Fall 2020 Course Syllabus Course: GEOL-1104- Section: 71 Historical Geology

Instructor Information
Instructor	Karen Stelly
E-mail	stellyks@lamarpa.edu
Phone	(409) 984-6341
Office	Location: Educational I - Room: 133 Hours: Virtual office hours by phone Mon-Sun 10am-5pm call or text - 409-554-3493
Department	General Education and Developmental Studies Chair: Dr. Michelle Davis E-mail: davisml1@lamarpa.edu Phone: (409) 984-6341 If you have a grievance, complaint, or concern about this course that has not been resolved through discussion with the Instructor, please consult the Department Chair.
COVID 19 Information	The Lamar State College Port Arthur (LSCPA) Student Code of Conduct COVID 19 Policy requires students who have been exposed to COVID 19 or diagnosed with COVID 19 to report their condition on the COVID 19 Notification Form (available via a link on the Student Code of Conduct COVID19 webpage). This information will be provided to the Dean of Student Services. In addition, this policy requires all students to wear face coverings in compliance with the criteria included in the policy. For more information please refer to the COVID 19 link on the LSCPA website.
Course Information
Description	This laboratory-based course accompanies GEOL 1304, Historical Geology. Laboratory activities will introduce methods used by scientists to interpret the history of life and major events in the physical development of Earth from rocks and fossils.
Prerequisites	None
Learning Outcomes	Learning Outcomes Upon successful completion of this course, students will: Classify and interpret depositional environments using sedimentary rocks and fossils. Taxonomically classify samples of geologically important fossil groups and use them to interpret the age of rocks on the Geologic Time Scale. Apply relative and numerical age-dating techniques to construct geologic histories including the correlation of stratigraphic sections. Reconstruct past continental configurations. Integrate multiple types of data to interpret Earth history.
Core Objectives	* Communication skills: Students will demonstrate effective written, oral and visual communication. * Critical Thinking Skills: Students will engage in creative and/or innovative thinking, and/or inquiry, analysis, evaluation, synthesis of information, organizing concepts and constructing solutions. * Empirical and Quantitative Skills: Students will demonstrate applications of scientific and mathematical concepts. * Teamwork: Students will demonstrate the ability to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal and consider different points of view.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
Textbooks	Textbook Purchasing Statement: A student attending Lamar State College Port Arthur is not under any obligation to purchase a textbook from the college-affiliated bookstore. The same textbook may also be available from an independent retailer, including an online retailer. Ritter and Petersen, ISBN 9781478611455 Interpreting Earth History 8th edition (E-version is NOT recommended)
Lecture Topics Outline	GEO1104 Class Schedule: (With due dates) All labs and quizzes are due by end of day Sundays. Week and date Lab assignment Lab Topic Lab Due Dates Week 1 August 24 Bad Laura - no class Week 2 Aug 31 Bad Laura - no class Week 3 Sept 7/8 Lab 1 Chapters 3, 4 Sedimentary rocks and Depositional Environments Week 4 Sept 14 Continue lab 1 Lab 1 worksheet due Sept 20 Week 5 Sept 21 Lab 2 Chapters 1, 2 Relative Dating and Radiometric Dating Week 6 Sept 28 Continue lab 2 Lab 2 worksheet due Oct 4 Lab Quiz 1 due Oct 4 Week 7 Oct 5 Lab 3 Chapters 8, 9 Fossils, and Evidence of Evolution Week 8 Oct 12 Continue Lab 3 Lab 3 worksheet due Oct 18 Lab Quiz 2 due Oct 18 Week 9 Oct 19 Lab 4 Chapters 5, 6 Stratigraphy and Physical Correlation Week 10 Oct 26 Continue Lab 4 Lab 4 due Nov 1 Lab Quiz 3 due Nov 1 Week 11 Nov 2 Lab 6 Chapters 11, 13, 14 Plate Tectonics, Geologic Maps, and Canadian Shield Week 12 Nov 9 Continue Lab 6 Lab 6 due Nov 15 Lab Quiz 4 due Nov 15 Week 13 Nov 16 Week 14 Nov 23      Lab Quiz 6 due Nov 29
Major Assignments Schedule	GEOL_1104_71_202090_P00344370.pdf
Final Exam Date	December 6, 2020 - 8:00 AM
Grading Scale	90 - 100=A    80 - 89=B    70 - 79=C     60 - 69=D    Below 59 = F
Determination of Final Grade	Lab worksheets 50%; Quizzes 50%
Course Policies
Instructor Policies	All work must be your own work, including answering of questions and any drawing you must do.
Attendance Policy	Class attendance will be met by submitting timely labs and quizzes.
Academic Honesty	Academic honesty is expected from all students, and dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated. Please consult the LSC-PA policies (Section IX, subsection A, in the Faculty Handbook) for consequences of academic dishonesty.
Facility Policies	No food or tobacco products are allowed in the classroom. Only students enrolled in the course are allowed in the classroom, except by special instructor permission. Use of electronic devices is prohibited.
Important Information
ADA Considerations	The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact the the Office for Disability Services Coordinator, Room 231, in the Madison Monroe Building. The phone number is (409) 984-6241.
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Other	Technology Requirements: You should have a computer with Windows 8 or more recent. You should have MS Office, specifically Word, PowerPoint, and Excel If you do not have Office already, you can down load a free version called OpenOffice available at https://www.openoffice.org/download/ (If you use this, you should save your documents as .docx files) You should have a printer with scanner OR phone with camera for the purpose of making a digital image of some lab work
HB 2504	This syllabus is part of LSC-PA's efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504.