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ESC 1000 SYLLABUS |
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ONLINE ESC 1000 SYLLABUS Instructor: Mr. Roger Boeken 5203 Thorn Tree Court Lawrence, Ks. 66049 (785) 843-0910 E-mail: rboeken@FSCJ.edu Starting with the first day of class all communications should be performed using the “Messages Function” under “Messages/O-Hours”. Use the “Browse” button to the right of “Upload Attachment”. Assignments submitted using my FSCJ.edu e-mail or personal e-mail will not be accepted. Save everything before sending. Messages will be answered within 48 hours. Most Messages will be answered in 12 - 24 hours. Alternate E-mail (emergency only): rboeken@sunflower.com Instructor Webpage: http://www1.FSCJ.edu/rboeken Chat Office Hour: Sunday evening, 8 p.m. Eastern Time (Subject to Change) Select: Messages/O-Hours/Collaboration/Office Hours Distance Learning Webpage: http://www.distancelearning.org/ Text: Foundations of Earth Science with Geode Earth Science, Lutgens and Tarbuck, Prentice Hall, Fifth Edition, ISBN-10: 0132401355, ISBN-13: 9780132401357 (Required) Ordering Text: This may be accomplished online by accessing the Distance Learning Webpage: http://www.distancelearning.org/ or the text may be obtained at the Campus Bookstores. South Campus should have the most books. To receive the text on time, order at least one week before class. Schedule: Weeks run from 12:00 a.m. Monday through 11:59 p.m. Sunday Eastern Time. WELCOME TO EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE (ESC 1000) Earth and Space Science is the study of the physical properties and events of our planet-Earth and the surrounding space. In reality, the Earth is not just divided in Chemistry, Physics, Geology, Biology, etc. The Earth is an integration of all its various parts. This course treats the Earth as a whole, using the Earth Systems as an integration tool. The objectives of this course are: 1. Distinguish between facts, theories and beliefs. 2. Understand how chemicals bond to form minerals and the atmosphere. 3. Understand Earth’s materials-minerals and rocks. 4. Understand Geologic Time and the development of life through time. 5. Understand Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics. Learn the interrelationship between Plate Tectonics and the distribution of Plants and Animals. 6. Understand Volcanoes, Earthquakes and the Earth’s internal processes. 7. Identify Geologic Structures. 8. Understand Earth’s external processes and events, such as groundwater movement, river flow, glacial development and deserts, in relation to Homo sapiens. 9. Understand Ocean processes. 10. Look at geological processes on other planets. 11. Understand atmospheric processes. Quizzes: There are fifteen (15) 15-point quizzes to be taken online. Quizzes can be taken an unlimited amount of times. The highest score attained on any one attempt will be the final grade. There is a 30 minute time limit for each attempt. A deduction of one point per minute will be assessed for quizzes that exceed the time limit. . Be sure to read the book and lectures and watch the CD ROM as well as do your assignments before taking these quizzes. The quizzes on the CD ROM are for your benefit; do not send them to the instructor unless instructed to do so. The CD ROM will be used to answer questions for the online quizzes. Discussion Boards: During week 1 there will be a non-graded biography discussion board. Introduce yourself to the class. What is your major, tell a bit about your family, personal interests, etc? There will be five (5) 50 point discussion forums. The discussion boards allow you, as a student, to interact with your instructor and classmates to explore questions and comments related to this course. Discussions will open at 12:00 a.m. on Sunday and close the following Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). A successful student in online education is one who takes an active role in the learning process. You are therefore encouraged to participate in the discussion boards to enhance your learning experience throughout the course. The discussion boards will be graded in the following manner. You cannot submit early or late posts. 1. Frequency (maximum 20 points each week) —Number and regularity of your contributions. You are expected to log into the course and post (respond) in each of the threaded discussion topics on a minimum of three separate days per week, beginning no later than Wednesday each week.
