ENVS9790 Field Studies in Environmental Disciplines GE

2015

4.5

4 x 2-hour lectures per semester
2 x 2-hour tutorials per semester
1 x 5-day field trip per semester

1 Admission into GCGIS-Graduate Certificate in Geographical Information Systems
1a Admission into GDPGIS-Graduate Diploma in Geographical Information Systems
1b Admission into MGIS-Master of Geospatial Information Science
1c Admission into GCSCWRM-Graduate Certificate in Science (Water Resources Management)
1d Admission into GDPSCWRM-Graduate Diploma in Science (Water Resources Management)
1e Admission into MSCWRM-Master of Science (Water Resources Management)
1f Admission into MSCGH-Master of Science (Groundwater Hydrology)
1g Admission into GCGH-Graduate Certificate in Science (Groundwater Hydrology)
1h Admission into GDPGH-Graduate Diploma in Science (Groundwater Hydrology)
Must Satisfy: ((1 or 1a or 1b or 1c or 1d or 1e or 1f or 1g or 1h))

1 of EASC8766, ENVS8702, GEOG8007, GEOG8722, STEM8008 has been successfully completed

Class Contact for External Students:

4 8-hour online exercises weekly

1 40-hour field trip per semester

This topic provides students with opportunities for field investigations in local settings in which key measurements and other data will be collected relevant to environmental issues. Students will be introduced to and trained in the use of appropriate field equipment and relevant workplace health and safety procedures. The practical experiences of data collection will complement theoretical elements developed in other topics.

The aims for this topic are to:

1. Provide students with the principles of good professional practice relevant to field collection of data and samples
2. Offer students practical experience in the collection of field data relevant to their environmental interests
3. Extend student skills development in the preparation of professional quality reports relevant to their discipline
4. Broaden student perspectives on the nature of work within environmental disciplines
5. Provide students with opportunities to participate in field work projects in a range of sites in the local region
6. Introduce students to relevant workplace health and safety procedures

At the completion of this topic students, are expected to be able to:

1. Apply good sampling and recording methods and techniques in environmental disciplines
2. Competently perform a variety of assessment and monitoring methods and techniques
3. Understand the strengths and limitations of field samples and data of different types and their impact on report conclusions
4. Independently analyse and synthesise data
5. Incorporate policy, cultural and other issues that may impact on the conduct of a field study into a report
6. Specify the workplace health and safety issues that relate to working in the field, especially in national and international settings