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ESC 1000L SYLLABUS |
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ONLINE ESC 1001 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”. All assignments and take home tests must be typed and submitted to the instructor 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 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/ Access to class: Students who have registered and paid may go to the instructor's web page at http://www1.FSCJ.edu/rboeken to receive instructions on how to access the class. This will be available one week before the starting date for the class. You may also access the class through the Blackboard login page. Text: Earth Science Laboratory Manual, Ula L. Moody, Pearson Publishing, ISBN: 0-8087-2620-X Third Edition (Required) Classroom Collection of Rocks and Minerals. SB10937N (Nasco Science) Required. Glass Plate and porcelain streak plate may be purchased at cashier desk, Follett’s Bookstore, South Campus, FSCJ. Ordering Text: May be accomplished online by accessing the Distance Learning Webpage: http://www.distancelearning.org/ or the text may be obtained at the Campus Bookstores. If you experience problems with finding books or rock sets, contact Donna Collins at (904) 642-4905 WELCOME TO EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE LABORATORY (ESC 1000L) Earth and Space Science Laboratory is the study of the mineral, rocks, maps and weather phenomena. Orientation: First, post your biography in the “Biographies” discussion board under “Discussions”. Please develop your biography by putting up pictures and interesting information about yourself. Also, send a message to a classmate introducing yourself. Make sure to pc the instructor. Messages must be sent to both the classmate and the instructor. These are the your first assignments and are worth 5 extra credit points each. These must be completed in the first two weeks of class. Examinations: There are two 100-point exams. Exam 1 is an on-line exam. You will be given 35 pictures of minerals and rocks. You will use the given information and knowledge from your lab exercises to identify the properties and names of the minerals and rocks. There is a 2 hour time limit. There is a second exam one called Alternate Exam 1. If you are not satisfied with your score on Exam 1 you can take the Alternate Exam 1. Alternate Exam 1 will be comprised of 35 multiple-choice questions. You will have one hour to complete Alternate exam 1. Your final score will be the higher of the two scores. Remember, you must take Exam 1 before you take Alternate Exam 1. Both exam ones have total points of 110.25. The extra 10.25 points will be considered extra credit Exam 2 can be taken as an on-line exam or a take home exam. The exams contain the same questions. If you decide to take the take home exam remember you will need your lab book to complete the exam. If you choose to mail your lab book to the instructor at the end of the session, this could make a difference on when you will have to take the exam. Group Project: (100 points): A group project will be due on Monday of the last week of class. Refer to the class calendar on the course home page. It will consist of a spreadsheet of the weather for the month of February 2009. The project will also include two graphs and a discussion of the data. Details for the paper can be found in the Laboratory Manual on page 121. Students will be placed in groups of 4 - 5 to facilitate the collection of data. Each group will have a separate discussion board and determine how the collection of data will be divided between the group members. Each group member must participate in the collection and disbursement of the data. Disbursement must be done through the group discussion board. Only the data may be shared. Each student is responsible for individual graphs and answers to the questions. Thirty percent of the grade will be based on each student’s participation in the group discussion board. Groups will be posted on an announcement and sent by messages by the end of the third week of class. Some of your group members may decide not to participate in the group project. If this occurs the remaining members of the group must complete the project. This is just like the real world. If certain team members don’t pull their weight, the rest of the team has to complete the project. This is a requirement no matter if there are 1, 2, 3 or 4 members remaining. If your group is not participating you must still attempt to work with them by posting messages in your group message board. Participation in the group message board is the sole source of information for determining the participation portion of your grade. Assignments: There will be ten, 10-point assignments. These assignments consist of completing the questions found in the laboratory book. Refer to the class schedule. Be sure to do your assignments each week so you will not get behind. Since this is an on-line class, you will not be spending your time traveling to and from class and listening to boring lectures, but you will still need to spend the same amount of time studying and reading. It is very difficult if not impossible to catch up if you get too far behind. Drop for Non Attendance: If you have not sent a welcoming message or posted your biography by the end of the second week of class you will be dropped for non attendance. Submissions: You may submit the lab assignments in a variety of ways. 1) You may mail the laboratory manual, in its entirety, to the instructor by Thursday of the last week of class. The instructor must receive it no later than Thursday. If you choose this method you must send it to my home address using a service that does not require my signature. If I have to sign for the document or pick it up from a carrier I might not be able to pick up the document on time. In this case you will receive a zero for all assignments. 2) You may choose to send assignment to the instructor during the semester. Choosing to send in the assignments when completed will allow the student so view their grades during the semester instead of waiting until the class is completed. Make copies of submitted material. You will need some of the material for the exams. 3) You may scan your assignments and submit them as an attachment to a message. 4) You might find it easier to submit your assignments in pdf format. In word you can simply select SAVE AS a Pdf file. You can also download a free pdf converter at www.finepoint.com. In addition you can go to http://www.pdfonline.com then click “Why pdf online?” and “Try me”. If you e-mail a file to this website they will convert the file to pdf and send it back to you for free. If you mail assignments or the lab book to my home address sent them using a service that does not require my signature. Regardless of the way you submit the assignments, all the assignments must be in the instructor’s hands by Thursday of the last week of class. Points: There are 400 points possible in the class: EXAMS 200 GROUP PROJECT 100 ASSIGNMENTS 100 Grading: A standard grading curve will be used for this class. % GRADE 90-100 360 - 400 A 80-89 320 - 359 B 70-79 280 - 319 C 60-69 240 - 279 D <60 0 - 239 F Policies: 1) The tests and assignments are not group projects. You may work together on them, but you must arrive at your own conclusions. If two papers are copies of each other, ½ of the points will be given to each student. 2) There will be no late assignments, papers or tests accepted. Any missed test will automatically be a “0” for that test. Please contact me if you are behind for any reason. 3) There are no make-up exams. Grades of "I" will not be given in this class. Information on grading at FSCJ may be accessed at: http://www.FSCJ.org , under student resources. 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. All assignments, take home exams and lecture notes will be available in three formats. Microsoft Word (doc), Web Page (htm) and Adobe Acrobat (pdf). Microrsoft 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. Although chat time is not required for this course you may communicate with other students and the instructor in the chat room. It is for the benefit of the student. E-mail can also be sent in-house to other students in the class. How to use Discussion Boards: First, select Discussions. Second, select Discussion Board. Select the discussion board you want to join. Either respond to a posting or select “Add a New Thread” to make posting. How to use Chat: First, select Messages/O-Hours. Second, select Collaboration. Third, select join to the right of Office Hours. Ask a question or make a comment by writing to the right of the word compose or clicking on the pencil to the left of the word compose. 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 Blackboard site. There is no need to give out your personal e-mail address to any other student. Schedule for 12-week course. ESC 1001L EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE LABORATORY
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