2. Quality (maximum 30 points each week) —Content of your contributions. Examples of quality posts include:
Only three posts will be graded in each discussion board however; you may post as many time as you want. If you exceed three posts I will grade the three highest quality posts.. Each of the graded posts will be worth a maximum of 5 points each. Postings and replies will be graded on content and quality. Postings should include a review and comments concerning the posting. Responses such as “Good Posting”, “Cool”, or “That’s Amazing”, will not be counted as fulfilling the requirements of the participation grade. Posts must not be direct cut and pastes from referenced material or websites. Posts should summarize your references. Plagiarized posts will not count towards meeting the requirements of the discussion boards. A good rule to follow is no more than 20% of your post should be direct quotes from your reference. If I discover that a post has been plagiarized you will receive one warning during week 1. Starting with week 2 the initial plagiarized post will receive a zero. Subsequent instances of plagiarism will result in the student being reported to FSCJ for violation of Academic Integrity. Assignments: There will be a total of 15 assignments. There will be eleven (11) 25 point assignments. These assignments will be completed on-line. Hardcopies of the assignments will be available for students to research and record answers. When the student is ready, students will access the on-line version of the assignment to submit final answers. The on-line submittal will be the graded component. There will be four (4) 37 ˝ point virtual assignments that should be great fun. The fourth virtual assignment has an option to perform the virtual assignment or write a four page paper discussing two videos. For the virtual assignments students will access a website and complete exercises over the following topics: Geologic Time, Earthquakes, Flooding and Climate Change. Follow the instructions for each assignment to meet the submittal requirements. Make sure to submit the certificates using the course message center. Assignments are due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Sunday nights. Term Paper (100 points): There will be a term paper. The paper will consist of at least four double spaced pages about a scientific show, video or movie on a subject within Earth and Space Science. You may get a video from the library, video store or watch one on TV. The show must be at least 1 hour long. The format for the paper will be: double spaced, 1" top and bottom margins and ˝ inch side margins. Twelve point Times New Roman or Arial font must be used. Grading Rubric will be 70 points content, 15 points formatting and 15 points grammar/spelling. The paper will be due no later than 11:59 p.m. the final day of class. Late Policy: There will be a 10% late penalty for assignments and quizzes submitted up to one week late. The late penalty will be 20% for submittals up to two weeks late. Submittals over two weeks late will have a late penalty of 50%. Discussion boards cannot be submitted late. Late work poses a serious threat to a student’s ability to keep up with the pace of this course. There are times, however, when students may fall behind due to unforeseen circumstances. As a rule, late work is unacceptable, but the instructor recognizes that sometimes emergencies prevent students from completing their work on time. In the event that the student cannot submit his/her work on time he/she should contact the instructor immediately. Technical problems are no excuse for late assignments in this class. Please back up your work in several places. There is nothing worse than losing hard work to a computer crash, and such issue will not constitute a valid excuse for late work in this class. Students are expected to take the necessary steps to ensure the timeliness of their work. Drop for Non Attendance: If you have not completed one of the following: 1) posted your biography, 2) completed an assignment, 3) completed a quiz or 4) participated in a graded discussion board by the end of week 2 you will be dropped for non-attendance. Extra Credit: There will be fifty, (50) extra credit points available. Minimum 4 Page paper over an instructor pre approved topic. The topic should expand on a subject covered in the class or a course related topic not covered during the class. The paper must be typed, double spaced with top, and bottom margins of 1" and right and left margins of 2 inch. Twelve point Times New Roman or Arial font must be used. Only one paper per student may be submitted. Extra credit papers must be submitted by the last day of class. Students are eligible to turn in the extra credit assignment if they meet the following conditions. All assignments, quizzes and term paper have been submitted. In addition a minimum score of 30 points must have been received in each discussion board. Grade Determination: The grades are based on the number of points divided by the total possible points, after all 3 tests have been received graded and passed. The total points for the term will be 1000. ASSIGNMENTS 425 QUIZZES 225 DISCUSSIONS 250 TERM PAPER 100 Grading: % Points GRADE 90-100 900 -1000 A 80-89 800 - 899 B 70-79 700 - 799 C 60-69 600 - 699 D <60 0 - 599 F There will be no NP grades given in this class for any reason. Incomplete grades will only be given for circumstances beyond the student’s control such as hospitalization for more than 3 weeks of the class. Technical Requirements: Each student must have access to a computer that can access the Internet, a word processing software package that at least contains word processing and spreadsheet capabilities (Word/Excel or Word Perfect/Quattro Pro), Adobe Reader, CDROM capability and e-mail access that you can receive and send attachments. The student must also know how to use the equipment. A printer that is at least laser quality is also recommended. Most assignments, take home exams and lecture notes will be available in three formats. Microsoft Word (doc), Web Page (htm) and Adobe Acrobat (pdf). Microsoft Word is the preferred software. If you need a free download of Adobe Reader, go to: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html and follow the directions there. You may also be able to do this with Web Page documents. Adobe Acrobat documents cannot be modified unless the student has the full version of the software. Only the reader is available at the above link. If you are using Word, make sure your documents are saved in .doc format and not with the extension .rtf. If you are using Word Perfect or another word processing package, make sure your documents are saved as Word documents. Minimum Hardware Requirements: (You must have access to) Pentium Multimedia PC or PowerMac with Virtual PC software Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, XP or Mac OS 8.1 or above Internet connection Internet Explorer and Netscape (If you have America Online as your Internet service provider, you should open Internet Explorer after you establish the online connection) 32MB RAM, at least Monitor resolution: 1024 x 768 Learning Online: Each student will be required to read and study all text materials and study all lecture materials each week. There will be suggested internet work that will enhance your understanding of each subject covered for the student to complete each week. Plagiarism: Plagiarism is grounds for dismissal from FSCJ. Any cutting and pasting of material, or the changing of a few words will constitute plagiarism. This includes cutting and pasting from the websites visited for assignments. Put everything in your own words. Students may not copy each other’s work. This will be considered cheating. All cheating and/or plagiarism will be handled by the giving of an “F” for the course. Rules For Online Dialogue: 1.Always be polite. 2.Try to make positive comment, even if you do not fully agree with the teacher or other student. 3.Do not give out any personal data. You may e-mail each other through the WebCT site. There is no need to give out your personal e-mail address to any other student. 4.Access the discussion groups at least three times during the week. Don’t get behind in your assignments. To read the FSCJ Disclaimer Page go to: http://www.FSCJ.org/disclaimer.html. The FSCJ calendar may be accessed at: http://www.FSCJ.org/catalog/calendar.html. Disabilities: Students that have a verified, documented disability may seek assistance from the Director for Students with Disabilities, Ms. Cecilia Sumner, (904) 632-5007. If the disability requires alternate assignments, the instructor will provide them. Schedule for 12 Week Class
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