| CODE | IES5012 | |||||||||||||||
| TITLE | Analytical Methods | |||||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | |||||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Institute of Earth Systems | |||||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | In this study-unit, students will choose from a menu of available analytical techniques tutorials, each of which builds methodological skills relating to specific subject areas in sustainability and environmental management. Students choose and complete a total of four options. Their selection is made in consultation with the programme coordinators to enable students to build a coherent skill set that complements the substantive specialization that they build in their program of study through their selection of study-units. The number and variety of analytical techniques options will continue to be developed in future, but it is expected that a minimum of 10 options will be made available each year. Examples of such options may include the following: (i) water footprint analysis (e.g. for students focusing on freshwater management); (ii) energy auditing; (iii) data modelling and visualization; (iv) participatory learning and action techniques; (v) biodiversity metrics (e.g. for students opting for a biodiversity conservation specialization); (vi) regression analysis; and (vii) survey design principles, among others. Study-unit Aims: The study-unit aims to: - Develop students’ ability to create, construct, or acquire data (quantitative, qualitative, spatial, and/or visual) and organize it for appropriate analysis; - Develop students’ ability to analyze data and draw conclusions from it; - Enable students to develop in-depth knowledge of specialized analytical techniques relating to specific sub-topics within environmental management and sustainability; - Develop students’ ability to work independently, under guidance. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Identify and characterize analytical techniques that are used within specific subject areas in environmental management and sustainability; - Explain how these contribute to advancing the goals of environmental management and sustainability; - Explain when, where and how such analytical techniques can be appropriately used; - Discuss the limitations of these techniques. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Identify data requirements for use with specific analytical techniques; - Follow established procedures in gathering and organizing data and applying analytical methods; - Work through examples using specified analytical methods; - Apply methods to specific problem-solving scenarios; and - Draw conclusions on the basis of analysis conducted using these techniques. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Separate reading lists will be provided for each available option. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Seminar and Independent Study | |||||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Liberato Camilleri Elisabeth Conrad Anthony Galea Belinda Gambin Adam Gauci |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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