Course Details in 2023/24 Session

Module Title	LC Fieldwork Project Design and Statistics
School	School of Geog Earth & Env Sci
Department	Geography
Module Code	03 38618
Module Lead	Phil Jones & Liz Hamilton
Level	Certificate Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 2
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Restrictions	None
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Description	The module has two components taught separately. 1) Fieldwork project design: will take the form of small group seminars in advance of a fieldcourse. Students will develop their own group projects with the help of a staff member, exploring issues around the ‘messiness’ of fieldwork, ethics, sampling, robust data collection and analysis. The field course will give students the opportunity to try out their group project in a real field setting 2) Statistics: covers the essentials of statistical data analysis. The main aim is to enable the student to be proficient in the statistical analysis of research data sets. The module will include fundamental knowledge and understanding of the analysis of data sets through the application of descriptive statistics (measures of central tendency, variability and skewness), inferential statistics (Student’s t test, analysis of variance, Chi-Square test, correlation and regression).
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Understand the challenges of designing and undertaking research projects in the field Design and implement a small-scale field project and critically analyse field data. Understand the theory underpinning selected statistical methods and tests. Apply appropriate statistical analysis to suitable data sets and correctly interpret the results of statistical analysis
Assessment	38618-01 : Statistics Quiz : Class Test (30%) 38618-02 : Statistics Coursework : Coursework (20%) 38618-03 : Field Course Individual Project Write-Up : Coursework (50%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: Fieldwork component: 2000 word (or equivalent) individual project (50%) Statistics component - In-class statistics quiz (30%) - 1500 word statistical report (20%) Reassessment: By failed components: Statistics component:Resubmission of report or reassessment of Quiz during supplemental period. Fieldwork Component: Fieldwork component: 2000 word substitute essay
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