Overview
This unit is designed to introduce students to the recognition, interpretation and classification of major geological structures (structural geology) and sedimentary rocks (sedimentology), building on from preliminary concepts and knowledge introduced in PHYG12003 Geological Science. Distance education (FLEX) students will be required to have access to a computer, to make frequent use of internet resources and to attend a residential school on Rockhampton Campus to promote development of unit learning outcomes.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
PHYG12003 Geological Science.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2020
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Residential Schools
This unit has a Compulsory Residential School for distance mode students and the details are:
Click here to see your Residential School Timetable.
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
- Discuss the physical structure of the Earth and the processes producing these structures
- Classify rock structures and their implications for engineering and mining operations
- Analyse and interpret geological maps for the structures therein
- Describe and discuss the concepts of sedimentology including: the sedimentary cycle, classification of sedimentary rocks, and an interpretation of the sedimentary processes of transport and deposition that formed them.
- Conceptualise sedimentary environments such as continental, coastal, deep and shallow marine
- Apply the principles of stratigraphy
- Develop and produce professional project reports
- Demonstrate an effective, professional level of teamwork and communication and support collaborative peer group learning
These are linked to the Fields of Knowledge which MIneral Council of Australia para-professionals (MINAD program) are required to attain to complete a MINAD sponsored associate degree.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
1 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||||
2 - Group Work - 20% | ||||||||
3 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||||
4 - Practical and Written Assessment - 40% | ||||||||
5 - Portfolio - 0% |
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
1 - Communication | ||||||||
2 - Problem Solving | ||||||||
3 - Critical Thinking | ||||||||
4 - Information Literacy | ||||||||
5 - Team Work | ||||||||
6 - Information Technology Competence | ||||||||
7 - Cross Cultural Competence | ||||||||
8 - Ethical practice | ||||||||
9 - Social Innovation | ||||||||
10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures |
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
1 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||||||
2 - Group Work - 20% | ||||||||||
3 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||||||
4 - Practical and Written Assessment - 40% | ||||||||||
5 - Portfolio - 0% |
Textbooks
Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
Edition: Second (2009)
Authors: Nichols, G
Wiley - Blackwell
Chichester Chichester , West Sussex , United Kingdom
ISBN: 978-1-4051-9379-5
Binding: Paperback
Structural Geology
Edition: 2 (2016)
Authors: Fossen, H
Cambridge
Cambridge Cambridge , Cambridge , United Kingdom
ISBN: 9781107057647
Binding: Paperback
Additional Textbook Information
If you prefer to study with a paper copy, they are available at the CQUni Bookshop here: http://bookshop.cqu.edu.au (search on the Unit code). eBooks are available at the publisher's website.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- Zoom
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
a.hammond@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Introduction to Structural Geology & Sedimentology
Chapter
Module 1 (available on the unit website)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Origin and Transport of Sedimentary Material
Chapter
Module 2 (available on the unit website)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
The Composition, Classification and Description of Sedimentary Rocks
Chapter
Module 3 (available on the unit website)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Primary Rock Structures and Diagenesis
Chapter
Module 4 (available on the unit website)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Rock Deformation and Unconformities
Chapter
Module 5 (available on the unit website)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Non Teaching Week
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Faults, Folds and Folding
Chapter
Module 6 (available on the unit website)
Events and Submissions/Topic
The advertised Rockhampton-based Residential School, from 26 to 28 August, will now be run in Term 3 or in 2021 due to COVID-19 restrictions placed on the running of Residential Schools in Term 2.
Module/Topic
Stereoscopic Projections and Mapping
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Module 8 (available on the unit website)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Joints and Shear Fractures
Chapter
Module 9 (available on the unit website)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Depositional Environments and Facies
Chapter
Module 10 (available on the unit website)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Stratigraphy and Basin Analysis
Chapter
Module 11 (available on the unit website).
