GEOLOGY COURSEWORK ASSIGNMENT
ANALYSIS OF A VOLCANIC EVENT :
CAUSES,EFFECT, PREDICTION AND
COMPARISON WITH OTHER
ERUPTIONS.
THIS ASSIGNMENT PROVIDES EVIDENCE FOR SKILLS
A and E.(BASED ON MODULE 2832)
Using a variety of secondary resources analyse the causes
and effects of a volcanic eruption. Secondary resources may
include textbooks, press reports, CD-Roms, the Internet, videos,
etc.Use the structure below to help you to address the
requirements of Skills A and E.
Causes and effects
Should include:
1. Identify and describe plate movements responsible
2. Describe and explain the main features of the eruption
and the associated volcanic hazards
3. Discuss the impact of the eruption on human activity i.e damage to
buildings, transport infrastructure, local/national economy and assess
the death and injury toll.(Where numeric data is available you should
attempt to process this statistically or present it in a graphical form
which aids communication.)
Planning for the future
4.Assess the extent of the total damage caused by the
eruption in relation to the economic development of the
country concerned, outlining the extent to which technology
and emergency relief and contingency plans limit its impact.
5.Describe any future measures which might be taken by the
affected country to minimise volcanic risk and damage.
THIS WORK PROVIDES THE NOTES AND EVIDENCE FOR
KEY SKILLS COMMUNICATION C3.1b. SEE BELOW
C3.1b
Make a
presentation
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Speak clearly and adapt
your style of presentation
to suit your purpose,
about a
complex
subject, using
at least one
image to
illustrate a
complex
points.
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subject, audience and
situation:
Structure what you say
so that the sequence of
information and ideas
may be easily followed:
and
Use a range of
techniques to engage the
audience, including
effective use of images.
Evaluation
6.Compare the selected volcanic eruption with others for the
chosen volcano, and with eruptions of other volcanoes looking
at type of eruption, hazards,impact etc.
THIS WORK PROVIDES EVIDENCE FOR KEY SKILLS
COMMUNICATION C3.2 AND C3.3. SEE BELOW
C3.2
Read and
synthesise
information
from two
extended
documents
about a
complex
subject. One
of these
should include
at least one
image.
C3.3
Write two
different
documents
about complex
subjects. One
piece of
writing should
be an
extended
document and
include at
least one
image.
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Select and read the
information that contains
the information you need;
Identify accurately, and
compare the lines of
reasoning and main
points from the texts and
images; and
Synthesise the key
information in a form that
is relevant for your
purpose.
Select and use a form
and style of writing that is
appropriate to your
purpose and complex
subject matter;
Organise relevant
information clearly and
coherently, using
specialist vocabulary
when appropriate: and
Ensure your text is legible
and your spelling,
grammar and punctuation
are accurate, so your
meaning is clear.
7.Evaluate the quality of your research methods and the data
they generated, identifying the impacts of any limitations on
dta accuracy and the conclusions you were able to draw.
You should also justify the techniques you used and explain
how they could be improved under different circumstances.
Note: You must provide a full bibliography of the sources you
used, including World Wide Web addresses 9URLs). Plagiarism
( i.e direct copying of text or diagrams, without
acknowledgement) will not be tolerated.