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2016/17 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

SOEE5605M Easter Field Class - Geological Science

15 credits

Module manager: Dr Andrew McCaig
Email: a.m.mccaig@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2016/17

Pre-requisite qualifications

Successful completion of year 3

This fieldtrip will incur a cost if it is an optional module on your programme of study.

This module is mutually exclusive with

SOEE3040	Easter Field Class (Geo)
SOEE5615M	Petroleum Reservoir Analogues
SOEE5840M	Geology and Mineral Exploration in Northern Ireland

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

Undertake eight or nine days of geological fieldwork on the island of Cyprus to investigate the dynamics of formation, cooling, alteration of mid-oceanic ridges, their subsequent emplacement as ophiolites, and their unroofing and post-emplacement history, and to evaluate the evolution of sedimentary environments from deep marine to shallow marine to continental, during the Mesozoic and Cenozoic evolution of this part of the eastern Mediterranean.

Learning outcomes
On completion of this module the student will:

1) have knowledge of how pure and applied geological concepts may be used in field situations.
2) have developed further the skills of integration, field observations and synthesis of geological models.
3) have demonstrated independent learning and the ability to critically and creatively evaluate current issues by reading the relevant scientific literature prior to the fieldtrip and evaluating and criticising received opinion.
4) have developed specific skills in the dynamics of formation, cooling, alteration of mid-oceanic ridges, their subsequent emplacement as ophiolites and their unroofing and post-emplacement history.
5) have developed a proposal for further research work in Cyprus based on literature review and their own field observations

Syllabus

Geological observations/syntheses in the field. Preparatory lecture(s) and self study of background materials.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
presentation	1	1.00	1.00
Class tests, exams and assessment	1	2.50	2.50
Fieldwork	1	80.00	80.00
Private study hours			66.50
Total Contact hours			83.50
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			150.00

Private study

Prior to fieldtrip: selection and reading of relevant academic papers for group or individual presentation (depending on numbers).
Post-fieldtrip: review of data collected in the field and reading of reading of relevant academic papers. Submission of an individual research proposal for further work on the chosen topic, in the form of a NERC grant case for support.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Staff will monitor students in the field to ensure that they are making sufficient progress with recording data and synthesizing previous observations. The students will also receive feedback on their first field-based spot talk and their group presentations to enable to give a better second spot talks (if and necessary) and subsequent written exam at the end of the semester.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Presentation	Verbal Presentation. Individual spot talk in the field. Two available with the best mark being taken forwards	10.00
Group Project	Group project plus individual report. Completed during and after fieldtrip. Presentation in field followed by a proposal for further research in the area written in the style of an NERC grant proposal	33.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		43.00

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

Exams

Exam type	Exam duration	% of formal assessment
Open Book exam	3 hr	57.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)		57.00

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

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 17/04/2015

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