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Module DXX-3506:
Current Issues in Environmental and Related Sciences

Module Facts

Run by School of Natural Sciences

10.000 Credits or 5.000 ECTS Credits

Semester 1

Organiser: Dr Karina Marsden

Overall aims and purpose

To provide students with a detailed knowledge of a current environmental or related issue of their choice.

To inspire students about science.

To allow students to generate ideas and take part in discussions on environmental and related issues.

To give students experience in writing reports and in interview technique.

Course content

This module allows the student to undertake a desk-based research project looking in depth at a current environmental or related issue. The module runs in Semester 1 and culminates in the production of a written project report and a seminar. The issues are chosen by the student to reflect his/her interests and can range from local issues through to global issues. The range of 'popular' current issues will be investigated by individual students. Sources such as tabloid and broadsheet daily and Sunday newspapers, broadcast media, the internet, 'popular' scientific journals and the more rigorously refereed scientific journals should be consulted. The topic should be different from that chosen in the student's experimental research project. Topics should be selected in consultation with the module organizer. The module involves student-led research into a specific topic. Apart from an introductory lecture, and a mid-module lecture question-and-answer session/lecture, there are no formal lectures or practicals associated with this module. At the end of Semester 1, each student will present their topic in the form of a 15 minute interview and will submit a project report on their chosen topic. Both the interview and project report elements will be assessed.

Assessment Criteria

threshold

Grade D- to D+ Aware of the key principles underlying the science. Pass level in specialist essays. Basic competence demonstrated in interview.

good

Grade C- to B+ Better understanding of the principles. Competent demonstration of the understanding and use of data in specialist reports. Rapid progression through topics in interview. A deep knowledge of a specific environmental or related issue and a thorough understanding of material.

excellent

Grade A- to A** Very good understanding of the science. High level of competence demonstrated in understanding current environmental or related issues. Evidence of considerable effort and thought and effective use of background material to support cases.

Learning outcomes

  1. Successful students will typically be able to critically evaluate the arguments associated with a specific scientific issue.

  2. Successful students will typically be able to study and critique a range of scientific literature and explain and illustrate the specific aspects of their chosen topic.

  3. Successful students will typically be able to understand how this issue is perceived by the media.

  4. Successful students will typically be able to appreciate associated environmental issues and be able to stimulate scientific debate.

  5. Successful students will typically be able to apply technology in the use of standard computer software (Web databases, MS-Powerpoint, MS-Word) for searching databases and producing reports.

  6. Students will gain experience in being interviewed.

Assessment Methods

Type Name Description Weight
REPORT Project report 65.00
ORAL Assessed interview 35.00

Teaching and Learning Strategy

Hours
Lecture

1 hour introductory lecture to the module. This provides information on the choice of topic and the assessments. Additional 1 hour lecturebetween introductory lecture and hand in. Students will have the opportunity to ask staff about preparing their reports

2
Tutorial

These are drop-in sessions where the students can meet the module instructors to get guidance on the choice of topic, on finding information for the topic and on production of the final report. They are also used to provide feedback on draft reports. The times for these sessions are normally organised by the student by Email with the module organiser.

6
Private study

Private study associated with writing the report and preparing for the interview.

92

Transferable skills

  • Literacy - Proficiency in reading and writing through a variety of media
  • Computer Literacy - Proficiency in using a varied range of computer software
  • Self-Management - Able to work unsupervised in an efficient, punctual and structured manner. To examine the outcomes of tasks and events, and judge levels of quality and importance
  • Exploring - Able to investigate, research and consider alternatives
  • Information retrieval - Able to access different and multiple sources of information
  • Inter-personal - Able to question, actively listen, examine given answers and interact sentistevely with others
  • Critical analysis & Problem Solving - Able to deconstruct and analyse problems or complex situations. To find solutions to problems through analyses and exploration of all possibilities using appropriate methods, rescources and creativity.
  • Presentation - Able to clearly present information and explanations to an audience. Through the written or oral mode of communication accurately and concisely.
  • Argument - Able to put forward, debate and justify an opinion or a course of action, with an individual or in a wider group setting

