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Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2024/2025

required to create a reflection SII2010 GIS APPLICATIONS
journal to record self- IN GEOSCIENCES
transformation before, during
and after the community Fundamentals of GIS theory
engagement program as well and data formats. Importance
as group reports and of map projection, scale,
presentations based on resolution, accuracy, and
experiences with the precision. Techniques in
communities. preparing, locating, acquiring,
inputting, and translating
Assessment Methods: geological data into a GIS
Continuous assessment: system. Web resources for
100% acquiring GIS data and tools.
Visualization, query, and
SII2009 GEOCHEMISTRY analysis of geospatial data.

The course begins with a Assessment Methods:
general overview of Continuous assessment:
geochemistry, and a review of 100%
concepts the student should
have come across already, SII2011 GEOLOGY
such as cosmology, nuclear LABORATORY
reactions, and calculations ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES
involving atomic mass,
equilibrium constants, and This is a practical course
reactions involving minerals. teaching chemical analysis
Then, two and three technique which are widely
dimensional chemographies used to solve problems in
are introduced, together with geology and hydrogeology.
their association with phase Students will use up-to-date
diagrams, and their uses scientific instruments and
within metamorphic petrology techniques such as X-Ray
and understanding weathering Diffraction (XRD), X-Ray
processes. Radiometric Fluorescence (XRF),
dating, and the use of stable Inductively Coupled Plasma
isotopes conclude the course. (ICP) and Gas
Chromatography-Mass
. Spectrometry (GCMS) to
Assessment Methods: conduct analyses on a range
Continuous assessment: 40% of samples often encountered
Examination : 60% in geochemistry,
hydrogeology, and organic
geochemistry.

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