University of South Carolina Geology E103    :   Environment of the Earth    :   Dr. Carolyn Hudson

General Info Participation Assignments Labs and Trips Exams and Grades Other Information Course Calendar Extra Credit Web Sites More Web Sites Intro Assignment Action Letter Service Project Group Project Congaree Trip Technical Notes Photos Population Clocks Weather Forecast The State Student IT Info Blackboard Blackboard Help Online Directory University E-Mail USC Calendar VIP Library Catalog Virus Information Time General Info Participation Assignments Labs and Trips Exams and Grades Other Information Course Calendar Extra Credit Web Sites More Web Sites Intro Assignment Action Letter Service Project Group Project Congaree Trip Technical Notes Photos Population Clocks Weather Forecast The State Student IT Info Blackboard Blackboard Help Online Directory University E-Mail USC Calendar VIP Library Catalog Virus Information Time General Info Participation Assignments Labs and Trips Exams and Grades Other Information Course Calendar Extra Credit Web Sites More Web Sites Intro Assignment Action Letter Service Project Group Project Congaree Trip WELCOME FALL 2008 CLASS You can always find more money, but they've stopped making land. -- Rob Smith Assignments: Class Assignments: Read the corresponding material listed under Assignments in Blackboard before class. Introductory Assignment Introductory Assignment Details Group Project Group Project Details Group Project Peer Evaluation -Details in Blackboard Action letter Action Letter Details OR Service Project Service Project Details Respond to four Discussion Board topics in Blackboard, including the topic required for the Introductory Assignment and the special topics to be answered close to the end of the course. Deadlines for the responses are listed in the Course Calendar Unless specified in the assignment, there will be a report for each lab, visiting speaker, and each trip. The content of each report is detailed in the assignment description in Blackboard. These must be submitted as a Word document. Reports are due one week after the lab or trip. Instructions for make-ups for excused absences from labs, speakers, and trips are listed under Labs and Trips. Except in the case of an excused absence, no work submitted through Blackboard will be accepted after the due date specified in the calendar! I will not accept any assignments until the Introductory Assignment has been completed and turned in. IF you have an EXCUSED ABSENCE (e.g. illness, death in the family) I will accept assignments late, including assignments that should be turned in via Blackboard. The time limit will depend on the nature and extent of your absence. Unless I state otherwise, the time limit will be one week beyond the due date. All assignments except the letter must be typed double-spaced in 10 point Times New Roman or Arial and submitted through Blackboard as a MS Word or Rich Text Format document. Your name should be the first part of the filename. For example, JohnDoeIntroAssign.doc. The letter should be typed in standard business format. Any document submitted in MS Word may be returned by Blackboard with comments in it. Instructions for viewing comments are in Technical Notes. Students who use MS Works or Word Perfect on a Windows system may download a MS Word viewer at: Free MS Word Viewer. Students who do not have a word processing program can download OpenOffice free at OpenOffice. Versions are available for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Groups: You will do some work in a group of 4-6 students. Each Group will have their own area on Blackboard. You will be expected to complete a group project. You will be asked to evaluate the contribution of other members of the group. Your comments will remain confidential. Poor evaluation by your peers will affect your participation grade. Students will be able to choose group members. Extra Credit: You may earn up to 25 points of Extra Credit. Extra credit work should be sent through Blackboard. The only exceptions are a note proving you have participated in a clean-up or an action letter. Current Events: We will frequently discuss current issues in class and there will be discussions about them in the Discussion Board in Blackboard. It ain't what you DON'T KNOW that gets you into trouble. It's what you KNOW FOR SURE that just ain't so -- MarkTwain   Return to Syllabus

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