Year 1 Environmental Science Professional Development

EART10040 Year 1 Environmental Science Professional Development 0 Full year Undergraduate Level 4 Amanda Edwards Unit coordinator Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences 1 FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' First part HE study/Bachelors ' European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 0.0 <div> The unit is delivered by lectures, seminars and tutorials. Tutorials are small group learning environments where you will have the opportunity to discuss exiting relevant science with a leading expert in the field. There will be approximately six students in each group.You will cover some or all of the these topics: using the library, reliable sources of information, understanding plagiarism, writing essays and scientific reports, oral presentations, designing a poster, numerical problems, presenting statistical data, writing a CV, preparation for exams.</div>  <div> The unit is delivered by lectures, seminars and tutorials. Tutorials are small group learning environments where you will have the opportunity to discuss exiting relevant science with a leading expert in the field. There will be approximately six students in each group.You will cover some or all of the these topics: using the library, reliable sources of information, understanding plagiarism, writing essays and scientific reports, oral presentations, designing a poster, numerical problems, presenting statistical data, writing a CV, preparation for exams.</div>  <div> The Professional Development unit aims to help you develop skills in communicating science; to develop inter-personal and other transferable skills and to start to use these skills to investigate the contributions natural sciences can make to identifying, understanding and resolving environmental issues.</div>  On the successful completion of the course, students will be able to: <ul> <li> demonstrate that they are able to use a Personal Computer in a responsible manner for word-processing, spread sheets, emails and accessing the internet</li></ul><ul> <li> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(52, 53, 54); background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">show they have a basic familiarity with sources of environmental information available, in textbooks, journals, grey literature and web sources, including databases</li></ul><ul> <li> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(52, 53, 54); background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">define the  terms "science", "hypothesis", "model", "scientific method" and of the need to use statistics to aid objective decision making;</li></ul><ul> <li> demonstrate the basic skills of scientific writing in the form of reports and essay</li></ul><ul> <li> have gained exposure to team working practices, to seminar discussion groups, and in delivering a short talk related to an environmental topic</li></ul><ul> <li> have begun to develop an appreciation of the scope of environmentla science/studies and contributions natural sciences and other discliples can make to this area of endeavour</li></ul><ul> <li> explain the meaning and seriousness of plagiarism and of the reasons to avoid it</li></ul><ul> <li> write a CV and recognise the importance of CVs in job applications</li></ul>    <div> <div> Weekly small group tutorials led by an Academic Tutor in semester 1 and semester 2In Semester 1 there will be 10 lectures that will provide a foundation to acquiring the professional skills of an environmental scientist. The lectures are designed to be informative and entertaining and are supported by Kahoot quizzes.Presentations and workshops delivered by the Careers ServiceIntroduction to My Learning Essentials the award winning skills programme provided by the University Library.The information on the Blackboard site is provided in the Common Room so that it is accessible throughout all years of your course.</div>  </div>  0 Other 100% Essay – draft structure and introduction (formative) Online academic malpractice and health and safety exercises (formative - must be passed in order to pass the unit) Essay, max 1500 words (35%)Oral presentation, 8 minutes (15%)Preparation of a draft CV, 2 pages A4 (10%)Essay, 2 pages A4 (30%)Oral presentation (group), 8 minutes (10%) Essay – draft structure and introduction - Written comments provided by the Academic Tutor within 15 days.Online academic malpractice and health and safety exercises - feedback provided onlineEssay, max 1500 words - Mark and written comments provided by the Academic Tutor within 15 daysOral presentation, 8 minutes - Written feedback sheets.Preparation of a draft CV, 2 pages A4 - Written comments provided by the Academic Tutor within 15 daysEssay, 2 pages A4 - Written comments provided by the Academic Tutor within 15 daysOral presentation (group), 8 minutes - Written feedback sheets. BSc(Hons) Environmental Sci BSc(Hons) Environmental Sci First Year Mandatory BSc(Hons) Environmental Studs BSc(Hons) Environmental Studs First Year Mandatory BSc (Hons) Env Sci Year Abroad BSc (Hons) Env Sci year abroad First Year Mandatory BSc (Hons) Env Sci Industry BSc (Hons) Env Sci Industry First Year Mandatory Y Waller, R., and D. M. Schultz, 2015: How to succeed at university in GEES disciplines: Enhancing your information literacy skills. GEES, Higher Education Academy, <a href="https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/resource/how-succeed-university-gees-disciplines">https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/resource/how-succeed-university-gees-disciplines</a>.Schultz, D. M., 2009: Eloquent Science: A Practical Guide to Becoming a Better Writer, Speaker, and Atmospheric Scientist. American Meteorological Society, 440 pp.  Hard copies are in the University library.  The ebook is available for free from the University Library: <a href="http://www.bit.ly/EloquentScience">http://www.bit.ly/EloquentScience</a>Other Useful Resources:Glasman-Deal, H., 2009: Science Research Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English.  Imperial College Press, 272 pp.Levin, P., 2007: Skilful Time Management. Open University Press, 128 pp.Strunk, W., and E. B. White, 1999: The Elements of Style, 4th ed.  Longman, 105 pp.  Lectures 10 Tutorials 20 0 70 Other scheduled teaching and learning activities:<ul> <li> Presentations/workshops provided by the Careers Service</li> <li> Use of My Learning Essentials provided by the Main University Library</li> <li> Online academic malpractice and health and safety courses</li></ul>