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MTMWCD: Weather and Climate Discussion
Module code: MTMWCD
Module provider: Meteorology; School of Mathematical, Physical and Computational Sciences
Credits: 0
Level: Postgraduate Masters
When you'll be taught: Semester 1 / 2
Module convenor: Professor Suzanne Gray, email: s.l.gray@reading.ac.uk
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Placement information: NA
Academic year: 2024/5
Available to visiting students: Yes
Talis reading list: No
Last updated: 21 May 2024
Overview
Module aims and purpose
A seminar based module looking at weather and climate issues of both local and global importance.聽
This module aims to encourage awareness of the current weather and recent world-wide climate events, and the behaviour short-term (typically up to 5-day) weather forecasts, through an informal meeting that is open to all members of the department (staff and students).
Module learning outcomes
By the end of the module, it is expected that students will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the range of global weather events and their social and environmental impacts.
- Explain the key features, interpretation, accuracy and limitations of operational weather forecasts and analyses, with a focus on the UK.
- Describe how climate is changing and is predicted to change, and the evidence for this.
- Relate current weather and climate behaviour to material learnt in assessed modules.
Module content
All MSc students are expected to attend the weekly Weather and Climate discussions held during both semesters. The sessions are hosted by teaching or research staff in the department who prepare the majority of the material shown. A typical session will begin with a review of the previous week鈥檚 weather, both locally and globally, then include a focus on a particular weather event or other relevant material (e.g., the latest data on global warming), and finish with a look at the weather forecasts for the following week. The data used typically includes data from the Met Office and the European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). Discussion and debate are welcome. Normally, a Weather Forecasting Game is held in conjunction with 'WCD' to forecast various aspects of European weather. Valuable prizes can be won and immeasurable prestige can be gained (and lost)!
Structure
Teaching and learning methods
Short presentations on and discussions of topics of current interest by staff, and occasionally students. Briefing of the latest short and medium range weather forecasts.聽
Study hours
At least 24 hours of scheduled teaching and learning activities will be delivered in person, with the remaining hours for scheduled and self-scheduled teaching and learning activities delivered either in person or online. You will receive further details about how these hours will be delivered before the start of the module.
聽Scheduled teaching and learning activities | 聽Semester 1 | 聽Semester 2 | 听厂耻尘尘别谤 |
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Lectures | |||
Seminars | 12 | 12 | |
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聽Self-scheduled teaching and learning activities | 聽Semester 1 | 聽Semester 2 | 听厂耻尘尘别谤 |
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Directed viewing of video materials/screencasts | |||
Participation in discussion boards/other discussions | |||
Feedback meetings with staff | |||
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聽Placement and study abroad | 聽Semester 1 | 聽Semester 2 | 听厂耻尘尘别谤 |
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聽Independent study hours | 聽Semester 1 | 聽Semester 2 | 听厂耻尘尘别谤 |
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Please note the independent study hours above are notional numbers of hours; each student will approach studying in different ways. We would advise you to reflect on your learning and the number of hours you are allocating to these tasks.
Semester 1 The hours in this column may include hours during the Christmas holiday period.
Semester 2 The hours in this column may include hours during the Easter holiday period.
Summer The hours in this column will take place during the summer holidays and may be at the start and/or end of the module.
Assessment
Requirements for a pass
There is no assessment on this module.
Summative assessment
Type of assessment | Detail of assessment | % contribution towards module mark | Size of assessment | Submission date | Additional information |
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Penalties for late submission of summative assessment
There is no assessment on this module.
Formative assessment
Formative assessment is any task or activity which creates feedback (or feedforward) for you about your learning, but which does not contribute towards your overall module mark.
Reassessment
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Additional costs
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