5 D. Haywick Contact Information, Office Hours and Schedule How & where to find Doug: I reside in LSCB room 049. I believe in open office hours, so feel free to pay me a visit anytime between 9:00 am & 5:00 pm. However, I will generally be in my office during the times posted on my schedule. Should you be unsuccessful in your attempts to find me, fear not! You have two options: 1) check the Where's Doug note on my door for my location during normal office hours, or 2) leave a message for me: Telephone: 460-7569 (Haywick’s office – you can leave a message). E-mail: [email protected] internet: http://www.southalabama.edu/geology/haywick D. Haywick Hours (Fall 2014 Semester) Time Monday Wednesday Friday 8:00-8:50 9:05-9:55 Office 10:10 AM-12:00 PM GY 111L-106 Lab (LSCB 335) 12:20-1:10 Office 1:20-4:30 4:30-5:00 Office 6:00-8:30 ES 492 (LSCB 10) Time Tuesday Thursday 8:00-9:15 Office Office 9:30-10:45 GY 111 (HUMB 150) GY 111 (HUMB 150) 11:00-12:15 GY 302 (LSCB 337) GY 302 (LSCB 337) 12:30-1:45 GY 302 Lab (LSCB 337) 1:00 PM- 4:00 PM Office (12:30-1:25 PM) 2:00-4:00 GY 111L-104 Lab (LSCB 335) 1:25 PM-3:15 PM 4:00-5:00 SI sessions (GY 302 students only) Office (3:15-4:00 PM) Note: shaded areas are research\committee\personal times: STAY AWAY! I will permit you to use Laptops, or Tablets during my lectures if they are being used for the right reasons (i.e., to access online GY302 relevant content). Facebook, Twitter, checking your email or watching videos in NOT permitted. The first time I see you playing with anything not related to this class, I will politely ask you to stop. The next time, I will be less polite. Don’t try it 3 times.4 ***Lab Quizzes and Final Lab Exam: There are a whole bunch of minerals and crystal systems that you need to know in this class. To make it manageable for you, I’ve found it best to give you weekly quizzes. They will start in Week 3 and will be at the start of each lab session (Tuesday 1:00 to 1:30 PM). Weeks 3-5 will involve crystal systems. Each of you will pull 2 wooden models out of a “hat” and answer specific questions about those models during the quiz periods. From Week 8 onwards, the quizzes will be on minerals. You will need to answer specific questions about 5 unknown minerals based upon the previous weeks mineral offerings (20-25 each week). You will use your mineral notebooks for these quizzes so make sure that you record all of the important information that you are responsible for during the week before the lab test. This is a time consuming process; budget at least 4-5 hours of additional examination time per week. I give bonus opportunities on most quizzes that is based upon previous work in the labs, so try not to forget everything you learn from week to week. The final lab exam will consist of 30 minerals drawn from the entire GY 302 mineral collection, but 6 will be tektosilicates (they will be asterisked for you). For the final, you will only have to identify the mineral but you will still be able to use your mineral note book. Assignments: Expect some assignments in this class. All assignments (and where applicable, revised versions) are due in my office (hardcopy or online submissions) by 5:00 pm on the assigned due dates. I will not accept late assignments (you will get an F). See the class website for a comprehensive assignment schedule. ***Poster Session: The capstone project in this class will be a poster presentation on one mineral of your choice. The poster will follow a standard PowerPoint template associated with a geological meeting hosted by the GSSA (The Geological Survey of South Alabama). Although this is a fictitious organization, the poster will be presented in a conference setting modelled after real GSA meetings. You will be provided with the poster template for this assignment. Do not modify it. Posters will be put on display around the building at the end of the semester and will be criticized by Earth Sciences faculty. In addition to the poster session, each student will be given a 3 minute time slot to present their posters to the class in oral format during the class period on the day the posters will be put on display. Missed exams: The reason for producing a syllabus is to give students advanced notice of exams and assignment due dates. Translation: there is no excuse for missing an exam. However, sometimes it happens. If you have a legitimate excuse for missing an exam (i.e. medical problem), you will be permitted to write a make-up during the last week of classes provided that you show me a signed certificate from a medical doctor stating that it was impossible for you to make the exam. The make up exam will consist of 2 essay questions (i.e. no easy stuff like multiple choice questions). The fine print: Plagiarism and cheating are not permitted in this class and either of them will result in severe embarrassment to you (and quite possibly an F for the assignment or exam in question) if you are caught doing them. Be sure to use proper reference citations in your take home exam otherwise it’s plagiarism. All written reports (essay questions, term papers, assignments) are subject to examination through the Turnitin website. This is not meant as a punishment, but is instead, a process intended to improve your writing skills. See me if you have questions about plagiarism and/or Turnitin during my office hours. Students with Disabilities: In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, students with bona fide disabilities will be afforded reasonable accommodations. The Office of Special Student Services (OSSS) will certify a disability and advise faculty members of reasonable accommodations. If you have a specific disability that qualifies you for academic accommodations, please notify the instructor/professor and provide certification from the Office of Special Student Services. OSSS is located at 5828 Old Shell Road at Jaguar Drive, (251-460-7212). Changes in Course Requirements: Not all classes progress at the same rate thus course requirements might have to be modified as circumstances dictate. You will be given written notice if the course requirements need to be changed. Academic Disruption Policy: The University of South Alabama’s policy regarding Academic Disruption is found in The Lowdown, the student handbook. http://www.southalabama.edu/lowdown/academicdisruption.shtml: Disruptive academic behavior is