Last modified: 27 Feb 2018 20:12
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| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 4 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Old Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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To introduce students to the role of geography in the wine industry, wine production, viticulture, and vineyard management, including the role of geospatial technologies such as remote sensing, mapping, GIS and GPS in precision viticulture, spatial data and spatial data analysis.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
First attempt: Group Project including presentation, report, and poster - (25%/50%/25% weighting for each component) (75%), Critique of Journal Paper (25%)
Resit: Resubmission of failed coursework, with marks for these components to be capped at the CGS level of D3.
There are no assessments for this course.
Students will receive full feedback on coursework, with written comments on standardised feedback sheets. Verbal feedback will be available from markers on request.
Knowledge and Understanding
At the end of the course students will have a greater appreciation, knowledge and understanding of the role of Geography in the wine industry, viticulture and vineyard management, as well as precision viticulture, including its impact on the cultural, historical and environmental landscape.
As a result of taking the course students should be able to:
Intellectual Skills
Students should be able to critically evaluate the literature on the geography of wine, viticulture, and precision viticultre and wine.
Personal Skills
This course gives the students the opportunity to:
Creatively shape their learning experience by selecting a course which covers very diverse topics from both Physical and Human Geography. Improve their written and verbal communication skills by successfully completing assignments.
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