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Courses Handbook 2015

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Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2014.

GEOP3009 (v.1) Geophysics Project

Area: Department of Exploration Geophysics
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 2.5
TUITION PATTERNS: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Lecture: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Fieldwork: 1 x 7 Days Once-only
Equivalent(s): 3380 (v.9) Geophysics Project 302 or any previous version
Prerequisite(s):     12454 (v.5) Gravity and Magnetics for Exploration 301 or any previous version
    OR
    GEOP3000 (v.1) Gravity and Magnetics for Exploration or any previous version
AND
    12455 (v.5) Introduction to Seismic Exploration 303 or any previous version
    OR
    GEOP3001 (v.1) Introduction to Seismic Exploration or any previous version
AND
    12456 (v.5) Resistivity and Induced Polarisation Exploration Methods 305 or any previous version
    OR
    GEOP3002 (v.1) Resistivity and Induced Polarisation Exploration Methods or any previous version
AND
    311770 (v.2) Geophysical Data Processing 312 or any previous version
    OR
    GEOP3006 (v.1) Geophysical Data Processing or any previous version
AND
    302652 (v.2) Seismic Acquisition for Exploration 315 or any previous version
    OR
    GEOP3004 (v.1) Seismic Acquisition for Exploration or any previous version
UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Syllabus: Apply skills learned in previous courses to a "real world" mineral exploration setting by carrying out a range of geophysical survey methods at a remote project area, and writing an industry standard report summarising the project background, problems addressed, methods applied in the field, data processing - analysis - interpretation methodology and final outcomes.
Field of Education: 010705 Geophysics
Result Type: Grade/Mark


Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2015 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y        

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Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External


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