report	30.00
Presentation	5 Minute Oral Presentation	0.00
Poster Presentation	A3 Poster	0.00
Report	1,500 Literature Report	50.00
Written Work	Annotated Bibliography of 5-6 Articles	0.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

There is no reading list for this module

Last updated: 13/08/2018

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