GEO 480: Field Work in Geography, Spring Semester 2013, Fridays 11-4
Schedule
Points
Day
Date
Part. Work
Fri. (L) 1/18/13 Watershed basics, watershed delineation, team assignments,
3
Writing in geography, fieldnotes, resumes, hypotheses
Choice 1/25/13 Team reconnaissance, independent work, no class
4
Fieldnotes, pictures, and hypotheses
Fri. (L) 2/1/13 Walk in the watershed, Feb 8 = last day to apply for summer graduation
4
Vans Exposed film or digital pictures on CD & MARKED route map or GPS track
Fri. (M) 2/8/13 Photo identification and webpage critique instructions
3
Draft resumes (2 pts.) and 2 hypotheses/person (4 pts.) due
6
Fri. (M) 2/15/13 Webpage critiques due, proposal writing instructions
3
8
Fri. (L)
2/22/13 Alabama Water Watch Certification : 9:00-3:00
4
Fri. (M)
3/1/13
Draft proposals due, annotated bibliography instructions
Peer review proposals in class, establish fieldwork needs
Fri. (M) 3/8/13 Abstract instructions, data presentation in figures and tables
Final resumes due (4), Annotated Bibliography due (8)
Fri. (M) 3/15/13 Spring Break…no class
3
Fri. (M) 3/22/13 Trip to C.C.Williams sewage treatment plant (Meet there at 11:00)
Final proposals due
Fri. (M) 3/29/13 How to do a poster presentation
Abstract due
Fri (L)
4/5/13 Boat trip on Dog River, meet at Luscher (Navco) Park
or Sat
Last day to drop - April 5
Fri. (M) 4/12/13 Writing your final report
Draft poster due, Peer review posters in class
Fri. (M) 4/19/13 Draft report due
Peer review reports in class
Fri. (M) 4/26/13 Poster session, Lunch at the Shed,
3
Fri. (M)
5/3/13
Guidelines for Final report, fieldnotes, Individual appts.
Mon
5/6/12
Final written report due on Monday before 5 PM
Turn in fieldnotes, turn in report on CD and as hardcopy
12
3
12
16
3
8
3
3
3
4
16
3
16
3
48
Total
Participation
Draft work
Other written work
Final written report
Poster presentation
Fieldnotes
25%
18%
25%
17%
8%
6%
100%
32
12
142
190