On completion of the course the student should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:
Knowledge
The student
- can explain principle terms, definitions and theories
- can classify and exemplify the most important marine erosion and deposition forms that occur in glacial-interglacial environments
- can explain the main features of the geological development history (marine and terrestrial) during late-glacial and Holocene time in the study area
- can describe and explain the methods used to reconstruct the erosions- and deposition history of marine fjord and shelf basins and how it can be traced/correlated in geological archives
Skills
The student
- demonstrate and practice skills in data collection both during field work and in the sediment laboratory
- can compile, interpret and summarize different geological archives and observations/data/principles with graphs and figures with geosystem data (e.g. seismic profiles, core data, time series)
- can perform interpretation and field and laboratory investigations on collected field data and compile these data archives
- can do simple searches for relevant Earth Science literature and data, as well as cite sources correctly
- can compare and discuss different geological processes that have implications for the use of dating methods and interpretation of dating results
General competence
The student
- can use a precise geological language for describing and discussing marine geological processes and events
- can plan and implement marine geological surveys and apply geological and geophysical methods and integrate, analyse, interpret and critically discuss the results and present the results in a written report
- can present the data collection, methods, results and geological interpretation in a report describing both the stratigraphy and the geological processes in the study area
- demonstrate the ability to function individually, in collaboration and ethically with others
- can use library and scientific databases to retrieve relevant information
- can accomplish laboratory and field work/cruise in alignment with GEO's/UiB's health and safety regulations