ChemeketaCommunityCollege

The Geology of Pacific Northwest Streams, Lakes, & Deserts

GEO144CourseExpectations

Classwillstartontimeat1:00PM.Youareresponsibletobepresentforandbeattentivetoall
thematerialcoveredinclass.Ifyouneedtoleavetheclassearly,pleaseletmeknowbeforethe
classstarts.

Thisisacollegelevelscienceclass,andwillrequireacommitmentofyourtimeoutsideofclass.
Thisathometimewillenableyoutodigestthematerialwecoverinclassandhelpwhenyou
areaskedontheexamstoapplytheseconceptstodifferentproblemsandapplications.

Youwillspend12to18hoursperweekoncoursematerialoutsideofclass,onaverage.Youare
encouragedtosetasideaspecifictimeeachweekoutsideofclassdevotedsolelytoeach
course:
o Reviewinglecturenotesandinclassexerciseseachweek
o Readingthetextbook
o Studyingforexams

Notethat8hoursperweekathomeistheaverageminimumtopass.Somestudentsmay
requiremoretimeathomejusttopass;forsomeinthiscoursethatmaybeenoughtogetanA.
Astudentwhoisveryattentiveinclass,asksquestions,andtakescarefulnoteswillneedless
athometime.

Absences:Itisextremelydifficulttodowellinthisclasswithoutattendingallthelectures.I
understandtherewillbeanoccasionalabsenceduetoillnessoremergency,howeverIconsider
morethantwoabsencespersemesterexcessive.Ifyoudomissaclass:
1.Obtainthecoursematerialonline(PowerPointslides,extrareading,andhandouts).The
slideswillincludeinformationaboutanyhomeworkorinclassexercisesthatwere
assigned.Mostassignmentsandhandoutsreferencedbytheslideswillbeinyour
handouts.
2.Next,trytoobtainacopyoflecturenotesfromaclassmatesincetherearemanythings
wecoverthatarenotspelledoutdirectlyontheslidesorhandouts.Thisisthemost
importantstep.
3.Readtherequiredreadingcoveringthematerialyoumissed.
4.Afterthis,feelfreetocontactmebyemailwithanyquestions.

Finalgradeactiveattendanceboost:Ifyourfinalcoursegradeafterroundingtothenearest
wholenumberiswithin1pointofagradetransition(CtoC+,DtoC,AtoA,etc.)Iwillgiveyou
theboostneededtoobtainthehighergradeifyouhaveactivelyattendedmostclassesand
succeededinmanyoftheinclasspopquizquestions.Morethan2unexcusedabsencesis
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The Geology of Pacific Northwest Streams, Lakes, & Deserts
GEO144CourseExpectations

consideredexcessiveandwilldisqualifyyoufromthisopportunity.Conductnotinaccordance
withthatoutlinedbelowwillalsopreventyoufromreceivingthisbonus.

Computerskills:Thisclasswillrequirecomputeruseoutsideofclass.Activitiesinvolvingthe4
skillslistedbelowwillbeincludedthroughoutthesemester.Inaddition,youwillbeexpectedto
checkblackboardandyouremailregularlyforannouncements.
1.SendandreceiveemailfromyourChemeketaCommunityCollegeemailaccount.
2.Openawebbrowserandaccessawebpageifyouaregiventhewebaddress.
3.Accesscoursematerial(handouts,slides,announcements,etc.).
4.OpenMicrosoftword(.docor.docx),MicrosoftExcel(.xlsor.xlsx)andAdobe.pdf
documentstoreadtheircontents.

*Pleasenotethatthisdocumentisinformationalandsubjecttochange.

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