ESS132 Overview of Course and listing of assignment details) 2012

Meetings (Lectures Practicals)

THIRD TERM

First week, (Monday 3^rd period CH1, Wednesday  2^nd period SC9, Thursday 5^th-7^th Collaborative Learning Lab and Friday 4^th period  SC9)

Rest of term 3 meet Thursday 5^th-7^th Collaborative Learning Lab

FOURTH TERM

Meet Thursday 5^th-7^th Collaborative Learning Lab

Last week of term (venues to be announce, Thursday 5^th-7^th Collaborative Learning Lab)

Availability

Dr Richard Knight (General correspondence knight.rich@gmail.com submissions knight.rich@ymail.com)

Mondays 2am until 5pm (3D GIS lab ,BCB 5^th floor New Life Science Building)

Fridays 9am until 11:30am (3D GIS lab ,BCB 5^th floor New Life Science Building)

Mr Martin Cocks (Correspondence mcocks@uwc.ac.za – only after 23 August)

Thursdays ONLY (10am until 1pm – only after 23 August)

Course Outcome

The student will have demonstrated the ability to: Analyse a case study and combine content and skills that have been learnt in other modules and apply them to a particular case study.

The content to be applied will be gained from any of the other five first year Environmental and Sustainability Studies modules as well as facts pertaining to the particular case as discussed with the lecturer concerned.

Course Assessment

Introduction to Measurement and Statistics (Cape Town Student Health Survey) 25% (Due Date: 10/08/2012)

Concept Map (Hand Prepared) Globalisation Cartograms 25% (Due Date 24/08/2012)

Preliminary Research Report 25% (Dute Date09/10/2012)(This and final report = EXAM Mark)

Preliminary Research Report 25% (Dute Date30/10/2012) NOTE WE CANNOT ACCEPT LATE REPORTS

Course Website

Material will be put up at the following URL http://ess132.blogspot.com

Detailed content will be posted at this site including full descriptions of each assignment.