SYLLABUS
I. COURSE: ESCI 1081 - Earth and Atmosphere Lab (Pre/Co requisite: ESCI 1073)
NOTE: This course fulfills specific general education requirements. For more information, see the catalog.
II. TEXT: Instructor generated handouts
III. INSTRUCTORS: Dr. Jim Edson
Office: Room 109 – Museum
Phone: 460-1966 - FAX: 870-460-1316 - email: edson@uamont.edu
Hours:
MWF 9:00 – 11:00; 2:00 – 3:00, TT 10:00 – 11:00; 3:00 – 4:00
Website:
http://www.uamont.edu/FacultyWeb/Edson/
IV. COURSE FORMAT: Lab – Sec. 01: 1:40 – 2:30 one hour on Tuesday and Thursday.
Sec. 02: 1:10 – 2:00 one hour on Monday and Wednesday.
Sec. 03: 12:10 – 1:00 one hour on Monday and Wednesday.
V. COURSE GOALS: The overall goal of this course is to introduce the vast subject of earth science in a manner, and with a philosophy, that will show that earth science is an integrated discipline involving processes and response to those processes known as products.
VI. OBJECTIVES: By the time the student completes this course he/she should be able to:
1. read and construct topographic maps.
2. name and recognize the basic oceanic processes.
3. interpret the nature of changes in the Earth’s climate, weather and seasons.
4. access data from weather instruments.
5. read and construct weather maps.
VII. TOPICS TO BE COVERED:
1. Topographic maps and the Public Land Survey System.
2. Surface water and groundwater.
3. Weather and weather patterns.
4. Oceans and ocean basins.
VIII. TESTING AND GRADING PRACTICES:
1. There will be (3) 200 point, non-comprehensive tests given during the semester.
2. The third exam will be the final.
3. Make-up exams will only be permitted for verifiable, excused absences.
4. There will be 100 points possible from lab work.
5. Grades will be determined based on the following scale:
700 - 627 = A ( 100 - 89.5%)
626 - 557 = B ( 89.4 - 79.5%)
556 - 487 = C ( 79.4 - 69.5%)
486 - 417 = D ( 69.4 - 59.5%)
416 - 0 = F ( 59.4 - 0%)
You will be assigned a code number for the purpose of posting grades. You have the right not to have your grades posted. Please tell me if you wish not to have your grades posted.
IX. CLASS ATTENDANCE: Attendance is expected. Students missing lecture notes or assignments because of absences (excused or unexcused) are still responsible for the material. Please do not bring children, friends or pets to class without prior approval. The following action is prohibited under the UAM Student Conduct Code: Disorderly Conduct: Any behavior which disrupts the regular or normal functions of the University community, including behavior which breaches the peace or violates the rights of others.
X. ACADEMIC DISHONESTY:
1. Cheating: Students shall not give, receive, offer, or solicit information on examinations, quizzes, etc. This includes but is not limited to the following classes of dishonesty:
a. Copying from another student’s paper.
b. Use during the examination of prepared materials, notes, or texts other than those specifically permitted by the instructor.
c. Collaboration with another student during the examination.
2. Collusion: Collusion is defined as obtaining from another party, with out specific approval in advance by the instructor, assistance in the production of work offered for credit, to the extent that the work reflects the ideas of the party consulted rather than those of the person whose name in on the work submitted.
3. Plagiarism: To adopt and reproduce as one’s own, to appropriate to one’s use, and to incorporate in one’s own work without acknowledgement the ideas or passages from the writings or works of others.
For any instance of academic dishonesty that is discovered by the instructor, whether the dishonesty is found to be cheating, collusion, duplicity, or plagiarism, the result for the student or students involved will be that the instructor will assign a grade or F for the examination or assignment involved. (See page 63 of the UAM catalog 2005-06 for further academic code violations)
XI. STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: It is the policy of the University of Arkansas-Monticello to accommodate individuals with disabilities pursuant to federal law and the University’s commitment to equal educational opportunities. It is the responsibility of the student to inform the instructor of any necessary accommodations at the beginning of the course. Any student requiring accommodations should contact the Office of Special Student Services located in Harris Hall, Room 120, phone 870-460-1026; TDD 870-460-1626; or FAX 870-460-1926.