GEOL-1304-01 - Historical Geology
Lamar State College - Port Arthur
House Bill 2504
Spring 2018 Course Syllabus
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Semester | Spring 2018 | ||||||||||||
Instructor | Taylor, Ronald Shearer | ||||||||||||
Phone | (409) 984-6575 | ||||||||||||
taylorrs@lamarpa.edu | |||||||||||||
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Course Number | 12120 | ||||||||||||
Course Description | A comprehensive survey of the history of life and major events in the evolution of Earth as interpreted from rocks and fossils. 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. Includes the rapid Recent changes in the Earth System. | ||||||||||||
Course Prerequisites | None | ||||||||||||
Required Textbooks | 1 Interpreting Earth History (Manual), 8th edition, Waveland Press, 2015. 2 Wikipedia using a Smartphone. Lab work requires writing/drawing in a personal copy of the Manual using lead and colored pencils--no ink pens! | ||||||||||||
Attendance Policy |
Every absence undermines the course grade. To receive credit for a lecture exam, quiz, lab exercise, or final exam, attendance is required. Only one missed lecture exam of the three scheduled can be made up by using the score of the equivalent missed content as taken from the final exam. The three lecture tests and the final exam require closed-book memorization of Earth-cycles/sequences whereas the opened-book exam topics require use of either a textbook/outline handout source or a Wikipedia source from a smartphone. The video quizzes are based on the content of the teaching videos--not attending the showing of a video lowers the credit received for the accompanying quiz. Missed lab assignments cannot be made up because most assignments require materials such as models, specimens, additional instructions provided by the instructor. |
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Course Grading Scale | 90 - 100=A 80 - 89=B 70 - 79=C 60 - 69=D Below 59 = F | ||||||||||||
Determination of Final Grade | Three lecture tests - 45%, Quizzes - 15%, Lab exercises - 15%, Final exam 25% | ||||||||||||
Final Exam Date | May 8, 2018 - 9:00 AM Through May 8, 2018 - 11:00 AM | ||||||||||||
Major Assignments |
Week 1: Introduction; Geologic Time Week 2: Geologic Time; Minerals Week 3: Plate Tectonics Week 4: Lecture Exam; Rock Cycle Week 5: Fossils Week 6: Sedimentary Rocks; Depositional Environments Week 7: Facies and Depositional Environments; Lecture Exam Week 8: Lithostratigraphy; Biostratigraphy Week 9: Physical Correlation; Facies and Sea Level changes Week 10: Significance of Climate & Mass Extinctions; Evolutions Week 11: Lecture Exam; Paleogeographic Maps Week 12: Folded Sedimentary Rocks; Ancient Rocks Week 13: Paleozoic Orogenies; Cordilleran Orogenies Week 14: Hot Spot Geology; Tectonic Cycle Week 15: Final Review; Final Exam |
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Calendar of Lecture Topics and Major Assignment Due Dates |
Week 4: Lecture Exam I Week 7: Lecture Exam II Week 11: Lecture Exam III Week 14: Submit folder with completed lab exercise and quizzes Week 15: Final Exam |
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General Education/Core Curriculum Student Learning Outcomes |
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Program Student Learning Outcomes |
PSLO 1--Students will demonstrate effective written, oral, and visual communication. PSLO 2--Student will engage in creative and/or innovative thinking, and/or inquiry, analysis, evaluation, synthesis of information, organizing concepts, and constructing solutions. PSLO 3--Students will demonstrate applications of scientific and mathematical concepts. PSLO 4--Students will demonstrate the ability to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal and consider different points of view. |
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Course Student Learning Outcomes |
CSLO 1--Develops an ability to illustrate, express, and correctly organize processes involved in Earth cycles. CSLO 2--Develops an ability to understand, add to, and link the intricate workings of Earth Cycle systems. CSLO 3--Demonstrates data-management, trend analysis, and graphing of relationships through lab assignments. CSLO 4--Demonstrates the ability to work together cooperatively in small groups on projects that require shared conclusions. |
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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 |
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Additional Information | |||||||||||||
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 Special Populations Coordinator, Room 231, in the Madison Monroe Building. The phone number is (409) 984-6241. | ||||||||||||
Copyright Violations |
Some material in this course may be copyrighted. They may be used only for instructional purposes this semester,
by students enrolled in this course. These materials are being used fairly and legally.
No one may distribute or share these copyrighted materials in any medium or format with anyone outside this class,
including publishing essays with copyrighted material, uploading copyrighted material to Facebook or YouTube, or
painting or performing copyrighted material for public display.
Copyright violation is not the same thing as plagiarism. Plagiarism is intellectual dishonesty. Offenses of plagiarism result in lower grades or failing scores, and professors and the college strictly enforce plagiarism rules. There is never any acceptable use of plagiarism. Copyright violation is a legal offense, punishable by large fines and penalties. Copyrighted material can be used if permission from the material’s creator is obtained, or if its use meets the standards of fair use in an educational setting. For example, a student can quote a line from Shakespeare’s Hamlet in a report without violating copyright but still be guilty of plagiarism if the quotation is not properly documented. If you are in doubt about what material can be freely used, ask your professor or contact the Dean of Library Services, at (409) 984-6216. |
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Assessment Statement |
Assessment is a process by which LSCPA can help you learn better and gauge the level of progress you have made to
attain knowledge, skills, beliefs, and values. It also helps your professors understand how to improve teaching
and testing methods in your classes, and it helps each department understand and improve degree and certificate
programs.
Periodically LSC-PA will collect assessment data for research and reporting purposes, including statistical data and sometimes copies of your work. Be assured that all material the college uses for assessment purposes will be kept confidential. To ensure anonymity, your name will be removed from any material we use for assessment purposes, including video-recorded performances, speeches, and projects. If you object to allowing LSC-PA to use your material for assessment purposes, submit a letter stating so to your professor by the 12th class day. You will still be required to participate in whatever assessments are being done; we just won’t use your data. What’s the difference between assessment and grades? The grades you get on papers, projects, speeches, and assignments are specific types of focused assessment. LSC-PA’s assessment efforts include class grades, surveys, standardized tests, and other tools. |
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Privacy Notice |
Federal privacy laws apply to college students. This means that college employees, including instructors, cannot
divulge information to third parties, including parents and legal guardians of students. Even if the students are
minors, information about their college work cannot be shared with anyone except in very limited circumstances.
Anyone requesting information about a student should be referred to the Registrar. Instructors will be notified in writing by that Office about what information may be released and to whom. Please remember that releasing private information about a student, however innocuous it may seem, can be a violation of federal law, with very serious consequences. Circumstances under which information may be released:
An adult student may submit, to the Registrar, a handwritten, signed note granting permission for release of
information. The note must specify what information may be divulged, and it must specify the name of the person
to whom the information may be given.
The Registrar’s office is located in the Student Center room 303B, and can be reached at (409) 984-6165. |
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College-Level Perspectives |
This course helps add to the students’ overall collegiate experience in the following ways:
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Degree Plan Evaluation |
A Degree Plan Evaluation will help you determine which classes you need to complete your program.
All of the classes that you have taken that apply to your declared major will be listed on the right. If you have a class that still needs to be completed, a “NO” will be listed on the right next to the required class. |
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HB 2504 | This syllabus is part of LSC-PA’s efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504. | ||||||||||||
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