Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
James Saunders
Contact via james.saunders@mq.edu.au
E7A 403
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Lecturer
Heather Handley
Contact via heather.handley@mq.edu.au
E5B 216
Lecturer
Craig O'Neill
Contact via craig.oneill@mq.edu.au
E7A 515
Other staff
Kelsie Dadd
Contact via kelsie.dadd@mq.edu.au
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
39cp including (ENVE266 or GEOS206)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
GEOS207
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit deals with the interaction of people and the geological environment, including issues arising from people's occupation and exploitation of the Earth. The unit covers both urban and resource geology, and geologic hazards. Students work on three projects based on realistic workplace scenarios including preparing tenders, data analysis and report writing using industry standard styles. One project involves the collection of data at a field site. The lecture program includes invited speakers from industry.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Due |
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Project 1: Group Tender (P/F) | 0% | 22/08/2014 |
Project 1: Individual Report | 30% | 05/09/2014 |
Project 2: Group Discussion | 5% | 3/10/2014 |
Project 2: Individual Report | 15% | 17/10/2014 |
Project 3: Individual Report | 20% | 14/11/2014 |
Exam | 30% | Exam period |
Due: 22/08/2014
Weighting: 0%
Company group tender for Project 1 (pass/ fail)
Due: 05/09/2014
Weighting: 30%
Individual Preliminary Investigation Report. Analysis of an old industrial and contaminated site - the Pasminco smelter site and surrounds, Lake Macquarie, NSW
Due: 3/10/2014
Weighting: 5%
Online CSG group presentation and discussion forum. Presentation due on 18/9, forum discussion ends on the 3/10.
Due: 17/10/2014
Weighting: 15%
Resource Extraction Planning, Coal Seam Gas: Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Report.
Due: 14/11/2014
Weighting: 20%
Hazard assessment report
Due: Exam period
Weighting: 30%
Final examination
This unit will be presented in 3 modules:
1. Contaminated land: Process, guidelines and legal framework for the investigation of contaminated sites. These procedures will be used for completion of project 1.
2. Environmental impacts: Resource geology and problems associated with mining and coal seam gas extraction. The third project will build on these principles.
3. Geological hazards: Quantitative analysis and visualisation of slope stability. These techniques will be applied to project 3.
This course is being run externally only. Lectures and unit materials will be uploaded to iLearn weekly. It is important that you stay up to date with this material. This is particularly important for the projects, which combined make up the bulk of the assessment for this course.
This is a 3 credit point unit. It is anticipated that you will spend >9 hours per week involved with the unit. It is particularly important that you spend plenty of time preparing the three major assignments.
There is no prescribed text for this unit. If you are interested in buying a book, I suggest:
Bell, F.G. 1998. Environmental Geology: principles and practice. Blackwell Science, London.
Reference books: References held in the Library Reserve, are:
Bell, F.G. 1998. Environmental Geology: principles and practice. Blackwell Science, London. Keller, E.A., 2000. Environmental Geology. Prentice Hall, 562 pp.
There are a large number of books in the library that deal with aspects of environmental geology. Some of the following areas will be of interest (given as library call number):
GB1005 - hydrogeology QE38 - environmental geology QE515 - geochemistry KUC155 - environmental law S593 - soil testing TA703 - geotechnical engineering TA705/6 - engineering geology TD153 - environmental modelling TD193 - environmental chemistry TD195 - environmental impact statements TD426/427 - contaminated groundwater TD878 - contaminated land guidelines
GEOS375 unit schedule: See unit handout
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28/07/2014 | Fixed typo (changed project 2 to 3) |
28/06/2014 | Assignment 3 due date modified. |