Click here to DATE OF APPROVAL: FACULTY/OFFICE: Academic Partnerships enter a date. Click here to DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION: SCHOOL/PARTNER: Cornwall College enter a date. DATE(S) OF APPROVED Click here to TERM/SEMESTER: All Year CHANGE: enter a date. Additional notes (for office use only): For delivering institution’s HE Operations or Academic Partnerships use if required SECTION B: DETAILS OF TEACHING, LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT Items in this section must be considered annually and amended as appropriate, in conjunction with the Module Review Process. Some parts of this page may be used in the KIS return and published on the extranet as a guide for prospective students. Further details for current students should be provided in module guidance notes. ACADEMIC YEAR: 2017-18 NATIONAL COST CENTRE: Delete and insert MODULE LEADER: Lawrence Moores OTHER MODULE STAFF: None SUMMARY of MODULE CONTENT The impact of geomorphology and climate: major geological landscape types; glacial, periglacial and fluvial action. Focus on SW landscape features, e.g. tors and moors, rias. Human activity through pre-historic times and recent history: to include prehistoric deforestation, mineral streaming and mining; agricultural changes – livestock / pastoral ecosystems, enclosures act. A review of the major environmental management organisations in the UK, with current environmental trends, policies and legislation (including Strategic Plan for Biodiversity). Identification and classification of some important terrestrial habitats (e.g. sand dunes, shingle beaches, heathland, chalk grassland, cliffs, woodlands, grasslands and including urban habitats such as church yards, gardens) with associated plant communities (e.g. by using NVC). Plant survey techniques, phase 1 and 2 habitat surveys, basic plant and invertebrate identification. SUMMARY OF TEACHING AND LEARNING [Use HESA KIS definitions] Scheduled Activities Hours Comments/Additional Information Practical Classes and Workshops 40 Fieldwork 13 Guided independent study 147 (NB: 1 credit = 10 hours or learning; 10 credits = Total 200 100 hours, etc) to Weighting Name Category Component Component Comments objectives Element include links learning E_ Written exam T_ Report 100% LO 1, 2 & 3 Coursework C1 Total = 100%
DATE OF APPROVAL: Click here to enter a date. FACULTY/OFFICE: Academic Partnerships DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION: Click here to enter a date. SCHOOL/PARTNER: Cornwall College DATE(S) OF APPROVED CHANGE: Click here to enter a date. TERM/SEMESTER: All Year Additional notes (for office use only): For delivering institution’s HE Operations or Academic Partnerships use if required SECTION B: DETAILS OF TEACHING, LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT Items in this section must be considered annually and amended as appropriate, in conjunction with the Module Review Process. Some parts of this page may be used in the KIS return and published on the extranet as a guide for prospective students. Further details for current students should be provided in module guidance notes. ACADEMIC YEAR: 2017-18 NATIONAL COST CENTRE: Delete and insert MODULE LEADER: Lawrence Moores OTHER MODULE STAFF: None SUMMARY of MODULE CONTENT The impact of geomorphology and climate: major geological landscape types; glacial, periglacial and fluvial action. Focus on SW landscape features, e.g. tors and moors, rias. Human activity through pre-historic times and recent history: to include prehistoric deforestation, mineral streaming and mining; agricultural changes – livestock / pastoral ecosystems, enclosures act. A review of the major environmental management organisations in the UK, with current environmental trends, policies and legislation (including Strategic Plan for Biodiversity). Identification and classification of some important terrestrial habitats (e.g. sand dunes, shingle beaches, heathland, chalk grassland, cliffs, woodlands, grasslands and including urban habitats such as church yards, gardens) with associated plant communities (e.g. by using NVC). Plant survey techniques, phase 1 and 2 habitat surveys, basic plant and invertebrate identification. SUMMARY OF TEACHING AND LEARNING [Use HESA KIS definitions] Scheduled Activities Hours Comments/Additional Information Practical Classes and Workshops 40 Fieldwork 13 Guided independent study 147 Total 200 (NB: 1 credit = 10 hours or learning; 10 credits = 100 hours, etc) Category Element Component Name Component Weighting Comments include links to learning objectives Written exam E_ T_ Coursework C1 Report 100% Total = 100% LO 1, 2 & 3