Cochise College              Physical Geology-GLG 101  

                          Geology Home Page

                          Roger Weller, geology instructor
                                wellerr@cochise.edu
                         copyright 2007-R.Weller
 

 Cochise College:  Class Procedure Sheet - Fall 2008

Course Title: GLG 101 Introduction to Geology I - Physical

Units: 4 units

Class Hours:

Section 50:      9:15 a.m. to noon
           Monday-room 205 and Wednesday-room 250       Science building-SVC
Section 51:     1:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
           Monday and Wednesday-room 205              Science building-SVC

Instructor: Roger Weller
Office: 221C, Science Building, Sierra Vista Campus
Office Phone: 515-5425       Home Phone: 378-0905
Email: wellerr@cochise.edu

Office Hours:
     mw  9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
     t  9:00 a.m. - noon, 3:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
     r  9:00 a.m. - noon, 3:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
     f  only by special appointment

Course Prerequisites: none……(except for breathing and ability to read)

Special Requirements: Students must have access to the Internet.

Course Description:

• Principles of physical geology for both the general interest students and those who plan to major in geology. Includes material of interest on recent trends in the earth sciences and environmental sciences.

Course Objectives:

• Upon completion of this course the student should be able to:
• 1. Recognize and identify the most commonly encountered materials that make up the surface of this planet (rocks and minerals).
• 2. Understand the effects of the major internal and external forces that shape the surface features of earth and the duration of time involved in these events.
• 3. Understand geologic maps and significant symbols.
  4. Recognize potential geologic hazards.
  
  Students wishing to receive an accommodation for a disability should make an appointment with the ADA Coordinator in the Special Needs Office. Please call 515-5337 for an appointment or email the ADA Coordinator at disability@cochise.edu
  (fax 515-5360)
   

  Ken Laux, Director of Disability Services

  Cochise Community College

  901 N Columbo Ave. Sierra Vista, Arizona 85635-2317

  (520) 515-5337    lauxk@cochise.edu     www.cochise.edu

Textbook: None! The materials are either online or handouts. This will save you $100 or more  by not having to purchase an expensive textbook. (However, if you suffer from textbook withdrawal, any used physical geology textbook will work.)

References: Students must have access to the Internet
 

• Physical Geology vocabulary and related web sites: http://skywalker.cochise.edu/wellerr/aawellerweb.htm
• The website may also be accessed by going to Internet Explorer, opening up Google, and the typing in "Cochise Geology" in the search space.  The first website that pops up will be the Cochise College Geology Home Page.
  Additional information is located at: http://skywalker.cochise.edu/wellerr/GLG101/GLG101-index.htm
  
  *note:  The website looks best using Internet Explorer.

A. Tests:

• Tests count 80% of the grade. Every test will be announced at least one week in advance. There will be 4 tests plus the final. Of the first four tests, the one with the lowest score will be dropped in the calculation of your grade; consequently there will be no need for a make up test. If there is a serious, valid reason for missing a second test, a make-up test will be given. The final is mandatory and must be taken; the final score cannot be dropped. Each test counts equally as 20%.

B. Term Paper/Assignment:

• 20% of the total grade will be based upon a term paper/assignment. Details and the due date for this assignment will be on a separate handout.

C. Attendance:

Students who miss more than three class/lab sessions may find themselves dropped from the course. If you must be absent, please make arrangements with the instructor prior to leaving. Students have until the Monday of the week that precedes the final to officially drop from the course with a grade of W.

D. Cheating:

Any student caught cheating on a test will receive a grade of zero % on that test and this score will not be dropped in the calculation of the student's grade.

E. Grading:
A grade of "A" is an average of 89.5% and up.
A grade of "B" is an average of 79.5% to 89.4%
A grade of "C" is an average of 69.5% to 79.4%
A grade of "D" is an average of 59.5% to 69.4%

A grade of "F" will probably doom you to flipping hamburgers.

F. Final Test:
Final test will be held on Monday, December 15, 2008 during the regularly scheduled class time.