CSM3379 | 2020/1 | University of Exeter

MODULE TITLE	Summer Vacation Project	CREDIT VALUE	30
MODULE CODE	CSM3379	MODULE CONVENER	Unknown

DURATION: TERM	1	2	3
DURATION: WEEKS	11	11	0

Number of Students Taking Module (anticipated)	30

DESCRIPTION - summary of the module content

The Summer Vacation Project (SVP) represents your opportunity to show off all the skills you learned during the first two years of your Geology degree programme. As an SVP student you will spend part the summer between the second and third year of your degree doing: (1) a desk-based project or (2) a placement with a UK-based company, which you still write up during Term 1 and 2 of your third year. You must submit three elements for assessment, including a technical report in Term 2. The SVP is an experience of a lifetime and is a fitting conclusion to those following a BSc route in Geology at the University of Exeter.

AIMS - intentions of the module

The Summer Vacation Project allows the student to demonstrate their ability to undertake independent project work involving the collection, analysis and presentation of geological data (or equivalent data from a discipline that overlaps with geology). Students generally undertake data collection during the summer vacation between their second and third year. The project should normally allow students to develop the knowledge and skills introduced during one or more of the modules taken during years 1 and 2.

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES (ILOs) (see assessment section below for how ILOs will be assessed)

On successful completion of this module, you should be able to:

Module Specific Skills and Knowledge:

Collect and interpret data (precise nature dependent upon the project undertaken);

Discipline Specific Skills and Knowledge:

1 Synthesise data from different sources, scales and disciplines into coherent, models

2 Apply geological and related knowledge/skills to provide solutions to issues in resource, engineering and environmental geoscience (dependent on nature of project);

Personal and Key Transferable/ Employment Skills and Knowledge:

3 Plan projects and effectively manage your time;

4. Demonstrate research skills such as efficient utilisation of information retrieval services;

5. Produce a poster

6. Produce a technical report.

SYLLABUS PLAN - summary of the structure and academic content of the module

The nature of the module dictates that a formal syllabus plan is not appropriate.

LEARNING AND TEACHING

LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS (given in hours of study time)

Scheduled Learning & Teaching Activities	18	Guided Independent Study	278	Placement / Study Abroad	0

DETAILS OF LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	12	Contact time with Supervisors (x5 timetabled 1-hr 1-to-1 sessions + group coffee breaks every fortnight during Term 1 and start of 2).
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	6	Group seminars: report writing and poster/figure making
Guided Independent Study	278	Private Study

ASSESSMENT

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT - for feedback and development purposes; does not count towards module grade

Form of Assessment	Size of Assessment (e.g. duration/length)	ILOs Assessed	Feedback Method
Formative feedback will be provided regularly by SVP supervisor (in 1-to-1 meetings and via their fortnightly project diary), but also other staff during fortnightly ‘coffee breaks’ throughout Term 1 and start of Term 2.

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT (% of credit)

Coursework	100	Written Exams	0	Practical Exams	0

DETAILS OF SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT

Form of Assessment	% of Credit	Size of Assessment (e.g. duration/length)	ILOs Assessed	Feedback Method
Poster	20	A1 poster	1, 4, 5	Marking Proforma Feedback
Draft report	20	30 pages	1, 4, 6	Marking Proforma Feedback
Technical report	60	85 pages	1, 6	Marking Proforma Feedback

DETAILS OF RE-ASSESSMENT (where required by referral or deferral)

Original Form of Assessment	Form of Re-assessment	ILOs Re-assessed	Time Scale for Re-reassessment
Summative Assessment	Additional Assessment	As Above	August Ref/Def Period

RE-ASSESSMENT NOTES

As above, one piece of Coursework (100%).

RESOURCES

INDICATIVE LEARNING RESOURCES - The following list is offered as an indication of the type & level of
information that you are expected to consult. Further guidance will be provided by the Module Convener

Basic Reading:

ELE: http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/

Reading list for this module: Project dependent as directed by supervisor

Reading list for this module:

There are currently no reading list entries found for this module.

CREDIT VALUE	30	ECTS VALUE	15

PRE-REQUISITE MODULES	CSM1044, CSM1036, CSM2182, CSM2183, CSM2184, CSM2312
CO-REQUISITE MODULES

NQF LEVEL (FHEQ)	6	AVAILABLE AS DISTANCE LEARNING	No
ORIGIN DATE	Thursday 6th July 2017	LAST REVISION DATE	Thursday 17th September 2020

KEY WORDS SEARCH	Desj-based project; Industrial Placement

Summer Vacation Project - 2020 entry