Introduction to EMSC 3002#
The nature of the course and some things you need to know are in this slideshow.
Navigating the slides#
The slides are in a 2D stack that have follow-on (sometimes more advanced material) below the regular flow of the presentation. The navigation area allows you to click through the slides but you can also:
Hit F for full screen (ESC to get back to normal)
Hit O for the navigation / overview (above)
Use the arrow keys as a navigation shortcut
Links#
EMSC3002/6030 on Wattle
Overview#
The material in the course is split into five modules that cover:
Global Tectonics
Structures in the Earth
Theoretical background
Brittle Deformation
Ductile Deformation
There are links to helpful external sites and background reading that you can find on pages for each module here and on wattle. All assessment is via wattle.
Remote Participation#
All lectures will be recorded using echo360. There is a zoom link on wattle which we will use if the lecturer cannot be present in person.
Summary of Course Assessment#
There will be 5 short quizzes during the semester that will help you to calibrate your knowledge from the course material for each module and which you can use for revision. The first of these quizzes will be a refresher on plate tectonics which you will be allowed to re-take after an optional tutorial. (20% on these quizzes)
Lab-based assessments will be worth 20% of the course in total. One assessment will be an exercise on interpreting sandbox models that you will be running in the lab. The second will be a mapping exercise.
There will be a poster presentation and final report that together make up 20% of the course assessment.
The final exam will be worth 40% of the course.
We are, of course, open to some negotiation of the weight of the assessment tasks and their timing where this helps to cement the learning goals.