GEOLOGY 1100 - Earth's Interior I

North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2015

This course provides a global perspective of Planet Earth and the dynamic processes that have modified it over its 4 billion-year history. We explore Earth's place in space and time and examine the operation of its internal chemical and physical processes. Fundamental concepts are developed: the formation and structure of the Earth; the driving forces of plate tectonics and continental drift; earthquakes and volcanoes, the formation and identification of geological materials, mountain building and rock deformation; the development of the geologic timescale. Emphasis is given to the geological evolution of Australia.

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Course Details

Course Code	GEOLOGY 1100
Course	Earth's Interior I
Coordinating Unit	School of Physical Sciences
Term	Semester 2
Level	Undergraduate
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	Up to 6 hours per week, plus field work
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	Y
Incompatible	GEOLOGY 1104,
Assessment	Written exams, assignments, practical work

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Professor Karin Barovich

Course Coordinator: Professor Karin Barovich

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.

Course Learning Outcomes

	A successful student should be able to:
1	describe the earth's interior, including the structure, composition, and magnetic field;
2	explain the internal processes acting on the Earth;
3	describe the theory of plate tectonics and relate this theory to geologic processes and structures such as volcanoes, earthquakes, mountain chains, continents and ocean floors;
4	understand and describe the formation and physical properties of minerals and rocks and use that knowledge to identify them;
5	describe rock processes in terms of plate tectonics;
6	explain earth structures and be able to distinguish three-dimensional rock structures and faults from geologic maps;
7	use information learned in class and develop observation skills to be able to recognize the various geological features and materials the earth is constructed from in the field.

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:

University Graduate Attribute	Course Learning Outcome(s)
Knowledge and understanding of the content and techniques of a chosen discipline at advanced levels that are internationally recognised.	1-7
The ability to locate, analyse, evaluate and synthesise information from a wide variety of sources in a planned and timely manner.	4-7
An ability to apply effective, creative and innovative solutions, both independently and cooperatively, to current and future problems.	4-7
Skills of a high order in interpersonal understanding, teamwork and communication.	4, 7
A proficiency in the appropriate use of contemporary technologies.	4, 7
A commitment to continuous learning and the capacity to maintain intellectual curiosity throughout life.	3, 7

Learning Resources

Required Resources

We will use the free, on-line text book called Earth鈥焥 Dynamic Systems, by W. Kenneth Hamblin, Eric H. Christiansen from the Department of Geological Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602. You can access all parts of the book online at http://earthds.info/
We鈥焩e also downloaded the chapters as pdfs and will put them up on MyUni for you to download and have on your iPads, PCs or other devices. It鈥焥 a remarkably generous resource by the authors, and by the previous publishers Pearsons who returned copyright to the authors.
Because this book is freely available, we will be using materials from it regularly and will prescribe readings at times.

Recommended Resources

The reading list for the course on a week by week basis is supplied in the syllabus.

Online Learning

Course-related material is available through MyUni

Learning & Teaching Modes

This course is delivered by the following means:

3 X 1-hour lectures per week (some weeks will have 2 lectures only)
1 X 3-hour practical per week

Workload

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

A student enrolled in a 3 unit course, such as this, should expect to spend, on average 12 hours per week on the studies required. This includes both the formal contact time required to the course (e.g., lectures and practicals), as well as non-contact time (e.g., reading and revision).

Learning Activities Summary

**Schedule**
	Lectures	Practicals
Week 1	How the earth works	No practicals
Week 2	The dance of the lithosphere	Plate tectonics exercises
Week 3	Global rock scale to atomic bond scale	Start Mineral and Rock properties and identification exercises
Week 4	Lecture Test 1 Minerals and their structures	Rock properties and identification exercises
Week 5	Magmas and igneous rocks	Rock ID (Igneous)
Week 6	Volcano! When the Earth burps Igneous rocks and plate tectonics	Rock ID (Igneous, continued)
Week 7	Beds and the sands of time. Sedimentary rocks and plate tectonics	Rock ID (Sedimentary continued)
Week 8	Metamorphism: it’s gneiss to be a schist	Rock ID (Metamorphic continued)
Week 9	Lecture Test 2 Question and Answer and Lecture test	No practical
Week 10	Deforming the Earth. Building its mountains	Structure exercises or map exercises Part I
Week 11	Deforming the Earth. Building its mountains	Structure exercises or map exercises Part II
Week 12	Deforming the Earth. Building its mountains	Rock ID tests.
	Lecture Test 3

The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:

Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
Assessment must maintain academic standards.

Assessment Summary

Assessment Task	Task Type	Due	Hurdle	Weighting	Learning Outcome
Lecture Tests	Formative & Summative	Weeks 2-13	No	60%	1-7
Practical tests and practical work	Formative & Summative	Weeks 2-13	No	40%	1-7

Assessment Detail

Lecture Tests 60%
Test material comes primarily from lecture materials and assigned readings. The tests will consist of a mixture of multiple choice and short/longer answer questions. Feedback on the first in–class test will be provided by end of week 6.

Practical Tests 40%
Practical tests will be administered during the semester to assess the learning through this part of the course.

Submission

Late Submission
If an extension is not applied for, or not granted then a penalty for late submission will apply. A penalty of 10% of the value of the assignment for each calendar day that the assignment is late (i.e. weekends count as 2 days), up to a maximum of 50% of the available marks will be applied. This means that an assignment that is 5 days late or more without an approved extension can only receive a maximum of 50% of the marks available for that assignment

Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

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