2. Textbook:
Geology by Chernicoff &
Whitney
I will encourage you to use all of the available resources . . .the
text
book, classnote (OUTLINES),
web note, CD-ROM, and the Power point Slides prepared by two former
students.
3. Exams:
Four exams and it is strongly advised that you
take
all. The final exam will not
be comprehensive, but, you are still
responsible
for knowing previous materials. There are drawings in the
class
notes (outlines) that may be useful in your tests.
Course grades will be based on the
1) Final exam (test #4) (20%),
2) any other two exams (40%),
[Exams count for 60% of your course grade]
3) Writting/Class Assignments (20%)...need to have a minimum of three
references per report...(using the APA format...check with the
writing center if in doubt about APA formating) except for the water
report (no references needed for the water report), see
the units for the assignments (unit 1, one assignment; unit 2, one
assignment; unit 3, two assignments; & unit 4, three assignments)
No
Wikipedia citing will be accepted as a reference,
Note: ALL reports must
be saved as
Portable Digital Format (PDF)
Your name must be part of your file name along with the report type.
For example isiorhoaboutRptfilenameG100. Failure to follow this simple
instrution would cost you points.
4) postings to the discussion board (10%) and
5) project....Ten (10)
pictures (photographs) (no drawings/cartoons/illustrations) from
the internet, magazines, newspapers, personal collections, related
to the course worth 5%
...should be accompanied
by two to four sentences description per picture...WOULD PREFER
PICTURES TAKEN BY YOU...not compulsory (Due
November 11, 2010, 4:00 p.m. through Blackboard Assignments drop box).
Save
your pictures as JPEG or JIF (NOTE: YOU MUST PROVIDE THE
SOURCE(S) OF YOUR PICTURES. POINTS WILL BE
DEDUCTED IF YOU DO NOT INCLUDE YOUR SOURCE(S))
6) One page double space report on any
personal
experience with water related problem (5%)
Exams (tests) are based on the
honor
system (No help allowed during exams). DO NOT DISCUSS THE QUESTIONS
WHEN
THE EXAMS ARE ON...NOT EVEN ON THE DISCUSSION BOARD...ANYONE
DISCUSSING
QUESTIONS
WILL HAVE POINTS REMOVED FROM HIS/HER EXAM SCORES...it's an open book exam.
Writing/Class assignments (30% of final grades)
are
given in
this syllabus and would suggest you do not wait until
the last minute before working on them (Other
assignments may be given during the regular semester).
All assignments should arrive in your Blackboard Assignments box
no
later
than 4:00 p.m. on their due dates. I will encourage you to turn in your
assignments anytime before they are due...DO NOT USE MY REGULAR
SCHOOL
EMAIL...WILL NOT GRADE SUCH ASSIGNMENT.
ALL REPORTS MUST BE SENT THROUGH
BLACKBOARD ASSIGNMENTS BOX.
ALSO,
INCLUDE
YOUR NAME AND REPORT TITLE IN YOUR REPORT and as part of your file name, EXAMPLE, IsiorhoaboutRpt... failure
to have your name as part of your file name will cost you points
ABSOLUTELY, NO
MAKE UP EXAM.
***All students must participate in the online discussion
using
the discussion section in
Blackboard (may read "New items available" if there are
new postings) (10% of final grades).
A minimum of four
postings
(not all in one day)
(writings) per week
is required for every student. (The week starts on Monday and
ends on
Sunday
(Only postings made between August
23
through November 20, 2010 will count
for
grade (4 weeks))... you
can, however, post after November 20 for no credit). The
discussion
board should be used
to
post questions, answers, and other things that may be of interest to
the class. The instructor may initiate a topic to which you may
respond. AVOID repeating what some one else has written as Trival postings will not count.
Look at
existing threads before starting a new one. Any 'new' Thread will be
deleted if it already exists.
Blackboard mail will be answered withing 48 hours of posting
except
those
sent on Fridays, Saturdays & Sunday mornings.
IF NO RESPONSE WITHIN 48 HOURS, ASSUME YOUR MAIL WAS NOT
RECEIVED.
Send
your mail through Blackboard if you have questions.
As an online
class ... imagine I am somewhere in Australia ... have that at the back
of your mind the next time you think of bringing your reports to me in
person :)
(LEAVE MESSAGE IN MY VOICEMAIL IF THERE IS
NO
ANSWER)
(Grading scale 90-100%=A, 80-89%=B, 70-79%=C, 60-69%=D) ...may
add +/-
Students are
strongly advised to
know the “Code of Student Rights, Responsibility, and Conduct” that can
be
found in the “Student handbook and planner that is published each fall
semester”
I expect students to read and understand the “Code” especially
as it relates to cheating, plagiarizing, and aiding and abetting others
to cheat or plagiarize. Students caught cheating on exams/tests,
projects or reports (plagiarizing)
will receive a zero for that portion of the course.
"If
you have a disability and need assistance, special arrangements can be
made to accommodate most needs. Contact the Director of Services for
Students with Disabilities (Walb, room 113, telephone number 481-6658),
as soon as possible to work out the details. Once the Director has
provided you with a letter attesting to your needs for modification,
bring the letter to me. For more information, please visit the web site
for SSD at http://www.ipfw.edu/ssd/ "
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Unit II
Unit III
Unit IV
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