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S808 Earth Science: A systems approach
Simon P. KelleyCourse team chair
(Posing as a tourist on Vesuvius)
The S808 course team• Simon Kelley (Author, Block 5 and Course Team Chair)• Mike Widdowson (Author, Block 1)• Anthony Cohen (Author, Block 2)• Nigel Harris (Author, Block 3)• Mark Brandon (Author, Block 4)
• Elaine McPherson (Course Manager)
Before the course startsThe set bookKump, Casting and Crane(3rd edition , 2009)
Before the course starts
UndergraduateCourse books
Before the course starts
WebcastsVideo lectures
Structure of the course• Block 1 Introduction to Earth System Science• Block 2 The causes and consequences of abrupt global
warming• Block 3 Mountain building and climate change• Block 4 The Cryosphere and Ocean Circulation• Block 5 Living with the modern Earth system
Structure of the course• Block 1 Introduction to Earth System Science• Block 2 The causes and consequences of abrupt global
warming• Block 3 Mountain building and climate change• Block 4 The Cryosphere and Ocean Circulation• Block 5 Living with the modern Earth system
Structure of the course• Block 1 Introduction to Earth System Science• Block 2 The causes and consequences of abrupt global
warming• Block 3 Mountain building and climate change• Block 4 The Cryosphere and Ocean Circulation• Block 5 Living with the modern Earth system
Structure of the course• Block 1 Introduction to Earth System Science• Block 2 The causes and consequences of abrupt global
warming• Block 3 Mountain building and climate change• Block 4 The Cryosphere and Ocean Circulation• Block 5 Living with the modern Earth system
Structure of the course• Block 1 Introduction to Earth System Science• Block 2 The causes and consequences of abrupt global
warming• Block 3 Mountain building and climate change• Block 4 The Cryosphere and Ocean Circulation• Block 5 Living with the modern Earth system
Course components• The set book• The course website and study planner• The study guides and glossary• The Open University library• Electronic presentations• Tuition
Components• The set book• The course website and study planner• The study guides and glossary• The Open University library• Electronic presentations• Tuition
Components• The set book• The course website and study planner• The study guides and glossary• The Open University library• Electronic presentations• Tuition
Components• The set book• The course website and study planner• The study guides and glossary• The Open University library• Electronic presentations• Tuition
Components• The set book• The course website and study planner• The study guides and glossary• The Open University library• Electronic presentations• Tuition
Components• The set book• The course website and study planner• The study guides and glossary• The Open University library• Electronic presentations• Tuition
Information literacy
Academic skills development• Writing skills• Researching and referencing skills• Copyright issues
Assessment• eTMAs• ECA
Summary
• We wish you well in your study of S808 and hope that you enjoy the course.
