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Upon completion of this course the student should:
1. be familiar with the key themes and concepts in catchment and coastal geomorphology;
2. be able to demonstrate an understanding of the links between landscape form, materials and processes;
3. have a solid understanding of the key controls governing catchment and coastal dynamics;
4. be able to draw connections between catchment and coastal system behaviour and environmental change;
5. have developed transferable skills in critical thinking, reading and writing.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 20 |
Tutorial | 1 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 79 |
Total | 100 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Examination: This is an end-of-trimester exam where students are required to ask one question from a choice of four. | 1 hour End of Trimester Exam | No | Graded | No | 50 |
Continuous Assessment: involves data collection and write-up to describe and explain patterns observed in field data collected for rivers in Ireland. The assignment builds on the topic that is covered in the tutorial. | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 50 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | Yes - 2 Hour |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
Feedback for written work will be provided to students on Brightspace VLE, post-assessment