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Unit Review and Completion of Assessment Items
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
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Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Written Assessment
This assessment item tests your knowledge on Modules 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Sedimentology
Part A: (80 marks)
You are a graduate geoscientist about to undertake your first core-logging assignment with your new employer, a major mining company. Describe how you would undertake the lithological descriptions of clastic and non-clastic sedimentary rocks in cores i.e. what are the field and core logging procedures and techniques you would follow to describe your cores, the stratigraphic procedures you would use (show figures), what are some of the most common structures you are likely to find in these cores (show figures) and how you would measure or assess these. Your answer should include a flow diagram (figure) outlining the logical sequencing of tasks you will undertake to do this. Ensure that you adequately describe each task performed and what term means e.g. sorting, texture, maturity etc. All tables and figures utilized from the literature are to be suitably referenced using the Harvard System.
Part B: (20 marks)
From Part A extract tables and figures to produce a check-list and geological field wallet that you could take out into the field with you to assess these sedimentary sequences. Ensure that you reference the source/s of this information adequately. You will require this field wallet during your Residential School. Please upload your file/s in Word format (.doc or .docx).
You will need to look beyond the Study Guide for answers. Please ensure that you only use reputable sites, for example Government web sites and professional bodies. Do cite the source/s of all external information utilized using the Harvard referencing system.
Please upload your file/s in Word (.doc or .docx) format so that we can readily open and mark the file/s with our online marking tools.
Note: Further support on writing style and referencing is provided on the Moodle site for this unit and will be discussed during weekly Zoom Tutorials.
Week 5 Friday (14 Aug 2020) 11:59 pm AEST
Submit electronically via Moodle with your name, unit code and assignment number i.e. NAME_ENAR12015_Assignment_1
Week 7 Friday (4 Sept 2020)
Returned electronically or via Moodle as ENAR12015 Assignment 1 Marked
- Presentation and layout i.e. the general appearance and style of the report, attention to detail and quality to provide a legible, professional looking report
- Effective written communication skills i.e. are clear, coherent and succinct that demonstrate an understanding of content
- Content. This includes the accuracy and relevance of answer, application of knowledge, language and grammar used in answering questions
- Evidence of sourcing and referencing relevant material beyond that provided in the Study Guide material
- Showing the requisite equations and using the appropriate SI units and symbols
- All steps and workings to calculations, if required, to be submitted to show how an answer was derived
- Use of “in text” referencing, appropriately cited figures and tables, a complete reference or bibliographic list at the end of the assignment. All referencing is to be undertaken using the Harvard System.
- Discuss the physical structure of the Earth and the processes producing these structures
- Classify rock structures and their implications for engineering and mining operations
- Analyse and interpret geological maps for the structures therein
- Apply the principles of stratigraphy
- Develop and produce professional project reports
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
2 Group Work
Class members will be assigned to groups during the 3 day Residential School. Groups will utilise a range of specialist sedimentological and structural equipment to undertake laboratory and field based tasks. These tasks, along with equipment training, will be outlined during the Residential School. A group submission will be required once the field and equipment derived data has been analysed, interpreted and discussed after the lab and field sessions. Further details about the group-based assessment items will be provided during the start of the Residential School and placed on Moodle. Some resources, access to cores, equipment and field sites are still to be finalised with outside organisations and providers.
As group members you need to be able to allocate tasks to others within your group, to share and or pool information and for the group to submit a cohesive, professional report.
To be submitted In Term 3 or a later date when COVID-19 restrictions are lifted to run the residential school. Submit electronically via Moodle with your name, unit code and assignment number i.e. NAMES_ENAR12015_Group_Work
To be returned in Term 3 or a later date when COVID-19 restrictions are lifted to run the residential school. Returned electronically or via Moodle as ENAR12015 Group Assignment Marked
- Presentation and layout i.e. the general appearance and style of the document, attention to detail and quality to provide a legible, professional looking document
- Effective written communication skills i.e. are clear, coherent and succinct that demonstrate an understanding of content
- Content. This includes the accuracy and relevance of answer, application of knowledge, language and grammar used in answering questions
- Evidence of sourcing and referencing relevant material beyond that provided in the Study Guide and Residential School material
- Use of “in text” referencing, appropriately cited figures and tables, a complete reference or bibliographic list at the end of the assignment. All referencing is to be undertaken using the Harvard System.
