GEOG 2142 - Climate Change
North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2019
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code GEOG 2142 Course Climate Change Coordinating Unit Geography, Environment and Population Term Semester 2 Level Undergraduate Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact Up to 3 hours per week Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y Prerequisites At least 12 units of Level I undergraduate study Incompatible GEST 2042, GEST 2026 or GEST 3026 Assessment 1000 word article review (20%), 3000 word essay or report (40%), 2 hour exam (40%) Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Associate Professor John Tibby
Course Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
- An understanding of climate and climate change processes at local to global scales
- An understanding of the policy framework in which environmental decisions are made in Australia and internationally
- Interdisciplinary problem-solving skills
- High quality written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to undertake data manipulation and interpretation
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment
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) Deep discipline knowledge
- informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies
- acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1
- accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)
1, 2, 3 Critical thinking and problem solving
- steeped in research methods and rigor
- based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development
- demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment
2, 3 Teamwork and communication skills
- developed from, with, and via the SGDE
- honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies
- encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning
4, 6 Career and leadership readiness
- technology savvy
- professional and, where relevant, fully accredited
- forward thinking and well informed
- tested and validated by work based experiences
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Learning Resources
Required Resources
There is no prescribed text for Climate Change. However, the following are highly recommended. The first three excellent resources are
available online.
Cleugh, H.,
Stafford Smith, M., Battaglia, M. and Graham, P. (2011). Climate change. Science and solutions for Australia. CSIRO
Publishing, Collingwood.
This book is available online at: http://www.publish.csiro.au/pid/6558.htm
CSIRO and Bureau of Meteorology 2015, Climate Change in Australia Information for Australia’s
Natural Resource Management Regions: Technical Report, CSIRO and Bureau of
Meteorology, Australia http://www.climatechangeinaustralia.gov.au/en/publications-library/technical-report/
Steffen, W. and Hughes, L. (2011). The Critical Decade 2013: Climate change science, risks and response
Department of
Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education
Available at:
http://climatecommission.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/The-Critical-Decade_July-revision_Low-res.pdf
Pittock,
A.B. (2009). Climate change: the science, impacts and solutions. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood.
Pittock
(2009), and to a lesser extent Cleugh et al. (2011), provide a quite descriptive account of the science of climate change and its impacts. Hence, they should be read in conjunction with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Fifth Assessment Report
(IPCC 2013)
Recommended Resources
Recommended reading for each week's lecture/seminar and tutorial topics will be provided via MyUni
Online Learning
MyUni will be used for course-related announcements, recorded lecture/seminars and details of assessment
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Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
There are a number of teaching and learning modes in Climate Change. The course lectures and seminars provide both factual information about, and conceptual understanding of, climate change. The tutorials provide an opportunity to explore specific themes in detail, while others are more practical - with an opportunity to explore climate data and climate projections. The short essay/report permits an assessment of your progress and understanding while only being worth a relatively small proportion of your mark. The long essay is an opportunity for more in depth investigation of key topics. Finally, the exam will assess the extent to which students have developed their understanding through the course. Students have the opportunity to formulate their own assessment (in conjunction with the course co-ordinator).Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
· Structured learning (lectures and tutorials): 3 hours per week
· Background reading and reading for specific tutorials: 4 hours per week
· Essay research and preparation: 3 hours per week (average)
· Exam revision: 2 hours per week (average)
Learning Activities Summary
Schedule
Specific Course Requirements
n/aSmall Group Discovery Experience
In tutorials in the middle of the seminar, students will develop a round table discussion of a local or regional scale climate change issue. Students work in group sizes of no more than 6 students to: decide on a topic (with guidance from staff), divide research tasks and organisate a presentation to the whole tutorial/workshop group. This SGDE mimics the type of approaches undertaken by Natural Resource
Management agencies in South Australia in particular and across the nation. Students are explicitly assessed on this work in the exam, but are provided feedback on their ungraded presentations immediately.
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Assessment
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 Weighting Learning Outcome Short essay or report Formative 20% 1,2,3,4 Long essay or report Formative 40% 1,2,3,4 Exam Summative 40% 1,2,3,4 Assessment Detail
Short essay: Should be no more than 1000 words (including in text references but not the reference list) and follow the guidelines set out in the essay writing guide on MyUni.
Long essay: This should be no more than 2000 words (including in text references but not the reference list).
Exam: The exam will have 2 hours writing time. Example exam questions will be posted on MyUni after mid-semester break and the
exam will be discussed in the final lecture and tutorial.
Submission
Submission of essays will be required through turnitin.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.
Final results for this course will be made available through .
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Student Feedback
The University places a high priority on approaches to learning and teaching that enhance the student experience. Feedback is sought from students in a variety of ways including on-going engagement with staff, the use of online discussion boards and the use of Student Experience of Learning and Teaching (SELT) surveys as well as GOS surveys and Program reviews.
SELTs are an important source of information to inform individual teaching practice, decisions about teaching duties, and course and program curriculum design. They enable the University to assess how effectively its learning environments and teaching practices facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. Under the current SELT Policy (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/101/) course SELTs are mandated and must be conducted at the conclusion of each term/semester/trimester for every course offering. Feedback on issues raised through course SELT surveys is made available to enrolled students through various resources (e.g. MyUni). In addition aggregated course SELT data is available.
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Student Support
- Academic Integrity for Students
- Academic Support with Maths
- Academic Support with writing and study skills
- Careers Services
- Library Services for Students
- LinkedIn Learning
- Student Life Counselling Support - Personal counselling for issues affecting study
- Students with a Disability - Alternative academic arrangements
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Policies & Guidelines
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- Academic Credit Arrangements Policy
- Academic Integrity Policy
- Academic Progress by Coursework Students Policy
- Assessment for Coursework Programs Policy
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- Coursework Academic Programs Policy
- Intellectual Property Policy
- IT Acceptable Use and Security Policy
- Modified Arrangements for Coursework Assessment Policy
- Reasonable Adjustments to Learning, Teaching & Assessment for Students with a Disability Policy
- Student Experience of Learning and Teaching Policy
- Student Grievance Resolution Process
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