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By the end of this module, students should have:
1. Developed and demonstrated their skill at understanding and reading a 'real' environment.
2. Enhanced their understanding of geography as the integrating discipline between the social and natural sciences;
3. Enhanced their competency in observation, measurement, data gathering, analysis and synthesis, problem-solving, communication and collaborative working.
4. Keen understanding and awareness of ethical issues related to field work data collection, management, analysis and synthesis.
This module will focus on the geographies of a particular Irish region through lectures, small group tutorials and fieldwork. Indicative topics include:
The practice of fieldwork (1): Why do we do it?
The practice of fieldwork (2): Ethics, logistics, health and safety
Historical, social and political geographies of the border region
Physical and environmental geographies of the border region
Urban geographies of the border region
Human-nature interactions in the border region
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 12 |
Tutorial | 4 |
Field Trip/External Visits | 24 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 60 |
Total | 100 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Essay: Drawing on literature and your field notebook, you will write a 2,000 word report synthesising your learning. Students who do not attend the field course can not submit this assignment. | Week 11 | n/a | Graded | No | 40 |
Group Project: In groups, students will create a wiki entry outlining the geographies of a particular location along the fieldtrip route. This will be presented in the final tutorial before departure. | Week 7 | n/a | Graded | No | 25 |
Journal: Students will undertake a number of different exercises in the field. These along with your comprehensive field notes will be recorded in a learning journal. |
Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Pass/Fail Grade Scale | No | 20 |
Seminar: You will be required to complete 3 graded tutorials in each of weeks 2,4, and 6. Preparatory work must be uploaded to bright space before the tutorials. | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 15 |
Remediation Type | Remediation Timing |
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Repeat (CFP) | Within Three Semesters |
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
This is a highly interactive module and informal feedback will be ongoing. However students will get specific group feedback on their preparatory wiki and presentation; ongoing feedback in the field during activities; and individual feedback on their final report.
Name | Role |
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Dr Alma Clavin | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Arlene Crampsie | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Professor Niamh Moore Cherry | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Jonathan Turner | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |