Central Department of Environmental Science

Central Department of Environmental Science

Kritipur

ENV 555: Field Work

Course Title: Field Work Credit Hours: 2
Course No: ENV 555 Lecture Hours: 90
Nature of Course: Research (Compulsory) Full Marks: 50

 

Learning Objectives

This course has been designed to

  1. Develop an understanding on key issues and components in environmental science
  2. Strengthen the field based knowledge and widen exposure to the real field situations

Field Activities

Two weeks field visit will be organised in a preselected study site, preferably for five years. Each student is required to submit a field observation report during the field in the prescribed format and a final report for evaluation after completion of field work. Field costs must be borne by the students themselves.

List of activities to be performed during field work

SN Activities Remarks
1 Maintenance of the field diary

The diary should indicate whether the work has been done according to the objectives, and the intended learning outcomes are fulfilled, together with a list of activities performed.

Duly signed by respective field supervisors in the field.
2 Evening seminar Every student should participate in the seminar which will be held every evening in the field as a part of viva-voce
3 Journal assignment Students will be provided with journal articles one month prior to their field visit, and a viva of the same will be conducted in the field.

 

Field Works

  1. Succession study of vegetation and analyse the distribution pattern of biodiversity
  2. Study on ecads and ecotypic variation
  3. Inventory of biodiversity (flora and fauna) and biological resources (e.g., medicinal and aromatic plants) of an area
  4. Study on the impacts of invasive species on biodiversity and biological resources, and their mitigation/control/management measures
  5. Study on forest types and management regimes
  6. Assessment of the River Ecosystem Health of the selected watershed
  7. Field observation of landslide and flood hazard, interpretation of post-disaster and future prediction of hazard by the visual estimation method
  8. Interpretation of failure analysis in the field by both data interpretation and visual estimation methods
  9. Study of rock weathering and rock mass classification
  10. Preparation of an environmental geological map in the field