CV17028 SMART NUIG MS &; EOS Winter 2017

CV17028 SMART NUIG MS & EOS Winter 2017 surveys. To deliver an accredited, offshore blended learning module for final year BSc undergraduates of NUIG Marine Science and Earth and Ocean Science degree programmes. • Provide students with the knowledge necessary to design plan and execute an offshore scientific research survey. • Develop student understanding of how physical, chemical and biological marine processes shape the marine environment and influence the abundance and distribution of marine organisms. • Familiarise students with the applications of scientific sampling equipment and instrumentation onboard a modern survey vessel. • Collect multidisciplinary data sets for analysis, quality control, interpretation, and integration. • Production by students of scientific survey reports integrating all data sets and analysis of collected samples.