Unit name | Introduction to Field Mapping |
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Unit code | EASC20029 |
Credit points | 10 |
Level of study | I/5 |
Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
Unit director | Professor. Jo Gottsmann |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
Successful completion of the first year of an Earth Sciences degree programme curriculum. |
Co-requisites |
n/a |
School/department | School of Earth Sciences |
Faculty | Faculty of Science |
This unit is an introduction to the basic techniques of geological field mapping on the scale of 1:10000, which are essential skills for Geologists, Environmental Geoscientists, Palaeontologists and Geophysicists to acquire. Principles learned in the Geological Maps part of the Level C/4 EASC10001 Geology 1 unit and in EASC10008 Introduction to Field Skills in Earth Sciences are put into practice.
THIS UNIT TAKES PLACE AFTER EXAMS AT THE END OF YEAR 1 AND PRIOR TO THE START OF YEAR 2.
The initial part of the course involves group instruction in mapping techniques and familiarisation with the lithologies, after which the class is split into pairs to undertake their own mapping. During the day, data are recorded in the field and the evenings are spent inking-in the map, accurately entering structural data onto the map, consolidating the field data, planning the next day's work and preparing drafts of work to be submitted. Depending on the field area, some trips collect geophysical or geochemical data in addition to geological mapping.
The aims of the field class are to:
On completion of the field class you should:
Fieldwork and project work
Assessment will be based on three aspects of work:
Professionalism (10%) - including behaviour, engagement, and participation in daytime and evening activities throughout the duration of the field trip. Assessment will be based on instructors' evaluation, in consultation with demonstrators.
Independent mapping (90%) - evaluated on the following pieces of work, to be submitted by the end of the field trip:
None