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EARTHSCI 220 : Practice in Earth Sciences 1
Science
2020 Semester Two (1205) (15 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Requirements
Capabilities Developed in this Course
| Capability 1: | Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice |
| Capability 2: | Critical Thinking |
| Capability 3: | Solution Seeking |
| Capability 4: | Communication and Engagement |
| Capability 6: | Social and Environmental Responsibilities |
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate competency at an introductory level with spatial data collection, management, analysis and visualisation; including desktop surveys, an understanding of sampling practice, data capture in the field (surveys, logging, mapping, sketching, photographs), and representation of original data in appropriate formats. (Capability 1 and 3)
- Apply a range of work flows and theoretical concepts to interpret the evolution of relatively simple landscapes and landforms. (Capability 1 and 3)
- Recognise and acknowledge uncertainty and bias in data. (Capability 2)
- Relate contemporary Earth processes to their long-term (preserved) record. (Capability 2)
- Write and illustrate a concise scientific report. (Capability 4)
- Work effectively and responsibly on independent and collaborative tasks, and demonstrative awareness of needs of others. (Capability 4)
- Demonstrate an understanding of required code of conduct for field work, including recognition of and adherence to health and safety policies. (Capability 6)
Assessments
| Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Beach Assignment | 20% | Individual Coursework |
| Background & Description Port Waikato Report | 20% | Individual Coursework |
| Port Waikato Field Report | 30% | Individual Coursework |
| Devonport Mapping Assignment | 30% | Individual Coursework |
| 4 types | 100% |
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcome Addressed | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Eastern Beach Assignment | ||||||||||
| Background & Description Port Waikato Report | ||||||||||
| Port Waikato Field Report | ||||||||||
| Devonport Mapping Assignment | ||||||||||
Tuākana
The School of Environment (ENV) Tuākana Programme focuses on encouraging first and second year Māori and Pacific students to achieve their full academic potential. Each course is assigned a tuākana (tutor/mentor), who has achieved excellent academic results and who has the knowledge and skills to assist you with your stage 2 course. The tuākana run weekly study sessions in which you can get to know other students, discuss lecture material and clarify any information that you may be unsure about. Essay, test and exam workshops are also organized as needed.
Key Topics
- Topographic & Geologic Maps
- Geologic structures
- Geological mapping
- Reading the landscape
- Process controls on landscape development
- Introduction to land surveying
- Concepts of terrain mapping
- Conducting field work and field methods
- Field investigation of geomorphic processes
- Sedimentology - core logging and grain size analysis
- Geophysical investigation methods
Learning Resources
Special Requirements
Students will be required to participate in a residential field experience in Port Waikato during the week of Monday 7 to Friday 11 September, and undertake independent field work in the Devonport area of Auckland.
Health and safety requirements for fieldwork will be provided, including a field trip participation document which must be completed and signed before fieldwork participation.
Some laboratory exercises may be held in one of the School of Environment laboratories in which case health and safety protocols must be followed. Details will be provided where necessary.
Workload Expectations
This course is a standard 15 point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in.
For this course, you can expect 24 hours of lectures, 4 hours of tutorials, 48 hours of supervised fieldwork, 8 hours of independent fieldwork, 12 hours of reading and thinking about the content and 54 hours of work on assignments.
Other Information
Digital Resources
Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).
Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.
Copyright
The content and delivery of content in this course are protected by copyright. Material belonging to others may have been used in this course and copied by and solely for the educational purposes of the University under license.
You may copy the course content for the purposes of private study or research, but you may not upload onto any third party site, make a further copy or sell, alter or further reproduce or distribute any part of the course content to another person.
Academic Integrity
The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against online source material using computerised detection mechanisms.
Inclusive Learning
All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.
Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website at http://disability.auckland.ac.nz
Special Circumstances
If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.
If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page: https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.
This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.
Student Feedback
During the course Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the staff responsible for the course and staff-student consultative committees.
At the end of the course students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback.
Your feedback helps to improve the course and its delivery for all students.
Student Charter and Responsibilities
The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter (https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html).
Disclaimer
Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.
In this course you may be asked to submit your coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. The final decision on the completion mode for a test or examination, and remote invigilation arrangements where applicable, will be advised to students at least 10 days prior to the scheduled date of the assessment, or in the case of an examination when the examination timetable is published.