Gwybodaeth Modiwlau
Course Delivery
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Short report Students will be asked to conduct a series of calculations and answer some short-answer questions. 1000 Words | 25% |
| Semester Exam | 2 Hours Unseen exam, short answer and essay | 75% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Short report | 25% |
| Supplementary Exam | 2 Hours Unseen exam, short answer and essay | 75% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
Describe the key processes and forms of catchment systems including the interaction of fluid flow and sediment;
Identify and explain how glacial and fluvial processes interact to produce different landforms and landscapes;
Explain the structure of drainage networks, channel morphology and channel dynamics;
Evaluate management issues and strategies in hydrological catchments, including hazards.
Brief description
This module examines key fundamental geomorphological and hydrological processes operating in terrestrial catchments extending from mountains to estuaries, specifically associated with glaciers and rivers. The module will first examine process operating in those environments separately, before considering how they can influence geohazards, and landform and landscape formation and evolution.
Aims
· develop thorough conceptual awareness of glacial and fluvial activity and processes and the geomorphological consequences of the movement of water across the landscape.
· develop a critical conceptual awareness of the processes that influences how catchments respond hydrologically and geomorphologically to environmental change.
· utilise understanding of fluvial and glacial landscapes to evaluate management strategies adopted both for river channels and wider catchments, including for hydrological hazards.
Content
· Glacier motion and erosion sediment entrainment and export
· River channel processes – fluid flow, sediment and erosion
· Hydraulic geometry and river channel patterns
· Managing catchment systems and hydrological environments
· Fieldwork in the Rheidol catchment
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Application of Number | Through an emphasis on the quantification of glacial and fluvial catchment forms and processes, and explaining geophysical flows from first mechanical principles |
| Communication | Verbal: None Written: Essay writing skills developed during the seen exam |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | Independent reading from reading list |
| Information Technology | Access to extensive library and www resources will be an essential tool to develop students' background understanding. |
| Personal Development and Career planning | Development of research skills, essay writing and a focus on important management strategies used widely within the environmental engineering industry. Inclusion of external speaker from industry will highlight potential career options. |
| Problem solving | Students will be required to understand the derivation of key physical processes and evaluate strategies used to monitor and manage key components of the glacial and fluvial catchment system. |
| Research skills | Undertaken during independent reading and preparation for seen exam |
| Subject Specific Skills | Successful students will leave the course an awareness of important environmental management issues and solutions. |
| Team work | None |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 5