James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2022
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EA5650 - Sedimentary Environments and Energy Resources
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | College of Science and Engineering (pre 2023 PCS) |
Subject Description
- This subject presents a comprehensive overview of sedimentary basins and their significance for the formation of traditional and emerging energy resources and role in carbon sequestration. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the context between sedimentary environments, stratigraphy and diagenesis for the formation and emplacement of coal and hydrocarbons, as well as emerging critical resources for green energy and climate adaption, including lithium, hydrogen, helium, and carbon sequestration. The subject includes a discourse through geological time to study basin analysis based on outcrops, core logs, seismic analysis, and sedimentary provenance.
Learning Outcomes
- Understand and critically appraise the processes and formation of energy resources
- Understand global environmental change and its significance for our modern energy resources
- Analyse and Identify sedimentary basins and the tectonic controls on basin location and formation
- Analyse and Identify energy resources including hydrocarbons, coal, lithium, hydrogen and helium
Subject Assessment
- Written > Examination (centrally administered) - (40%) - Individual
- Written > Test/Quiz 1 - (10%) - Individual
- Written > Field report - (10%) - Individual
- Written > Lab/Practical report - (40%) - Individual
Note that minor variations might occur due to the continuous subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.
Inadmissible Subject Combinations: EA3620 EA3650 EA5620
Availabilities
Townsville, Study Period 2, Internal | |
| Census date: | Thursday, 25 Aug 2022 |
| Study Period Dates: | Monday, 25 Jul 2022 to Friday, 18 Nov 2022 |
| Coordinator(s): | Professor Eric Roberts |
| Lecturer(s): | Professor Eric Roberts |
| Workload expectations: | The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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