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Course Requirements Grading scale:Course Schedule and Lecture Topics:SCHOOL OF FISHERIES AND OCEAN SCIENCES MSL 111X THE OCEANS Syllabus - Spring Semester 2008 January 20, 2008 • Please read this handout carefully. • Keep this handout because it contains information you will need later in the semester. • Keep all graded and returned exams, labs, and other assignments until after you have received your final grade for the class. We try hard not to make errors in recording grades, but we are not perfect. Your class record will be posted on Blackboard, and you should check your grades carefully and periodically. • Please speak with or e-mail the instructor or TA if you must miss a substantial number of classes or labs, or if you are doing poorly with assignments or exams. We will try to help you complete the course successfully. Contact your instructors prior to missing classe • We ask you to provide an e-mail address, preferably one that you check daily. This will be used for class-related matters only. If you do not use e-mail, provide a phone number. However, you may miss some e-mailed notices, reminders, etc. So, please obtain an account ASAP and send your address to your TA. Lecture: MWF 10:30-11:30 a.m., Natural Sciences Bldg. 202 Labs: Mon 6:30-9:30 p.m., Natural Sciences Bldg. 245 Tues 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Natural Sciences Bldg. 245 Thrs 6:30-9:30 p.m., Natural Sciences Bldg. 245 Fri 2:15-5:15 p.m., Natural Sciences Bldg. 245 Instructors: Dr. John Kelley Dr. Dean Stockwell Rm. 331 O’Neill Rm. 330 O’Neill x5585 x5556 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Office hours: See us at the end of class (11:30 MWF) and we will either meet then, or set up an appointment to meet later. You may also call or e-mail for an appointment. We will answer reasonably short questions on the phone or via e-mail (i.e., 5 minutes worth), but please avoid waiting until the day before the exam because sometimes we do not have time to answer all last-minute questions. TA office hours are by appointment – please contact your TA or make arrangements in lab. If you leave voicemail, please include your e-mail address in your message.TAs: Carrie Parris [email protected] Heather Vukelic [email protected] Tracie Merrill [email protected] Tania Spurkland [email protected] Course Website: http://www.sfos.uaf.edu/MSL111/ This site has lecture notes, class assignments, the syllabus, images, links to related websites, and other useful information. It is important that you be able to access this site, so if you are not able to, let us know. Log in as msl11 and the password is oceans. Blackboard: Grades for labs and exams/quizzes will be posted on Blackboard. Students should contact instructors as soon as possible if an error is discovered and check frequently to make sure they have been credited with a correct grade for all work done. If you have any problems accessing Blackboard, call the IT help desk at x6564 to ensure that you have a valid email account and that you are using the correct login. Keep all graded and returned items until your final grade has been posted. Text and Reading Assignments: An Introduction to the World's Oceans, 8th Edition, by Sverdrup, Duxbury & Duxbury. If you happen to have the 6th or 7th edition, that will work, although some information (e.g., websites, current events) may be out-of-date. Also, there are a few differences in the section numbers, so if you are using an old edition you should simply read the entire chapter that is relevant to each lecture topic. Note that the textbook provides many website addresses to supplement the basic material in the book. These are excellent resources if you would like more information about particular topics. There is also a textbook website from the publisher (McGraw Hill) at http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072528079/information_center_view0/. • Students are responsible for completing the reading assignments as indicated on the listing of lecture topics below. Reading assignments will not be announced in lecture. Course Objectives: The course is intended for freshman or sophomore non-science majors, and meets half of the "breadth" Natural Sciences Core Curriculum requirement. It is also a requirement for undergraduate Fisheries majors, and FISH majors usually take this course as freshmen. Students who successfully complete the course will gain a basic understanding of the geology, physics, chemistry, and biology of the oceans, and of the interconnections between the ocean and atmosphere, and the oceans and the solid earth (the continents and sea floor). As a Natural Sciences Core course, the course also addresses how scientific research is done, the historical development of some key scientific concepts, how scientific research can help us to understand and predict human effects on the environment, and how scientists and scientificknowledge contribute to public policy decisions. Note that this course is not intended for science majors (except FISH), nor for people who already have a strong background in the sciences. Most such individuals will find the "depth" Natural Sciences core courses more appropriate and challenging. Course Requirements 1. Exams: There will be three mid-term examinations (one-hour) and one final examination (two-hour). The final exam will be comprehensive; that is, it will cover material presented during the entire semester. Each mid-term exam will be worth 50 points and the final will be worth 100 points. Students may make up missed exams; however, it is the student’s responsibility to arrange this with the instructor. Arrangements must be made ahead of time for a planned absence during an exam. Exams may be made up during a lab period and not your scheduled lab. 2. Quizzes: There will be four ten-minute quizzes given. Each quiz is worth 10 points. Quizzes cannot be made up 3. Study Guide: A week before each exam, a Study Guide will be distributed or available on line. Some exam questions will be taken from the Study Guides. Therefore, answering Study Guide questions is excellent practice for the exams. Students have the option of turning in their answers to any 2 of the essay questions (your choice). If these answers are turned in before the exam (see due date on the


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