UKESCC Courseware Modules


Twenty-one courseware modules are available. Their titles are listed in the table below. You can gain some idea of what is in a module, and how the material is presented, by displaying an outline description and by listing its index. To display an outline description, click on the module title in the left-hand column. The centre column gives an indication of the educational level and the right-hand column the number of entries in each modules' index. Click on the numbers to display the index entries.

To gain an idea of the content of all 21 modules together, view the entry list for the Global Index, but note that it is a large file.

Module Names. Click for Outline Educational Level No.Index Entries. Click to list
Arc Magmatism Advanced 326
Aspects of Earth Resources All 370
Basic Geochemistry

 Introductory

 170
Basic Petrography Introductory 204
Basic Skills for Earth Sciences Introductory 261
Crystallography Introductory 88
Dynamic Stratigraphy: Controls and Products Advanced 227
Exploring the Shallow Subsurface Using Geophysics Advanced 42
Preparing for Fieldwork 2: Field Safety for Geologists

 All

88
Fossils as Palaeoenvironmental Indicators All 163
Geological Map Skills Introductory 32
Ocean Crust and Ophiolites Intermediate 72
Optical Mineralogy Intermediate 110
Petrogenesis of Granitic Rocks Advanced 102
Phase Diagrams in Igneous Systems Advanced 82
Radiogenic Isotopes in Geological Sciences Advanced 49
Rock Deformation and Geological Structures Intermediate 163
Systematic Palaeontology: the Phylum Mollusca Intermediate 92
Preparing for Fieldwork 1: Using the Compass/Clinometer Intermediate 43
Using Stereonets in Geology All 52
Visualising Geology in 3-D Introductory 189

Module Collections


Three CD-ROM's (listed below), each containing a fixed selection of the courseware modules are available, alternatively we can a custom-made CD-ROM with your selection of modules, fully indexed.

1. Earth Science Courseware CD-ROM. All the above 21 modules on a single CD-ROM.

2. Introductory Geology CD-ROM. The 7 most popular modules used by schools and colleges providing pre-University level education. Contains: Aspects of Earth Resources, Basic Petrography, Basic Skills for Earth Sciences, Fossils as Palaeoenvironmental Indicators, Geological Map Skills, Rock Deformation and Geological Structures, Visualising Geology in 3D.

3. Mineralogical Collection CD-ROM. The 7 courseware modules covering topics involving different aspects of mineralogy and petrology. Contains: Arc Magmatism, Basic Petrography, Optical Mineralogy, Crystallography, Petrogenesis of Granitic Rocks, Phase Diagrams in Igneous Systems, Using Stereonets in Geology.