Study skills for scientists and Forensic Geology.
Tutor - Mike Horne FGS
for the University of Hull - Centre for Lifelong Learning
Five Monday evenings and two Saturday practical sessions.
course code - U0803PS
Starts - Monday 30th September 2008
Please enroll before the course starts
New course - requested by the students!
This course for the Centre for Lifelong Learning combines three courses run for undergraduates. It is an introduction to Study Skills that uses Forensic Geology as a practical example.
The study skills element of the course will pass on some practical suggestions about how to organise your studies and research, how to build a set of notes and bibliography and how to write a scientific report. We will then put these skills into practice using the series of lectures about Forensic Geology normally taught to first and second year undergraduates. This will be followed by some practical Forensic Geology work using equipment provided by the University that is is normally carried out by third year undergraduates. The practical work is carried out on two Saturdays in small groups and then a report is written using the study skills to interpret and present the results of the practical work to accepted scientific standards.
Course content (but not necessarily in this order) -
The course will consist of five Monday evening meetings from 7-30pm to 9-30pm, plus two Saturday practicals in November, from about 10 am until 4 pm (with a break for lunch). The course will be held at the University of Hull, Department of Geography and is proposed to start on Monday 30th September 2008.
It is suitable for anyone with an interest in science, or geology or who planning to enter full or part time Higher Education.
(Risk assessment for laboratory work)
note - I have run the Forensic Geology course for the Chemistry Department since 2005, Forensic geology practicals in 2006 and 2007 and have been tutoring students in study skills since 2004. Lifelong Learning students attending my other evening classes have asked if they could possibly attend these classes - so I have put them together to make one University Foundation Award module.