Subject specific skills

  • Recognize and apply appropriate theories and concepts from a range of disciplines.
  • Consider issues from a range of interdisciplinary perspectives.
  • Apply subject knowledge to the understanding and addressing of problems.
  • Awareness of the concepts of spatial and temporal scale in understanding processes and relationships.
  • Appreciation of the reciprocal nature of human-environmental relationships.
  • Engagement with current developments in the biosciences and their application.
  • Understand the provisional nature of information and appreciate competing and alternative explanations.
  • Recognize the moral, ethical and social issues relating to the subject.

Resources

Resource implications for students

All students will need access to the Internet to undertake literature searches and to access remote content.

Talis Reading list

http://readinglists.bangor.ac.uk/modules/dxx-3506.html

Reading list

There is a brief reading list, but most literature is found by the student to prepare a report on a subject chosen by them

Courses including this module

Compulsory in courses:

  • F900: BSC Environmental Science year 3 (BSC/ES)
  • F901: BSc Environmental Science (4 yr with placement) year 4 (BSC/ES4)
  • F90F: BSc Environmental Science year 3 (BSC/ESF)
  • 8U71: BSc Environmental Science (with International Experience) year 4 (BSC/ESIE)
  • D512: MFor Forestry year 3 (MFOR/FOR)
  • D514: MFor Forestry with International Experience year 4 (MFOR/FORIE)
  • D513: MFor Forestry (with placement year) year 4 (MFOR/FORP)
  • F801: MGeog Geography year 3 (MGEOG/G)
  • F805: MGeog Geography with International Experience year 4 (MGEOG/GIE)

Optional in courses:

  • L700: BA Geography year 3 (BA/GEOG)
  • L702: BA Geography (4 yr with placement) year 4 (BA/GEOG4)
  • L701: BA Geography (with International Experience) year 4 (BA/GEOGIE)
  • DDK5: BSC Conservation & Forest Ecosys. year 3 (BSC/CFE)
  • DDL5: BSC Conservation and Forest Ecosys year 4 (BSC/CFE4)
  • D503: BSc Conservation with Forestry with International Experience year 4 (BSC/CFIE)
  • F841: BSC Coastal Geography year 3 (BSC/COASTG)
  • 5DKD: BSc Conservation with Forestry year 3 (BSC/CWF)
  • 5DLD: BSc Conservation with Forestry (four year) year 4 (BSC/CWF4)
  • D501: BSc Forestry (with sandwich placement) year 4 (BSC/F)
  • D502: BSc Forestry with International Experience year 4 (BSC/FIE)
  • D500: BSC Forestry year 3 (BSC/FOR)
  • D50P: BSc Forestry with Placement Year year 4 (BSC/FP)
  • F803: BSc Geography with Environmental Forestry year 3 (BSC/GEF)
  • F804: BSc Geography with Environmental Forestry year 4 (BSC/GEF4)
  • F807: BSc Geography with Environmental Forestry with Intl Exp year 4 (BSC/GEFIE)
  • F800: BSC Geography year 3 (BSC/GEOG)
  • F806: BSc Geography (4 yr with placement) year 4 (BSC/GEOG4)
  • F802: BSc Geography (with International Experience) year 4 (BSC/GEOGIE)
  • F842: BSc Marine Geography year 3 (BSC/MARG)
  • F710: BSC Marine Environmental Studies year 3 (BSC/MES)
  • F713: BSc Marine Environmental Stud with International Experience year 4 (BSC/MESIE)
  • F79P: BSc Marine Environmental Studies year 4 (BSC/MESP)
  • F801: MGeog Geography year 3 (MGEOG/G)
  • F805: MGeog Geography with International Experience year 4 (MGEOG/GIE)

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