- Discuss the physical structure of the Earth and the processes producing these structures
- Classify rock structures and their implications for engineering and mining operations
- Analyse and interpret geological maps for the structures therein
- Describe and discuss the concepts of sedimentology including: the sedimentary cycle, classification of sedimentary rocks, and an interpretation of the sedimentary processes of transport and deposition that formed them.
- Conceptualise sedimentary environments such as continental, coastal, deep and shallow marine
- Apply the principles of stratigraphy
- Develop and produce professional project reports
- Demonstrate an effective, professional level of teamwork and communication and support collaborative peer group learning
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
3 Written Assessment
This assessment item tests your knowledge of Structural Geology and rock deformation from Modules 1, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 (these are available in Moodle). This will take the form of a series of short answers questions (30 marks), stereoscopic projections and calculations (30 marks) and some structural geology mapping exercises (40 marks). The structural maps, stereoscopic diagrams and software can be accessed from the Moodle site.
We will discuss the stereoscopic projections and calculations, software use, and structural geology mapping exercises during our weekly forums in Moodle and during Weekly Zoom Tutorial sessions. You will need to look beyond the Study Guide for some answers. Please ensure that you only use reputable sites, for example Government web sites and professional bodies. Do cite the source of all external information utilized using the Harvard referencing system.
Please upload your file/s in Word (.doc or .docx) format so that we can readily open and mark the file/s with our online marking tools.
Week 9 Friday (18 Sept 2020) 11:59 pm AEST
Submit electronically via Moodle with your name, unit code and assignment number i.e. NAME_ENAR12015_Individual Assignment_2
Week 11 Friday (2 Oct 2020)
Returned electronically or via Moodle as ENAR12015 Assignment Marked
- Presentation and layout i.e. the general appearance and style of the report, attention to detail and quality to provide a legible, professional looking report
- Effective written communication skills i.e. are clear, coherent and succinct that demonstrate an understanding of content
- Content. This includes the accuracy and relevance of answer, application of knowledge, language and grammar used in answering questions
- Evidence of sourcing and referencing relevant material beyond that provided in the Study Guide material
- Showing the requisite equations and using the appropriate SI units and symbols
- All steps and workings to calculations to be submitted to show how an answer was derived
- Use of “in text” referencing, appropriately cited figures and tables, a complete reference or bibliographic list at the end of the assignment. All referencing is to be undertaken using the Harvard System.
- Discuss the physical structure of the Earth and the processes producing these structures
- Analyse and interpret geological maps for the structures therein
- Describe and discuss the concepts of sedimentology including: the sedimentary cycle, classification of sedimentary rocks, and an interpretation of the sedimentary processes of transport and deposition that formed them.
- Conceptualise sedimentary environments such as continental, coastal, deep and shallow marine
- Apply the principles of stratigraphy
- Develop and produce professional project reports
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
4 Practical and Written Assessment
This assessment item will be undertaken during the 3 day Residential School as a combination of practical and theoretical tasks based on field and laboratory measurements and observations. After data manipulation and interpretation, some aspects of which will require customised software, a formal report will need to be submitted for assessment. Details will be provided during the Residential School as well as being placed on the unit's Moodle site. This assessment item requires access to equipment and resources from external parties and is subject to availability and access during the Residential School. If for some unforeseen reason this were to become unavailable during the Residential School, the lecturer will source alternative equipment and resources.
To be submitted In Term 3 or a later date when COVID-19 restrictions are lifted to run the residential school. Submit electronically via Moodle with your name, unit code and assignment number i.e. NAME_ENAR12015_Assignment_4
To be returned in Term 3 or a later date when COVID-19 restrictions are lifted to run the residential school. Returned electronically or via Moodle as ENAR12015 Assignment Marked
- Presentation and layout i.e. the general appearance and style of the report, attention to detail and quality to provide a legible, professional looking report
- Effective written communication skills i.e. are clear, coherent and succinct that demonstrate an understanding of content
- Content. This includes the accuracy and relevance of answer, application of knowledge, language and grammar used in answering questions
- Evidence of sourcing and referencing relevant material beyond that provided in the Study Guide material
- Showing the requisite equations and using the appropriate SI units and symbology
- All steps and workings to calculations to be submitted to show how an answer was derived
- Use of “in text” referencing, appropriately cited figures and tables, a complete reference or bibliographic list at the end of the assignment. All referencing is to be undertaken using the Harvard System.
