Undergraduate Course: Environmental Geosciences Projects (EASC10009)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | This course is an independent research project carried out by the student supervised by staff(s). The work will be carried out over 4 weeks during the summer vacation and continuing into Semester 1, supported by a literature review submitted in Week 2 of Semester 1 in year 4. |
| Course description |
There are no lectures associated with this course. Students must spend 4 weeks on their research during the summer vacation and continue to work on the dissertation during Semester 1 when they don't have lectures and other commitments.
http://www.drps.ed.ac.uk/22-23/dpt/cxeasc10009.htm
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Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2025/26, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
392 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Assessment Details
Written Exam: 0%, Course Work: 100 %, Practical Exam: 0%.
The final mark of the Environmental Geosciences project consists of two components: a) 90 % are based on the mark for the dissertation, b) 10 % on the literature review. The word counts for the dissertation and the literature review are 6,000 and 2,500, respectively.
Students must attain an overall mark of 40% or above to pass the course.
http://www.ed.ac.uk/student-administration/exams/regulations/common-marking-scheme
Assessment Deadlines
Literature review Submission: Semester 1, Monday week 4, 12 noon (submit online via Turnitin)
Dissertation Submission: Semester 2, Monday, Week 7, 12 noon (submit online via Turnitin)
Assessment and Feedback information
http://www.ed.ac.uk/files/atoms/files/taughtassessmentregulations.pdf
All details related to extensions procedures and late penalties can be found in the School of Geosciences General Information Handbook.
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| Feedback |
Feedback will be provided on three seminars illustrating the progress of the research project. These presentations will be given in Semester 1 (Week 8) and Semester 2 (Week 1). Feedback will also be provided on the literature review, during the duration of the research project (by the supervisor) and along with the assessment of the dissertation itself. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- The literature review is designed to make students develop a detailed, critical, up to date understanding of a specific area of environmental geosciences related to their research project.
- The main learning outcome of the summer project is to enable students to exercise professional level autonomy and initiative, whilst implementing independent sampling and/or analytical research plans to address a specific environmental research question.
- Students are expected to offer professional level insights and identify the relevant outcomes of their project.
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Reading List
Published papers in the specific field of research.
http://www.docs.is.ed.ac.uk/docs/library/ResourceLists/Resource_Lists_and_the_Accesible_and_Inclusive_Learning_Policy.pdf
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | EG_Research Projects |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Simon Jung
Tel:
Email: |
Course secretary | Mr Johan De Klerk
Tel: (0131 6)50 7010
Email: |
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