Module Specifications.
Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025
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Date posted: September 2024
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Description The purpose of this module is to introduce students to elements of the global physical environment and human interaction with this through the examination of hazards. Every so often, the earth reminds us that the ground beneath our feet is not as solid as we might like to think. This module will look at why these events, and others like them, occur, and what we can do to minimise human risk. In this module students develop knowledge and skills in global seismic hazards, general global oceanography, and river environments. The module is taught around learning statements with associated in-class activities within a lecture-format, supported by in-class assessment for learning throughout. Students are expected to attend and engage in the module. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Learning Outcomes 1. Identify and explain the key processes that create our physical landscape, in terms of plate tectonics and rivers 2. Distinguish key features of the global oceans 3. Identify some ways of how the physical landscape impacts on human lives and how we can minimize this risk 4. Identify some aspects of human’s impact on the landscape 5. Give examples of how land use planning can be used in the prevention of global hazards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
The Unstable EarthHistory of earth science; Global seismic hazards, earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamiThe Global OceanGeneral ocean science, tides, the geomorphology of the ocean floor, the effect of wind circulation on global ocean currents, hazards associated with oceans (coastal management, storm surges, flooding, subsistence and tsunamis)River environmentsHistory of ideas on rivers; human interaction with Irish rivers historically, causes of river flooding, land use planning for flood preventionOur interaction with the landscape and how we can prevent loss of life | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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