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Planetary Geology: An Introduction
A second edition of Planetary Geology: An Introduction book will be published by Dunedin Academic Press at the end of June 2013 More...
Details
| Title |
The Earth |
| UG Code |
GEOL1013 |
| Coordinator |
Dr Graham Shields |
| Other Contributors |
Dr Wendy Kirk |
| Term |
1 |
| Credit | 0.5 CU |
| Written Exam |
50% (2 hour unseen exam run by the Department; notes NOT permitted) |
| Coursework |
50%: 25% (5 practicals and 1 presentation); 25% (field skills assessment) |
| Pre-Requisites |
None for Earth Science and Natural Science students. This course is only availabe to Earth Sciences and Natural Sciences students. |
| Maths & Stats Content and Requirement | |
| Total Number of Hours of Student Work | 188 hours |
| Hours of Lectures/Seminars | 10 lectures of 1-2 hours each (approximately 20 hours) |
| Hours of Practicals/Problem Classes | 5 assessed practical exercises (worth 5% each) and one non-assessed practical |
| Hours of Tutorials |
As needed. |
| Days of Fieldwork | A short fieldtrip (assessment worth 25%) |
| Other | 2 quizzes (self-assessed) |
 Annual Monitoring |
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| Categorizing Student Performance Levels |
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