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By the end of this module students will a) understand energy and heat exchanges within the earth-atmosphere system, b) have an awareness of the variables influencing climate and c) have become familiar with graphic representations of various climate components. They should have a good understanding of the basis for global climate change caused by human activities and an ability to link policies at national and international scales to climate actions.
Indicative Module Content:Introduction: Concepts & Sources of weather information; Forms of energy and transfer mechanisms; Earth-Sun relationships & Atmospheric Composition; Earth’s Energy Budget; Atmospheric Properties: Temperature/Humidity, stability, clouds & precipitation, pressure & wind; The Global circulation & weather systems: mid-latitude frontal cyclones, severe weather; Climates of the world; Climate change and its impacts.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 22 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 78 |
Total | 100 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Examination: The final exam for this course evaluates the students understanding of the material and their ability to link ideas across the module. | 1 hour End of Trimester Exam | No | Graded | No | 50 |
Multiple Choice Questionnaire: This is one of three online exams, each of which is worth 25% of the final grade. The best two of the three are used (50%) in determining the final grade | Week 5 | n/a | Graded | No | 25 |
Multiple Choice Questionnaire: This is the second of the online exams and is worth 25% of the overall grade. | Week 9 | n/a | Graded | No | 25 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Summer | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Self-assessment activities
The module outlines the basis of climate processes and each week builds on the materials of previous weeks. The online exams are an opportunity to test basic knowldge of these processes and to link ideas in the class to broader concepts. Students ra encouraged to meet with me in office hours to discuss the course materials and prepare for the within module tests and the final exam, which is essay based.