The student should demonstrate that he/she has reached the previewed learning results by means of the following evaluation activities:
1. CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT
a) PARTIAL PRACTICAL WORKS:
a.1) Selection and processing of bibliographic information on a freely selected topic. Elaboration of a selected reference list.
a.2) Elaboration of a script, or a conceptual framework ('conceptual map') of the selected topic. Brief oral presentation (in Spanish).
a.3) Lecturing and underlining of a selected English paper. Redaction of a brief critical comment (in Spanish).
a.4) Writing a preliminary Abstract (in English) of the personal work.
a.5) Brief oral presentation of personal work.
a.6) Preparation and updating, by means of adequate software, of a plate including both pictures and line drawings that could be included in the personal work.
a.7) Brief oral presentation, in Spanish with a non-technical jargon, of the personal work.
b) PERSONAL SCIENTIFIC WORK:
b.1) Final written work (in English). Four-page manuscript in the format of the template of the Journal Geogaceta.
b.2) Oral presentation (in either Spanish or English) of the final work, with graphical support on screen.
Evaluation criteria:
- Partial practical work (activities a.1 to a.7): 30 %
- Final written work (activity b.1): 50 %
- Final oral presentation (activity b.2): 20 %
2. FINAL ASSESSMENT
For those students that did not pass the course by continuous assessment, and for those that did not follow the course face to face, a final examination consisting in the following parts will be carried out:
a) Written report. A four-page paper written using the style guide of the journal Geogaceta, including an abstract in English, a summary in Spanish, the body of the text (in Spanish or English), at least four figures and a list of bibliographic references. The figures should include maps, photos taken in the field (alternatively, photos of rock samples taken in the lab), and computer-generated line drawings. Together with the paper, a two-page report summarising the criteria followed for the selection of the paper's topic and a description of the process of information search, preparation and writing.
b) Oral presentation (either in Spanish or in English) of the written paper in a maximum time of 15 minutes using Powerpoint or similar presentation software. The talk will be followed by questions to which the student should give suitable answers.
Evaluation criteria
- Written report: 70%
- Oral presentation: 30%