Overview

Climate change is a key global challenge for modern society. It will affect all natural and human systems and has far-reaching consequences for society. Responding to the effects of climate change will require international and interdisciplinary approaches. This unit provides the scientific background to climate change, and it assesses the … For more content click the Read More button below.

Offerings

S2-01-CLAYTON-ON-CAMPUS

Rules

Enrolment Rule

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Dr Adam Kessler

Unit Coordinator(s)

Dr Adam Kessler

Notes

IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Scheduled teaching activities and/or workload information are subject to change in response to COVID-19, please check your Unit timetable and Unit Moodle site for more details.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:
1.

Understand the basic scientific concepts underpinning natural climate change, anthropogenic climate change and responses;

2.

Critically evaluate information on climate change, climate change impacts and responses from a variety of sources including scientific reports, blogs and the media;

3.

Develop, apply, integrate and generate knowledge to analyse and solve problems in climate change, its impacts and the options for possible societal responses;

4.

Demonstrate competence in information technology, data handling, problem solving, communication skills and team work;

5.

Convey the basic concepts of climate change, its impacts and possible responses to diverse audiences.

Teaching approach

Active learning

Assessment

1 - Assessment Task 1: Daisyworld
2 - Assessment Task 2: Energy balance model
3 - Assessment Task 3: Country comparison of impacts
4 - Assessment Task 4: 2 tests during the lectures (10% each)
5 - Assessment 5: Tutorial participation 2% per tutorial up to a maximum

Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities

Lectures
Tutorials

Workload requirements

Workload