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This course will focus on examining case studies of tectonic sedimentary basins, both ancient and modern. These will include flexural basins such as foreland basins, collisional basins, forearc basins and passive margins; extensional basins such as rift basins, core complexes, backarc basins, intra-arc basins, and oceanic rifts; and strike-slip basins such as pull-apart basins, intra-arc basins, and transpressional and transtensional basins. The case studies will be drawn from around the world and are dependent on student interests.
This course will be run as a series of seminars in which class participation is encouraged. Responsibility for running the class will alternate between Dr Bassett and students. Students will each be responsible for organizing the reading and running at least one of the class lectures. The remaining students will have read the assigned reading and will come prepared to take part in a discussion. We will have two one day trips on the weekends in term 2.
Subject to approval of the Head of Department.
Kari Bassett
Busby, Catherine. , Ingersoll, Raymond V; Tectonics of sedimentary basins ; Blackwell Science, 1995.
Recommended reading is on reserve in the library or can be bought from book websites.Journal articles chosen by students
This course will be run as a series of seminars in which class participation is encouraged. Responsibility for running the class will alternate between Dr Bassett and students. Students will each be responsible for organizing the reading and running at least one of the class lectures. The remaining students will have read the assigned reading and will come prepared to take part in a discussion. We will have two one day trips on the weekends in term 4. Seminars will meet once a week for 2 hours
Provisional schedule of topics 28 7th July Basins –Subsidence & Tectonic Setting Overview - Kari29 14th July Extensional Rift Basins - Kari + student30 21nd July Strike-slip Basins - Kari + student31 28thJuly Forearc basins - Kari + student32 4th Aug Intra-arc strike-slip basins - paragraph on paper topic due - Kari + student 33 11th Aug Intra-arc to Back-arc extensional basins - Kari + student 36 1st Sept Intra-arc Thrust-related Piggy Back basins - Kari + student37 8th Sept Compressional Foreland Basins - 1st draft of paper due.Fieldtrip on weekend - Kari 38 15th Sept Collision-related Foreland Basins - Kari + student39 22nd Sept Intra-plate basins – continental interior - review of colleague’s paper dueFieldtrip on weekend - Kari + student 40 39thSept intraplate basins – passive margins - Kari + student41 6th Oct Intraplate basins – Oceanic plateaus, islands or sea floor - revised paper due last day - Kari + student exam TBA 20 Oct – 8 Nov. - examMarks and GradesThe Department of Geological Sciences uses the following scale to convert marks into grades:100 – 90 A+ 75 – 79 B+ 60 – 64 C+89 – 85 A 70 – 74 B 55 – 59 C84 – 80 A- 65 – 69 B- 50 – 54 C- Below 50 D/EThe Department of Geological Sciences reserves the right to adjust this mark/grade conversion, when deemed necessary.Late WorkLate work should be accompanied with a short note explaining why the work is late. The work will be marked and marks will be subtracted for each day the work is late. Days late include week-ends and holidays.Aegrotat ApplicationsIf you feel that illness, injury, bereavement or other critical circumstances has prevented you from completing an item of assessment or affected your performance, you should complete an aegrotat application form, available from the Registry or the Student Health and Counselling Service. This should be within seven days of the due date for the required work or the date of the examination. In the case of illness or injury, medical consultation should normally have taken place shortly before or within 24 hours after the due date for the required work, or the date of the test or examination. For further details on aegrotat applications, please refer to the Enrolment Handbook. You have the right to appeal any decision made, including aegrotat decisions.Missing of TestsIn rare cases a student will not be able to sit a test. In such cases, the student should consult with the course co-ordinator or the Head of Geological Sciences to arrange alternative procedures. This must be done well in advance of the set date for the test, unless the situation is covered by the aegrotat regulations.Reconsideration of Grades• Grades for individual items of coursework may be reassessed, and in the first instance students should speak with the course coordinator. If an agreeable solution cannot be reached students should then speak to the Head of the Geological Sciences Department. Reconsideration should normally be requested within 4 weeks of the test or the return of the item of assessment.• Grade reconsideration for courses as a whole can be obtained by applying to the Registry within 4 weeks of the date of publication of the final results. Students should refer to UC Calendar under general course and examination regulations for details of the appeal process.Academic LiaisonTom Brookman and Tim Stahl currently share the Chairperson role on the Postgraduate Liaison Committee. A student representative is appointed to the Liaison Committee at the start of the semester. Please feel free to talk to Tom, Tim or the student representative about any problems or concerns that you might have.Students with DisabilitiesStudents with disabilities should speak with someone at the Disability Resource Service. Inquire in the first instance at Level 3 Rutherford Building Email: disability@canterbury.ac.nzPolicy on Dishonest PracticePlagiarism, collusion, copying and ghost writing are unacceptable and dishonest practices. • Plagiarism is the presentation of any material (text, data, figures or drawings, on any medium including computer files) from any other source without clear and adequate acknowledgement of the source.• Collusion is the presentation of work performed in conjunction with another person or persons, but submitted as if it has been completed only by the named author(s). • Copying is the use of material (in any medium, including computer files) produced by another person(s) with or without their knowledge and approval.• Ghost writing is the use of another person(s) (with or without payment) to prepare all or part of an item submitted for assessment. In cases where dishonest practice is involved in tests or other work submitted for credit, the student will be referred to the University Proctor. The instructor may choose to not mark the work.
Domestic fee $909.00
International Postgraduate fees
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
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