GEOG20210

Learning Outcomes:

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.

Indicative Module Content:

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 Hours:

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

A diverse range of teaching and learning approaches will be adopted in the module ranging from large-group lectures, to small-group tutorials and incorporating individual and group preparatory work. A substantial component of the module will consist of experiential learning, specifically residential fieldwork, where students will be guided through processes of data collection and analysis in the field.

Given the focus in this module on your personal data collection, analysis, and learning by doing, the use of AI is generally not permitted in this module. If you make use of AI to support your writing for the assessments on this module you must clearly and fully acknowledge this in your reference list. You must follow the citation guidelines provided in the UCD Library AI Guide. Failure to do so is a breach of the UCD Academic Integrity Policy. AI should not be used for your field notebook as this must be entirely your own personal reflections and therefore is not content that can be generated from other sources.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.

Module Requisites and Incompatibles

Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy

 

Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

This is a highly interactive module and informal feedback will be ongoing. However students will get specific feedback on their tutorial work and presentation; ongoing feedback in the field during activities; and individual feedback on their final report.

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• Cherry, J. (2007) Colonial appropriation of Gaelic urban space: creating the first Ulster plantation town, Irish Geography, 40(2), pp 112-127.
• Cohen, S. (2007) ‘Winning while losing: The Apprentice Boys of Derry walk their beat’, Political Geography, 26(8), pp 951-967.
• Graham, B. J. (1997) In Search of Ireland: A cultural geography. London: Routledge.
• Hayward, Katy (2021) What do we know and what should we do about? The Irish border, Sage Publications Ltd: London.
• Hegarty, S. (2014) ‘County Cavan’s physical geography: The canvas for our cultural imprint’, in Cherry, J. and Scott, B. (eds) Cavan History and Society, Dublin: Geography Publications.
• Hunter, R.J. (1995) ‘The Plantation of Donegal’ in Nolan, W., Ronanyne, M. and Dunleavy, M. (eds) Donegal History and Society, Dublin: Geography Publications.
• Nash, C, Reid, B, & Graham, B, (2013) Partitioned Lives: The Irish Borderlands, Taylor & Francis Group: Abingdon.
• Paris, C. (2005) ‘Cross-Border Urban Expansion from the City of Derry into Co. Donegal’, in Moore, N. and Scott, M. (eds) Renewing Urban Communities: Environment, Citizenship and Sustainability in Ireland, Aldershot: Ashgate.
• Shuttleworth, I., Kitchin, R., Shirlow, P. and McDonagh, J. (2000) The Tail of the Tiger: Experiences and perceptions of unemployment and inactivity in Donegal, Irish Geography, 33(1), pp 56-73.

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