6 ECTS credits
150 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 1015472ANR for all students in the 2nd semester of even academic years (e.g. 2012-2013) at a (A) Bachelor - preliminary level.

Semester
biennial: 2nd semester of an even academic year (e.g. 2012-2013)
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Enrollment Requirements
Registration for "Fieldwork I" is allowed if one is registered for or has successfully accomplished "Physical Geography".
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences
Department
Geography
Educational team
David Bassens
Matthieu Kervyn De Meerendre (course titular)
Activities and contact hours
96 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
Course Content

The field work concerns the geomorphology of coastal and fluiial systems along the North French and Belgian coastline. It includes fieldwork such as topographic measurements, drilling, mapping of landscape characteristics and excursions where the student will analyse systems studied in the theoretical course using fieldwork techniques supplemented with literature (sometimes also with explanation by local experts).

The field work is organized over 6 days, including during official holidays and week-end days. The dates of the excursion are communicated to the students at the start of the semester.

Course material
Digital course material (Required) : Groepsverlsag en terreinnota’s (terreinboek) van de student zelf aangevuld met ter beschikking gestelde nota’s en/of figuren.
Digital course material (Recommended) : Literatuur betreffende het behandelde onderwerp beschikbaar op Pointcarre en/of op te zoeken door de student, Leerplatform
Additional info

Terreinwerk I and II are both compulsory courses for 1BA and 2BA Geography, but are alternately organised (2-yearly) Group report and field notes (field notebook) from the students, notes and illustrations provided by the lecturers.

Additional study material:
Literature concerning the topic studied in the field, provided on the learning platform or to be found by the student.

Learning Outcomes

General competences

The course aims at providing the basic skills in geographical fieldwork. During excursions (both in Belgium and abroad) the student is confronted with the problem of confronting theory (from the course on physical geography) and reality.
The initial theoretical knowledge given in the introductory course on physical geography is complemented with real world examples: the student learns to link field observations to theoretical concepts via abstraction.
The field work creates the skills and attitudes the student needs to analyze and solve geographical problems with spatial approach.
Techniques are provided to synthesize and report (written and orally) the findings. Functioning in a group forms another aim of this course, as well as the development of the ability of abstraction and synthesis.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 60% of the final mark.
SELF Report determines 40% of the final mark.

Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Mondeling examen with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 60% of the final mark.

    Note: mondeling examen op basis van het terreinverslag opgesteld door de student. De student kan zijn eigen terreinnota’s (terreinboek) gebruiken (60%).

Within the SELF Report category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Voorbereidingsverslag with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 20% of the final mark.
  • Terreinnota's with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 20% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

Evaluation:
- Preparation report (20%)
- excursion notes (20%)
- Oral examination on basis of the group report. The student is allowed to make use of his own field notes (field notebook) (60%).
A mark >8/20 for the exam is needed to pass the course.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Geography: Default track (only offered in Dutch)