PROCEDURES

• All students must have access to the Web. Full-screen monitor resolution of at least 1024x768 is recommended. An ink-jet color printer and scanner are desirable (but not required).

• Each student must have an e-mail account and address, which are given automatically by ESU upon enrollment. Students may prefer to use another, personal email address, which is quite acceptable. Assignments, inquiries and other communications take place via e-mail.

• Lectures will be provided via the Web. Students are expected to review lectures whenever convenient during the scheduled time interval--see schedule. The webpages may link to other sites and sources of information. Students are encouraged to follow these links to discover more about the subject matter.

• Supplementary handouts will be provided via FTP to students in pdf format. Such items include maps, illustrations, tables of data, etc. Many of these items are identified as figures in the webpage lectures.

• Lab exercises: Several lab exercises involving maps, charts, specimens, or simple calculations will be conducted during the semester. Lab materials are provided via FTP. Reports are due normally one week after the lab is introduced in class--see schedule, and should be turned in via e-mail.* Late assignments may receive a grade penalty.

• Examinations: Objective-style, written, "take-home" tests will be given twice during the semester--mid-term and final. All students are required to turn in exams via e-mail during the scheduled exam period.* See sample exam.

• Reports: All students will submit a short report prior to Thanksgiving, as indicated in the schedule. Students should turn in reports via e-mail.* Report topics will be chosen with approval of the instructor. Each report should be approximately 5-6 pages long, including an abstract, illustrations, and references.

• Web presentations: Each student enrolled in ES 767 will prepare a special web presentation in HTML format on a selected topic. The presentations will be linked to the course homepage for all students to review--see past student presentations. Please check instructions for preparing student webpages. The web presentations are due by Dec. 1st.

• Field trip: One, all-day field trip to Wabaunsee and Shawnee counties, Kansas will take place on Saturday, November 1st. All students in eastern Kansas and northwestern Missouri are expected to attend.

• Class participation: All students are required to interact with the instructor by sending weekly questions or comments via e-mail concerning each lecture. On-campus students are also expected to attend occasional earth science seminars during the semester.

• ADA statement: Emporia State University will make reasonable accommodations for persons with documented disabilities. Students need to contact the Director of Disability Services and the professor as early in the semester as possible to ensure that classroom and academic accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion. All communication between students, the Office of Disability Services, and the professor will be strictly confidential.

Note: Reports, exercises and presentations must be original and unique works created by the student's own effort and submitted for ES 331/767 only. Images, text or other components may not be utilized for other earth science courses without permission of the instructor.

GRADING

• ES 331: Two exams @ 25% each, short report = 25%, lab exercises = 20%, and class participation = 5% of total grade.

• ES 767: Two exams @ 20% each, short report = 20%, lab exercises = 15%, web presentation = 20%, and class participation = 5% of total grade.

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