Form C4
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Heriot-Watt University - Course Descriptor Template
1. Course
Code
2. Course
Title
G18BG
3. SCQF
Level
Geoscience A
6. Course
Co-ordinator
5. School
Engineering and Physical Sciences
7. Delivery:
Location &
Semester
Edin
SBC
Orkney
Dubai
IDL
Sem 1
Sem…….
Sem………..
Sem……..
Sem….
Collaborative Partner
Baku Higher Oil School, Azerbaijan
Sem 1
8
4. Credits
150
2nd Year Director of Studies
Approved Learning Partner
Name …………………………………Sem………..
8. Pre-requisites
9. Linked Courses
(specify if synoptic)
10. Excluded Courses
11. Replacement Courses
Code:
12. Degrees for which
this is a core course
Date Of Replacement:
13. The course may be
delivered to:
UG only
PG only
UG & PG
BEng Petroleum Engineering
14. Available as an Elective?
Yes
No
15. Aims
This module aims to introduce the basic concepts behind the study of geology and the earth, particularly exploring those topics of relevance to the exploration for,
development of and production of hydrocarbon resources.
16. Syllabus
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Introduction to the earth – history, materials and processes
Introduction to plate tectonic theory and basin development
Introduction to rock types and the rock cycle
Introduction to stratigraphy and depositional environments
Depositional processes of sediments, and their resulting architecture in the rock record
Introduction to structural geology
Geological techniques, including mapping and correlation
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17. Learning Outcomes (HWU Core Skills: Employability and Professional Career Readiness)
Subject Mastery
Understanding, Knowledge and Cognitive
Skills
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Personal Abilities
Scholarship, Enquiry and Research (Research-Informed Learning)
Have a thorough understanding of the current structure and composition of the earth, and how that affects the processes taking place at the
earth’s surface.
Be able to identify rock types by description and hand specimen
Be able to relate structures and textures of ancient sedimentary rocks to the processes that formed them in a particular depositional
environment.
Understand the principles of stratigraphy
Identify structures by name, type and style of deformation
Understand how rock types, structures and subsurface features are represented on maps and other visual representations.
Industrial, Commercial & Professional Practice
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Autonomy, Accountability & Working with Others
Communication, Numeracy & ICT
Demonstrate competence in small exercises demonstrating geological theory.
Have an awareness of the use of geological theory in the exploration, development and production of hydrocarbon resources.
Gain experience working maps.
Work in small groups on specific technical problems and demonstrate proper use of the appropriate tools to solve problems
Demonstrate a wider appreciation of the Earth, rock types and landscape evolution.
18. Assessment Methods
Method
19. Re-assessment Methods
Duration of Exam
Weighting (%)
Synoptic courses?
Method
(if applicable)
Examination
Laboratory
2 hrs
Duration of Exam
Diet(s)
(if applicable)
75%
25%
Examination
Coursework as appropriate
3
3
2 hrs
20. Date and Version
Date of Proposal
13-8-2012
Date of Approval by
School Committee
Date of
Implementation
Version
Number
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