Course Overview

- Students learn to collaborate and speak to a professional geologist
about their research in an English-speaking setting. None of these
geologists are French speaking and so they must use their English
speaking skills to gather information 
- Students learn to select important information from
theirdiscussions and reproduce it in an organised and informative way
in a poster format.

Learning Achievement

Competence

Course prerequisites

- L3 geology student 
- Computer and internet required for online course

Grading Philosophy

Assessment methods specifically describe: 
- Summative assessments  - Poster, oral presentation, writing

Course schedule

- Exchange with geologists from different parts of the UK/Canada. (1
hour) 
- Students collaborate together in order to prepare for the exchange
(3 hours) 
- Exchange with the professional (1 hour) 
- Using the information given by the geologist, students create a
professional poster to be displayed in the university (4 hours) 
- Students prepare an oral presentation to present to the others. (5
hours) 
- A writing based on their experience and also another presentation
is produced at the end (1 hour

Course type

Projects with deadlines and Google Drive for dropping in assignments. There will be “drop in” sessions available for any questions/guidance needed by students. - One first meeting to explain the programme  - A fixed “drop-in” session every week where students can ask questions/share concerns

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Other information

3 x groups of 24 students in Geology Duration: Programme starts week 3, ends week 14

Language of instruction: English
Mode of delivery: Distance-based

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