Categorizing student performance levels
GEOLM022 Hydrogeology & Groundwater Resources
Excellent is the performance of students gaining a First Class Honours (BSc).
Typical is the performance of students at the Lower/Upper Second class boundary
(BSc).
Threshold is the minimum performance required for an Honours degree (BSc).
Definitions
Knowledge and
understanding
Practical skills
Communication,
teamwork &
interpersonal
skills
Self management
Excellent
Extending well
beyond the class
programme
Highly developed
appreciation of
hydrogeological
environments and
interpretation
techniques + how
reality diverges
from analytical
exact solutions
Critical
appreciation of
aquifer test
analysis, and
approaches to
groundwater flow
modelling
Confidence and
strong basis for
engaging
groundwater
professionals in
discussion of
hydrogeological
issues
Typical
Covering the class
programme, with
enquiry beyond
Awareness of
hydrogeological
concepts and
issues, and the
means of
investigating
hydrogeological
environments
Threshold
Limited to the class
programme
Knowledge of
aquifer test
analysis, and of
groundwater flow
modelling issues
Basic awareness
aquifer test analysis
techniques, and of
the basis for
groundwater flow
models
Confidence to
consider a seminar
or paper
presentation of a
hydrogeological
issue
Interest to list to a
hydrogeological
seminar, and read
an academic paper
in hydrogeology
Excellent time
management
Time management
skills
Appreciation of the
importance of time
management
Basic knowledge of
groundwater
occurrence