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GEPL111 Earth in Crisis?

Updated: 12 October 2011
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 1 Off Campus
Armidale Trimester 1 On Campus
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites None
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Rajanathan Rajaratnam (rrajarat@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

Planet Earth is undergoing far-reaching ecological changes which will continue to have profound impacts upon human activities. The complex causes and progress of such changes as they affect land and water resources, forests, biodiversity, the atmosphere and cities are considered. Human responses to environmental changes, and ways in which rural sustainability might be achieved, are explored.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Communicating in Geography and the Environmental Sciences
ISBN: 9780195517613
Hay, I., Oxford 3rd ed. 2006
Text refers to: Trimester 1 , On and Off Campus
Essential Environmental Science
ISBN: 9780471704119
Keller, E.A. and Botkin, D.B., John Wiley & Sons Inc. 2008
Text refers to: Trimester 1 , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Essay 40% Off Campus 1500
Assessment Notes
Environmental Issue
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-5 GA: 1-4 and 6-7
Essay 30% On Campus 1500
Assessment Notes
Environmental Issue
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-5 GA: 1-4 and 6-7
Online Test 10% On/Off Campus
Assessment Notes
Online test and library exercise
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-5 GA: 1-4 and 6
Practical 10% On Campus
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-5 GA: 1-4, 6 and 8
Final Examination 2 hrs 50% On/Off Campus
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-5 GA: 1-4 and 6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. demonstrate an adequate degree of knowledge on past, present and future global environmental issues;
  2. demonstrate an acceptable level of understanding of the spatial and temporal magnitude of global environmental issues;
  3. demonstrate an appreciation on the role of human society behind the emergence of global environmental issues;
  4. demonstrate an understanding on the concept of 'sustainability' and the associated conflicts with its application to combat relevant global environmental issues;
  5. demonstrate proficiency in foundation skills as they apply to communication and research in geography.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will develop an understanding of past, present and future global environmental issues. This will be assessed through the test, practicals, essay and final exam. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Students will develop effective oral and written skills in disseminating quality academic information relevant to global environmental issues which will be assessed through the test, practicals, essay and final exam. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
Students will develop an appreciation on the magnitude of the different environmental issues confronting planet Earth. This will be assessed through the test, practicals, essay and final exam. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Students will be able to critically assess and evaluate information pertaining to and impacting upon global environmental issues. This will be assessed through the essay and final exam. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Students will be able to evoke and elaborate upon academic knowledge gained through learning and investigating global environmental issues. 		True True
6 Problem Solving
Students will be able to draw upon knowledge of global environmental issues and creatively develop effective solutions. The student's competence in achieving this will be assessed through the test, practicals, essay and final exam. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Understand and recognise the ethical implications of plagiarism at the scholarly level which will be assessed through the written essay. 		True True True
8 Team Work
Collaborate collegially in both the online environment as well as group situations during internal practicals to investigate and address global environmental issues. This is assessed through participation in groups during internal practicals. 		True True True
   

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