Opportunities will be provided, through directed reading and report writing, for participants to assess in detail the methods used and interpretations offered in literature studies, and to formulate their own interpretations where appropriate. Lectures are from 9.00 to 9.50 a.m., Monday, Wednesday, Friday, in ESB 4-03. Activity-activity diagrams cont. Feb MID-TERM EXAM 9.00 a.m. Four problem sheets relating to material covered in the lectures will be issued after the lectures indicated with an asterisk.
Answers are to be returned to the instructor by the end of the lecture one week later.
Participants will undertake a 5000-word literature review of a topic in mineral deposits geology chosen from a list provided. This assignment is designed to exercise bibliographic search and review techniques, as well as writing skills. The intention of the seminars is to inform the rest of the class of your findings. Questions may be asked in the final exam relating to the topics presented. Because the relationship of marks to grades is not fixed, histograms of class performance will be provided periodically so that individuals can measure their relative successes.