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: Paradise Valley Community College, H-104

Textbook: Environmental Geology, Laboratory Manual by F. A. Sundberg

 


 

Tentative Schedule Laboratory Part

Date

Topic

Reading

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 Lake Pleasant (off campus)

 

11-12

Lab 9: Field Trip to North Phoenix Mountain Park (off campus)

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 Disability Resource Center, KSC-119, or call 787-7174.

Note - Information listed within this course syllabus is subject to change by discretion of the instructor.