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Environmental & Geographical Sciences
Postgraduate Induction
2014-15
Hello and Welcome!
Introducing Yourself!
• Environmental Management & Sustainable Development (EMSD)
• Environmental Management & Business (EMB)
• Sustainable Aviation (SA)• Geographical Information Systems
(GIS)
Mode of Attendance• One year full time course (Sep. to Sep.) or, • Three year part-time course with attendance or,• Three year part-time by distance learning (EMSD)
• Enrol for MSc. – 120 credits of taught units– Plus 60 credits Masters project– = 180 credits
• Enrol for Masters By Research– 60 credits of taught units– plus 120 credits Masters by Research Project– =180 credits
Some of UsLiz Price
Head of School
Jane Boygle
Postgraduate Director
Kosta Tzoulas
Policy unit
Steve Hoon
Project Co-ordinator
Phil WheaterDean
Callum Thomas
Sustainable Aviation
Mike Bennett
Research Design & Methods
Robin Sen
Field trip
Hannah Matthews
Management unit
Leon Clarke
Science unit
Mark CresswellProgramme Leader
General Programme AimsTo develop within students:
• A systematic understanding of knowledge, and a critical awareness of current problems and/or new insights, much of which is at, or informed by, the forefront of their field;
• To engender the qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment requiring:
• The exercise of initiative and personal responsibility;
• Decision making in complex and unpredictable circumstances;
• The independent learning ability required for lifelong learning and continuing professional development;
Programme Structure
EMSD Full-time EMSD Full-time By Research EMSD Part-time & Part-time distance learning
6F7Z3002 : Policy for sustainable development [30]
6F7Z3002 : Policy for sustainable development [30]
YEAR 1:6F7Z3002 : Policy for sustainable development [30]6F7Z3004 : Management for sustainable development [30]
6F7Z3003 : Science for sustainable development [30]
6F7Z3001 : Research design and methods [30]
6F7Z3004 : Management for sustainable development [30]
6F7Z3011 : Project By Research dissertation [120]
Year 2:6F7Z3003 : Science for sustainable development [30]6F7Z3001 : Research design and methods [30]
6F7Z3001 : Research design and methods [30]
6F7Z3010 : Project dissertation [60]
Year 3:6F7Z3010 : Project dissertation [60]
EMSD
Programme Structure
EMBEMB Full-time EMB Full-time By Research EMB Part-time
6F7Z3002 : Policy for sustainable development [30]
6F7Z3002 : Policy for sustainable development [30]
YEAR 1:5U7Z0045 : Project management concepts & practices [30]5T7Z0070 : Leadership strategies for performance [30]
5U7Z0045 : Project management concepts & practices [30]
6F7Z3001 : Research design and methods [30]
5T7Z0070 : Leadership strategies for performance [30]
6F7Z3011 : Project By Research dissertation [120]
Year 2:6F7Z3002 : Policy for sustainable development [30]6F7Z3001 : Research design and methods [30]
6F7Z3001 : Research design and methods [30]
NOTE: 5U7Z0045 and 5T7Z0070 are Business School units run by the
Business School6F7Z3010 : Project dissertation [60]
Year 3:6F7Z3010 : Project dissertation [60]
5U7Z0045 : Project management concepts & practicesTerm 1 unitNBS 7.03 (Business School PG lecture theatre)Check on unit Moodle page
5U7Z0045 : Project management concepts & practicesTerm 2 unitNBS 7.03 (Business School PG lecture theatre)Check on unit Moodle page
Programme Structure
SASA Full-time SA Full-time By Research SA Part-time
6F7Z3002 : Policy for sustainable development [30]
6F7Z3005 : Sustainability and the air transport industry [30]
YEAR 1:6F7Z3005 : Sustainability and the air transport industry [30]6F7Z3006 : Environmental management at airports [30]
6F7Z3005 : Sustainability and the air transport industry [30]
6F7Z3001 : Research design and methods [30]
6F7Z3006 : Environmental management at airports [30]
6F7Z3011 : Project By Research dissertation [120]
Year 2:6F7Z3002 : Policy for sustainable development [30]6F7Z3001 : Research design and methods [30]
6F7Z3001 : Research design and methods [30]
6F7Z3010 : Project dissertation [60]
Year 3:6F7Z3010 : Project dissertation [60]
Programme Structure
GISGIS Full-time GIS Full-time By Research GIS Part-time
6F7Z3007 : Geographical information systems & science: a primer [30]
6F7Z3007 : Geographical information systems & science: a primer [30]
YEAR 1:6F7Z3007 : Geographical information systems & science: a primer [30]6F7Z3009 : Programming and applications of geographical information [30]
6F7Z3008 : Earth observation & geographical information technologies [30]
6F7Z3001 : Research design and methods [30]
6F7Z3009 : Programming and applications of geographical information [30]
6F7Z3011 : Project By Research dissertation [120]
Year 2:6F7Z3008 : Earth observation & geographical information technologies [30]6F7Z3001 : Research design and methods [30]
6F7Z3001 : Research design and methods [30]
6F7Z3010 : Project dissertation [60]
Year 3:6F7Z3010 : Project dissertation [60]
Programme Structure
Common Units [in Years 2 and 3 respectively for PT students]:– 6F7Z3001 Research Design & Methods (12pm in room E421)– 6F7Z3010 Masters Project (6F7Z3011 Masters by Research Project)
• Specialist Units:– more information this afternoon– see handbook
• Most units take place on Wednesday pm from 1pm. Sometimes you may do work in morning and group work during the week.
