Earth and Ocean System

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Efficient reading/studying gathering of useful information from the WWW
• Basic numeracy in problem evaluation.
• The major attributes of the Earth environment, now and in the past.
• Library skills
• The general functioning of the Earth as a system.
• The fundamental processes which determine the environment of the Earth.
• The major events in the formation of the Earth and its environment.

At the end of the module you should be able to describe and explain (at a basic level) the major attributes of the Earth environment, now and in the past, a summary history of the Earth and its environment, the fundamental processes which determine the environment of the Earth and the general functioning of the Earth as a system.

Teaching and learning methods

Formal lectures: will provide an introduction to the theory underlying the general functioning of the Earth as a system. Topics covered will include the structure and composition of the Earth, the atmosphere, oceans and climate, sediments, weathering and erosion, life in the oceans, nutrient and carbon cycles.

A wide range of support can be provided for those students who have further or specific learning and teaching needs.

Summative

Summative assessment description