GLG
111
Fall
Semester 2009
Instructor: Richard Ryan
E-mail: richard.ryan@pvmail.maricopa.edu
Office Hours: By appointment.
Course Number: GLG 111, 1 credit
Section Number: 59094
Course Title: Environmental Geology Laboratory
Class Schedule: Th. 9:00 -11:45 am
Class Location:
Textbook: Environmental Geology, Laboratory Manual by F. A.
Sundberg
Tentative Schedule Laboratory Part
|
Date |
Topic |
|
|
08-27 |
Introduction to class |
|
|
09-03 |
Lab 1: Geologic Materials-Minerals |
1-8 |
|
09-10 |
Lab 2: Geologic Materials-Rocks |
9-20 |
|
09-17 |
Lab 3: Topographic Maps |
21-26 |
|
09-24 |
Lab 4: Geologic Maps and Rocks |
27-32 |
|
10-01 |
Exam 1 (covering Labs 1-4) |
|
|
10-08 |
Lab 5: Earthquakes and Faults |
33-40 |
|
10-15 |
Lab 6: Volcanic Hazards |
41-51 |
|
10-22 |
Lab 8: Drainage Basins |
65-71 |
|
10-29 |
Lab 7 (part 1): Trip to CAP (off
campus) |
|
|
11-05 |
Lab 7 (part2): Trip to |
|
|
11-12 |
Lab 9: Field Trip to |
73-75 |
|
11-19 |
Lab 10: Ground Water |
77-83 |
|
12-03 |
Lab 11: Streams and Lakes |
85-91 |
|
12-10 |
Exam 2 (covering Labs 5-11) |
|
Grade Policy:
The grade for this class (laboratory)
will be based on the following criteria:
1. Exams: There will be two exams (open-book) as shown on the
schedule. There are no make-up exams. If a student misses an exam, the grade
will be zero. Exams will be short answer. Each exam is worth 50 points each.
Total points: 100.
2. Quizzes: There will be five quizzes (open-book). Each quiz is worth
10 points. No quiz will be dropped! Total points: 50.
3. Labs: Each lab assignment is worth 10 points.
Note: You are allowed
to miss only one lab without losing any points! Total points: 110.
Attendance Requirements: You are required to attend each class. All points described
under "Grade Policy" have to be completed. No forms of extra credit
are included in this class.
Plagiarism & Cheating: Will not be tolerated (See PVCC
Student Handbook).
Cell Phones and Beepers: ABSOLUTELY NO
phones and beepers allowed in class! If
your device goes off during lecture/lab, you will lose 10 points each time.
Special Arrangements: If you have a specific physical, psychiatric or learning
disability and require accommodations, please let me know early in the semester
so that your learning needs may be appropriately met. You will need to provide
documentation of your disability to the
Note - Information listed within this course syllabus is
subject to change by discretion of the instructor.