G300Syllabus

Laboratories/field exercises are essential to the course. Students should develop skills in assessing and
determining geologic implications of environmental issues.

Class Project: Students will work in teams to evaluate the influence of geology in the location of IPFW campus.
The class project will examine the relationship between surface water and groundwater.
The class will also examine how our activities and actions are infleunced by geology (location, location, location).

Field Trips: There will be a minimum of two and a maximum of five field trips during this course
and all students are required to go on all trips. The class will visit wetlands and other areas of interest
in NE Indiana (Fox Island & County). Field trips will be on Thursdays during class time except for the
'county' trip...October, 25 (or November 1 for 'rainy' day, 2008. For the "County trip"...
Plan to arrive on campus by 8:30 am, as we leave for the County
Trip at 9:00 am prompt, to return around 4 pm. Dress appropriately for the trip.
A one page single space report of the trip will be required two days after the trip,
by 4 :00 pm. Please do not schedule anything for those two weekends.
THIS TRIP IS NOT OPTIONAL.

Term Research Project: Students will be required to conduct research on a topic relating to this course.
The student may choose any suitable topic, but, must get the Instructor's approval before starting on the project.

I strongly encourage students to choose a research topic before Fall Break (October 9, 2008).
Students should consult with the instructor on weekly basis concerning their projects and
students should submit rough drafts before the final copy is turned in.

NOTE: All reports, including tests must be submitted through Blackboard and always have your
name and topic as part of the name of your file (e.g. isiorhoreportwtg)…
not following this simple rule will cost you points.

Ten articles total
Review articles 1 & 2, five articles from the five groups (one article from each group)
to make up seven from the list, and any other three peer reviewed articles of your
(not from this list) of choosing.

Guest Speaker: Betsy Yankowiak
on "The Little River Wetland Project" Sept. 18, 2008

No class Sept. 25 & 30 & Oct. 2..... use this time to work on your project

Articles:

Review articles 1 & 2
1. Drinking-Water Nitrate and Health Recent Findings and Research
Another site for the same article ...due August 28, 2008

* Write a one page review per article on any three peer reviewed articles (hard (or electronic)
copies of articles must be submitted to me in class on October 9, 2008) you selected for your
literature review for your proposed class project. Due October 7, 2008.

2. The impact of leaking sewage on urban groundwater... due October 9, 2008

One article from Group I ...due October 14, 2008
A. Sample Preparation ....
B. Setting environmental standars: A statistician's perspective

One article from group II...due October 16, 2008
A. Landsliding in an Urban Area
B. Uncertainties in Rain induced landslide hazard

One article from group III...due October 23, 2008
A. Recurrent sampling in soils inudated by Hurricane Katrina
B. Water vulnerability assessment and evaluation of huma activity...

One article from group IV...due October 30, 2008
A. Over view of a CO2 sequestration field test in the West Pearl Queen reservoir, NM
B. Carbon Dioxide sequestration in Ohio River Valley area

One article from group V...due November 6, 2008
A. Liquefaction susceptibility mapping in Boston
B. Decline groundwater level and aquifer dewatering in Dhaka metropolitan area

All together, you should have ten articles (Seven from the above list and three of your choosing)

Bonus article... Environmental worldview of children: a cross-cultural perspective

4. Tentative Schedule:
Part One: Fundamentals of Environmental Concepts chpts 1 - 3
Philosophy and Fundamental Concepts, Earth Materials (minerals), and Soil and
Environment. (Military Earthworms)
"Man did not weave the web of life - he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself."
~Chief Seattle, 1854.

No class Sept 25, 30, & Oct. 2(the 6th week)
Use this time to search for any three articles that may be relevant to your research project and
write a one page double space review for each article.

Also, if you want extra credit, write a one page double space report on any two current environmental
related issues here on campus or in NE Indiana...
need a minimum of two references to support your report...bonus 1% of course grade...due September 18, 2008

Presentations would start Nov. 25, 2008. Each presentation will be 15 minutes long.
You must use power point for your presentation. Your project report is due by November 20, but, no later than November 24, 4:00 p.m. NO EXTENSION WILL BE GIVEN.

Note: Your presentation will be graded using the quality of your slides, completeness of your presentation, voice, explanation, and using appropriate pictures, graphs, and or tables.

Waste reduction ABC news
Power from the sea Tidal Waves
Blackboard Vista Use this for posting questions/answers and other stuff. Send all your reports and assignments through blackboard assignment dropbox.
Some neat photos ?
Send your drafts, questions, notes, etc, through Blackboard Vista

Title (what is your report about? not more than 15 words),
Abstract (a type of summary of your report...one should read this and get the gist of your paper),
Introduction (what do you know about the topic and what has been done and why this report i.e. purpose),
Method/Approach (how did you you get your information result, data etc.),
Result/Data (self explanatory),
Discussions (what does your result mean?.... you include your opinion here),
Conclusion (two to four sentence summary of your report),
Acknowledgment (if any),
References (what works did you cite?)
Part of grade be based on your following this format in addition to the content and writing style.

The above topics may be covered by October 23, leaving you with approximately four weeks to work on your project.