- Discuss the physical structure of the Earth and the processes producing these structures
- Classify rock structures and their implications for engineering and mining operations
- Analyse and interpret geological maps for the structures therein
- Describe and discuss the concepts of sedimentology including: the sedimentary cycle, classification of sedimentary rocks, and an interpretation of the sedimentary processes of transport and deposition that formed them.
- Conceptualise sedimentary environments such as continental, coastal, deep and shallow marine
- Apply the principles of stratigraphy
- Develop and produce professional project reports
- Demonstrate an effective, professional level of teamwork and communication and support collaborative peer group learning
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
5 Portfolio
The Learning Portfolio will provide students with the opportunity to reflect on and discuss topics they are covering each week. Questions will be raised each week via the Weekly Forum on Moodle and discussed further during the weekly online Zoom Tutorial sessions. Students will be required to record and demonstrate their weekly participation by recording details of their active participation in their Learning Portfolio.
The Learning Portfolio is to include:
- a weekly Study Diary of the topics discussed
- a brief outline of the questions raised and discussed during the weekly forum and online Zoom Tutorial sessions, and
- outlining how these relate to the unit's learning outcomes (Reflective Learning).
To obtain a PASS mark for the Portfolio a student must present a Learning Journal/Diary demonstrating participation in at least 75% of the weekly Zoom Tutorial sessions, record responses to Weekly Zoom Tutorial questions and discussions derived thereof and outline how these relate to the unit's official learning outcomes (Reflective Learning).
The key requirement for this assessment item is for a student to be brief yet succinct in her/his record-keeping and to demonstrate active online participation and engagement with the unit's content via the weekly online Zoom sessions.
Please upload your file/s in Word (.doc or .docx) format so that we can
readily open and mark the file/s with our online marking tools.
Review/Exam Week Friday (16 Oct 2020) 11:59 pm AEST
Submit electronically via Moodle with your name, unit code and assignment number i.e. NAME_ENAR12015_Learning Portfolio
Exam Week Friday (23 Oct 2020)
Returned electronically or via Moodle as ENAR12015 Portfolio Marked
This assessment criteria will be based on:
- Making regular, weekly entries, into your Study Diary
- Ensuring you accurately state the question/s raised and succinctly yet briefly outline the discussion derived thereof during the weekly forum and online Zoom sessions
- Presentation and layout i.e. the general appearance and style of the document, attention to detail and quality to provide a legible, professional looking document
- Effective written communication skills i.e. are clear, coherent and succinct that demonstrate an understanding of content
- Content. This includes the accuracy and relevance of answer, application of knowledge, language and grammar used in answering questions
- Evidence of sourcing and referencing relevant material beyond that provided in the Study Guide material
- Use of “in text” referencing, appropriately cited figures and tables, a complete reference or bibliographic list at the end of the assignment. All referencing is to be undertaken using the Harvard System.
To PASS this assessment item a student must demonstrate that s/he has actively engaged with at least 75% of the total material covered during the weekly Moodle forums and online Zoom sessions.
- Discuss the physical structure of the Earth and the processes producing these structures
- Classify rock structures and their implications for engineering and mining operations
- Analyse and interpret geological maps for the structures therein
- Describe and discuss the concepts of sedimentology including: the sedimentary cycle, classification of sedimentary rocks, and an interpretation of the sedimentary processes of transport and deposition that formed them.
- Conceptualise sedimentary environments such as continental, coastal, deep and shallow marine
- Apply the principles of stratigraphy
- Develop and produce professional project reports
- Demonstrate an effective, professional level of teamwork and communication and support collaborative peer group learning
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.