Geological Mapping

*The course is now between March 18 to May 5, 2024.

• Course structure

  The course will be organised through lectures, practical classes and field work. All lectures will be given on campus. Field exercises will vary from short exercises local to IGV to full days of mapping north of Stockholm near Arlanda airport.  All fieldwork is in relatively easy terrain. The main mapping project will be based on 6 days of mapping near Arlanda.  We will travel on a daily basis from IGV.  

  The course instructors will lead you through the stratigraphy and rock identification of different project areas and teach you how to make observations, create a geological map and write a geological report for an area. After that introduction to the area, students will map nearby areas on their own or in small groups to produce a map and report for 2 different projects. The instructors will be supervising each mapping group by checking in on them daily.

  Assessment

  Course grades will be based on the individually written maps and project
  reports. See the schedule for more details. For assignments that are submitted after the given deadlines, grades will be reduced by 5%/day down to 55%.

  Grades will be set according to a seven-point scale related to the learning objectives of the course:
  A = Excellent (100–91%)
  B= Very good (90–81%)
  C = Good (80–71%)
  D = Satisfactory (70–61%)
  E = Adequate (60–51%)
  Fx = Fail, some additional work required (50–45%)
  F = Fail, much additional work required (<45%)

  Examiner

  This course is taught by Iain Pitcairn (iain.pitcairn@geo.su.se) with help from Joakim Mansfeld (joakim.mansfeld@geo.su.se) and teaching assistants.

• Schedule
  The schedule will be available no later than one month before the start of the course. We do not recommend print-outs as changes can occur. At the start of the course, your department will advise where you can find your schedule during the course.

  The schedule has been updated (April 25 2023)

• Course literature

  Note that the course literature can be changed up to two months before the start of the course.

  Relevant literature will be supplied during the course.

• Course reports

  Course evaluations allow the possibility to affect and take responsibility for your own learning and gives important information for our work with pedagogical development.

  It's important that all students complete the course evaluations after each course, it gives the Department the opportunity to improve the courses' quality.

  The course evaluation is composed of a number of questions and specific questions for each course. If you, as a student, want to contribute with more course specific questions you may send them to studies@geo.su.se.

  If you haven't received the course evaluation for your finished course, or if you have other questions regarding course evaluations at IGV please contact studies@geo.su.se.

  Course evaluation = student's review of the course
  Course report = course leader's reflections about the review

• Contact
  Elisabeth Däcker

  Administrativ studierektor

  elisabeth.dacker@geo.su.se

  08-674 78 70

  See profile page for Elisabeth Däcker

  

  • Visiting address
  • S 316
  • Svante Arrheniusväg 8 C, Geohuset

  Iain Pitcairn

  Associate professor of Ore geology

  iain.pitcairn@geo.su.se

  08-674 78 38

  See profile page for Iain Pitcairn

  

  • Visiting address
  • R 431
  • Svante Arrheniusväg 8 C, Geohuset