CV17028 SMART NUIG MS & EOS Winter 2017 surveys. To deliver an accredited, offshore blended learning module for final year BSc undergraduates of NUIG Marine Science and Earth and Ocean Science degree programmes. * Provide students with the knowledge necessary to design plan and execute an offshore scientific research survey. * Develop student understanding of how physical, chemical and biological marine processes shape the marine environment and influence the abundance and distribution of marine organisms. * Familiarise students with the applications of scientific sampling equipment and instrumentation onboard a modern survey vessel. * Collect multidisciplinary data sets for analysis, quality control, interpretation, and integration. * Production by students of scientific survey reports integrating all data sets and analysis of collected samples.