Techniques for Environmental Solutions
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| GEOG4092 | Geography | 4 | 20 | Spring UK |
- Code
- GEOG4092
- School
- Geography
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Spring UK
Summary
This module will introduce students to a breadth of techniques relevant to addressing practical environmental challenges. These techniques relate to human and physical components of environmental problems and engage with quantitative and qualitative data. Students will be required to integrate these methods and address a real-world environmental challenge.
Target Students
Students enrolled on the MSc Environmental Leadership and Management programmes.
Classes
Teaching will take place primarily through interactive workshops and seminars.
Assessment
- 50% Coursework 1: 2,500 words
- 50% Group Coursework 2: 10,000 words
Assessed by end of spring semester
Educational Aims
The aim of this module is to introduce techniques that are relevant to addressing environmental issues in different contexts. It will cover how to understand complex problem contexts, methods for acquiring relevant data and information, techniques for analysing and communicating data, and approaches to implementing environmental solutions.Learning Outcomes
a. Knowledge and Understanding. The student will be able to:
- Understand and map complex dynamics relevant to environmental problems.
- Demonstrate the importance of careful study design in generating environmental information.
- Identify essential features of sound methods for gathering and analysing quantitative and qualitative data.
b. Intellectual Skills. The student will be able to:
Justify and critically evaluate the appropriateness of different methods for analysing data relevant to environmental issues.
Identify environmental knowledge gaps and generate a plan of action to address these.
Select techniques and design solutions to novel environmental challenges.
c. Professional Practical Skills. The student will be able to:
Apply data gathering and analysis techniques to generate new information.
Synthesise environmental information to develop new insights relevant to environmental problems.
Strategise a plan of action to meet the information needs of a project.
d. Transferable Skills. The student will be able to:
Communicate output from analyses to professional and lay audiences.
Design projects that find solutions in complex environmental contexts.
Work together in teams to create shared products.
Design outputs that utilise a range of communication media.