• Weekly student/staff meeting (coffee!) 3-4 pm in E402
Field Trip• Formatively assessed as part of the
Research Design & Methods unit
• Monday 23rd March – Thursday 26th 2015
• Stay at Hawkshead YHA in the Lake District – Lab work at the Freshwater Biological Association at shore of Windermere
• Cost for bed, breakfast and transport £120
Field Trip
Assessment• By continuous/coursework assessment – no examinations
• Usually two assessments per unit – reports, seminar presentations, portfolio, project, workbooks etc..
• Tasks, e.g seminars, labs and fieldwork link to assessments
• Expect full and correctly formatted reference lists at the end of all assessments – use Harvard Referencing System
• We aim to return marked assessments in 4 weeks
• Hand in via Coursework Submission Boxes (attending students) or post/email (distance learners). See handbook.
• Assessment deadlines are shown on Moodle and assignment cover sheets
• Grade descriptors in the handbook and guidance with assignment
Assessment
70% + Distinction60-69% Merit
50-59% Pass
45-49% Marginal Fail
< 45% ….Fail
Student Support/Student Services• Exceptional Factors:
Disclose via Student Hub• Faculty Student Support Officer, Rochelle Morris:
[email protected] • Student Union:
http://www.mmunion.co.uk/• Student Services:
http://www.mmu.ac.uk/academic/studserv/• Student Hub:
http://www.mmu.ac.uk/students/hubs/ • Regulations:
http://www.mmu.ac.uk/academic/casqe/regulations/assessment.php
• If in doubt, contact Mark Cresswell
Student Reps• Course reps represent the views of students on
their course to the people who can make things happen. These views can be anything within your faculty or department, including your teaching and learning experience or the availability of resources such as the library and computers
• Two Staff-Student Liaison Committee meetings• Need reps for EMSD / EMB / SA / GIS
http://www.theunionmmu.org/news/article/theunionmmu/174/
Need an extension? – Exceptional factors
The procedure for applying for Exceptional Factors is:Form EF1 must be submitted for all Ex.Fac claims. Submit the form, along with all necessary documentary evidence, to the appropriate Student Hub for all units affected. Your nearest Hub is on the ground floor of the John Dalton building near the Oxford Road entrance – and their email is [email protected]. Your academic tutors (or Programme Leader) cannot take the documentation from you. If you delay, you might miss the next available Exceptional Factors panel meeting - and this could affect the way we deal with you at upcoming Boards of Examiner meetings. Please DO NOT delay in applying. The form EF1 and ALL guidance notes for this procedure are clearly presented for download at:http://www.mmu.ac.uk/sas/studentservices/guidance/
Please note that all course tutors (and the Programme Leader) DO NOT have the authority to grant you an extension. The system of submitting coursework is such that non-submission will trigger an entry in a computer database automatically. Academic staff have no access to this system and cannot give you “an extra day or two” – even if they wanted to! If you think you have potential grounds for ‘Exceptional Factors’ then you are encouraged to formally submit the evidence and application as soon as possible – and BEFORE the assignment deadline.
Study Requirements
• A class register is taken at every timetabled session – to enable us to monitor your engagement and progress. Please attend every session
• It is compulsory for ALL overseas students to attend ELSIS English language training
• Gaining a project placement is conditional upon passing all taught units and having shown evidence of engagement with the course
• A one-to-one progress tutorial will take place towards the end of January/early February
Moodle
• A virtual learning environment
• Delivers course materials electronically
• Provides a means of communication
• Lists assignment deadline dates
• Is updated weekly – please check often
• Also check your MMU email account often
• Crucial for DL mode students
Additional Resources
EGS Masters BLOG
http://egsmasters.blogspot.com/
Additional Resources
EGS Masters Resource Page
Go to : http://www.ukscience.org/pg/
Rooms and Timetable Information
Download your own personal timetable
Go to : https://scientia.mmu.ac.uk/sip/index2.asp
Additional Resources
Regular Weekly Coffee Meeting
3 – 4pm each Wednesday in Room E402 Common RoomBring your own mug – tea/coffee making facilities provided !
Induction Programme
Eateries for lunch:
Greggs, Tesco Express, Spar and Sainsburys
Oxford Road corridor – Cafe Nero, Eighth Day, Subway, Spud Van etc…
