Module ENS-4319:
Tropical Study Tour
Tropical Forestry and Agroforestry Study Tour 2024-25
ENS-4319
2024-25
School of Environmental & Natural Sciences
Module - Semester 2
15 credits
Module Organiser:
Eefke Mollee
Overview
A two-week field course to an environmentally diverse area. This will alternate between various countries endowed with tropical forest resources, such as Uganda and Ghana, in collaboration with host country organisations and universities. You will visit various forest and agroforestry sites, which cover a range of managed approaches and sustainability issues. These site visits involve meeting and discussing with local experts. In addition, you will work in small teams on a research project developed in preparation of the tour in collaboration with fellow students and guided by 香港六合彩挂牌资料 staff, and will learn a range of field techniques.
Assessment Strategy
Threshold - Pass grades: Basic knowledge of subject and ability to write descriptive accounts. Basic knowledge of the key topics covered in the Study Tour. A basic multidisciplinary approach to a range of issues. Ability to contribute constructively to debate, ability to write reports, peer review the work of others and work effectively as part of a team in the execution of a small research project. Structured, accurate and relevant description. Some quantification and basic level of critical evaluation expected.
Good - Merit grades: Sound knowledge of subject and ability to write descriptive accounts of the key topics covered in the Study Tour. A sound multidisciplinary approach to a range of issues. Ability to contribute constructively to debate, ability to write well-argued reports, peer review the work of others and work effectively as part of a team in the execution of a small research project. Structured, accurate and relevant description. Detailed quantification and sound level of critical evaluation expected.
Excellent - Distinction grades: Sound knowledge of subject and ability to pull together various elements of the course material and other material succinctly and perceptively. Evidence of substantive background reading. Lively, frequent and pertinent contributions to group discussions. Ability to write perceptive and well-argued reports, peer review the work of others in a critical and constructive manner and work very effectively as part of a team in the execution of a small research project.
Learning Outcomes
- Apply principles, theories and frameworks to locally specific conditions.
- Formulate, conduct and communicate high quality, need-driven research, in a group work setting.
- Identify and critically evaluate the key ecological, socio-economic and political influences on the management of land resources by different groups of people.
Assessment method
Essay
Assessment type
Summative
Description
In a group you will conduct a focused policy review and write a research proposal under guidance of a 香港六合彩挂牌资料 member of staff. This work will involve a component of peer assessment, which informs your individual mark. The proposal will need to include a section on different roles and tasks - and how group work was approached as well as dealings with conflicts within the group.
Weighting
30%
Due date
10/03/2024
Assessment method
Group Presentation
Assessment type
Summative
Description
Your group will present their findings from the fieldwork taken place over the course of the study tour. This work will involve a component of peer assessment, which informs your individual mark. The presentation will need to include a section on different roles and tasks - and how group work was approached.
Weighting
40%
Due date
31/05/2024
Assessment method
Coursework
Assessment type
Summative
Description
Individually you will write a short synthesis and reflection of the study tour's theme, this precise central question might change per year, but will be linked to the different group studies. Your report should link back to the original policy review and contain a reflection of your learning experience.
Weighting
30%
Due date
31/05/2024