The aim of this module is to teach basic field skills in laboratory work and ship work including: a) safety at sea, b) ship's operation, c) physical oceanographic and meteorological measurement, d) chemical sampling and e) analysis of water and sediment samples and f) interpretation of physical, chemical and biological oceanographic data from a coastal sea.

(LO1) 1. Knowledge and Understanding: On completion of the module students should be able to demonstrate a knowledge of a) safety at sea, b) ship's operation, c) how physical oceanographic and meteorological measurements are made, d) how to take water and sediment samples, e) how to analyse water and sediment samples, f) oceanographic conditions in the study area.

(LO2) 2. Intellectual Abilities: At the end of the module the student should be able to apply skills ina) devising marine sampling strategies b) evaluating the quality and significance of marine data c) evaluating publicly available meteorological data d) quality control field data,e) writing a focused, question-driven scientific report/paper

(LO3) 3. Subject Based Practical Skills: At the end of the module students should be able to apply skills in work at sea and ashore including: a) planning a boar-based survey targeted at environmental quesions,b) physical oceanographic and meteorological measurement, c) chemical sampling and d) analysis of water and sediment samples.

(S1) time management (setting and achieving objectives through a day at sea or during a shore based activity and producing a report by a deadline),

(S2) teamwork (organising themselves to achieve the objectives, prepare and deliver a presentation and share data),

(S3) laboratory work (through practical analysis of samples),

(S4) data handling (setting up scripts and spreadsheets and processing data with them)

(S5) report writing (through the final report)

(S6) ethics

A ship-based course in September to take place at Millport in Scotland. There will be 3-days of both shore based and boat based activities. Laboratory work will be carried out in laboratories in Millport as well as CTL at the University of Liverpool. The work includes the following topics: a) navigation, b) meteorological observations, c) measurements of currents, d) measurements of temperature and salinity, e) sampling and analysis for dissolved oxygen, nutrient and chlorophyll concentration and f) sampling of plankton. All sea-going activities are weather dependent and will not be finally determined until sea conditions have been adequately assessed.

Teaching Method 1 - Fieldwork
Description: September 2021: Boat and shore based fieldwork work in Millport, Scotland.

Teaching Method 2 - Laboratory classes
Description: Semester 1, week 0 and 1: Analysis of data and samples in laboratories in Millport and Liverpool.

Teaching Method 3 - Tutorial
Description: Semester 1: 2-hour tutorials weeks 1 - 11 to provide support during data analysis and report write-up.
Attendance Recorded: Yes

Teaching Method 4 - Seminar
Description: The students will present to each other the topic and preliminary results of their analyses.
Attendance Recorded: Yes
Notes: This activity occurs in week 4