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This is a focused undergraduate research course for students enrolled in the Frontiers Abroad programme. It is designed to link field mapping and data collection with instruction in research methods and dedicated tutorials in laboratory techniques and data processing.
GEOLOGY 356 is a focused undergraduate research course for students enrolled in the Frontiers Abroad programme. This course is designed to link field mapping and data collection with instruction in research methods and dedicated tutorials in laboratory techniques and data processing. As part of this course, students conduct their own independent research component as part of a larger team research project. At the end of the course students will have completed a series of learning objectives, written a Geology Magazine-style paper, and delivered a professional research presentation (oral or poster).
The goal of this course is to provide students with the basic skills with which to conduct scientific research and present/write up scientific results.Students will:Learn how to map a field area and design a sampling programmeLearn how to design and write a research proposal that is punchy and scientifically rigorousLearn the art of peer reviewingLearn how to perform a library/online researchLearn how to prepare and write a literature reviewLearn how to present research data (effective figures and tables)Learn the difference between an Abstract and an IntroductionLearn how to structure a research report or articleLearn how to make and deliver a professional research presentation.
A major in Geological Sciences and enrolment in the Frontiers Abroad programme.
GEOL230-231, GEOL240-241, GEOL351-352. Not open to students enrolled in a UC degree programme
Sam Hampton
Darren Gravley and Ben Kennedy
Course Reader provided.
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Lectures and Labs: there will be one three hour combined lecture and laboratory each week – day and times to be coordinated with class at the start of semester.Field trips: a seven day field trip will be held in February prior to the start of semester. Dates TBA.
Domestic fee $747.00
International fee $3,488.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see Geological Sciences .