CV17028 SMART NUIG MS and 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.