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Oceanography
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Prerequisite: Geology 12 (may be concurrently enrolled)
When: Thursday 1-4 pm, Spring Semester
Text: Laboratory Exercises in Oceanography, by Pipkin, et. al.
Instructor: R.L. Hanna (click here for more info)
Office Hours
Rm 1824 (Science Center Work Area) or Rm 1828
| MW | 10:45-11:35 AM |
| TTH | 9:15-10:15 AM |
| Tue | 12:15-1:15 PM |
Exam Schedule
| Midterm | Th, Mar 12 |
| Final Presentations (informal) | Th, May 21 |
Grading:
| 35% | Midterm | A = 90-100% |
| 15% | Final Presentations | B = 80- 89% |
| 50% | Laboratory exercises, | C = 65- 79% |
| quizzes and field trips | D = 50- 64% |
If you take the course for credit/no credit, a grade of C or higher is required to pass the course.
Late work: will not be accepted - the facilities are not available for the make-up of missed labs.
All make-up and extra credit work must be submitted by 10 AM, May 7 - see below for instructions
Missed exams:
The facilities are not available for make-up
work.
Missed instructions or assignments?
1) from at least one other student in class:
obtain copies of notes, assignments, instructions, announcements, etc.
2) discuss and study the material with a student
who was present for the material that you missed
3) if the assignment was out of the lab manual - work the assignment and
check your answers with the answer key on reserve in the library
4) check with the instructor -- during the instructor's office hours
5) bring specific questions to the instructor's office hours
Late work:
will not be accepted.
Make-up labs:
the facilities are not available; consequently, students must complete different home-study
assignments from the lab manual.
All makeup work is due within one week of
the missed lab.
Allowable number of missed classes, drop
procedures, etc.:
At the instructor's discretion, the student may be dropped after 2 missed
labs sessions that have not been made-up through the appropriate procedures
(and within a week of the missed second missed lab).
The preceeding does not imply that the student will be dropped.
Drop procedures: It is the student's responsibility to drop the course
before any appropriate deadlines (e.g., NGR - no grade of record, W
- withdrawal, or the end of the course). If a student's name appears on
the final term roster, the student will recieve the letter grade which reflects
the student's course work compared to all that was required.
Extra Credit: see the instructor during the instructor's office hours
Important Note: All of the above are subject to revision at the instructor's
discretion.
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