Course Information
Welcome to Online Oceanography!
‘It’s all about Planet Ocean’
GEOLOGY 1445
Hill College
Below you will find login instructions, tentative schedule and
course polices.
You MUST have a student email address on file with the College to
access Blackboard. Your default email address is
firstname.lastname@student.hillcollege.edu
You can access your email from the Hill College web site
www.hillcollege.edu
Click on current student.
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Course Number: GEOL 1445
Course Title: Online Oceanography
Course Credit: Hours 4; Lecture hours 3, Lab hours 1
Course Delivery Method: Lecture and labs online. Exams and quizzes are issued online.
Class Information
All information and assignments are accessible via Blackboard. Information specific to the
laboratory portion of this course is accessible under ‘GEOL 1145’ on Blackboard.
Student Information
It is the student's responsibility to make sure his or her work is turned in on time.
Late work is not accepted without prior approval. Blackboard will not accept assignments
submitted after the due date and assignments are closed. No make-up exams will be given
without prior notification by the student for a legitimate reason or emergency. If a makeup exam
is warranted a written exam may be offered.
Other
Students must be registered for this course, GEOL1445, in order to participate. Academic
dishonesty will NOT be tolerated. Only students enrolled in the course may complete the
coursework. If it is determined that another student is completing the work, disciplinary action
will be administered.
How to access the course
1. Through Hill College website click on ‘Blackboard’ or…
2. Go to http://www.hillcollege.edu
3. Click on Blackboard
4. To Log In:
o Follow the on screen instructions.
o Select Oceanography under ‘My Courses’
Textbooks:
Lecture
Text
An Introduction to the World’s Oceans, 10th
edition, by Keith A. Sverdrup & E. Virginia
Armbrust
Bookstore
Laboratory
Manual
Laboratory Exercises in Oceanography,
3rd edition, by Bernard W. Pipkin, et.al.
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Method of Evaluation: A total of 1000 points will be available for each student to earn based
on exams, quizzes, and lab exercises. The student's overall course grade will be derived from the
total points earned throughout the course.
Grading Policy:
Lecture Exams [4 @ 150 points each]
Lecture Quizzes [10 @ 10 points each]
Laboratory Exercises [10 @ 10 points each]
Laboratory Exams [2 @ 100 points each]
Total Possible Points
600
100
100
200
--------1000
Grading Scale:
900-1000 A
800-899 B
700-799 C
600-699 D
<600
F
Course Withdrawal Policy: The last day to withdraw from class is (November 11) (check the
Hill College calendar on the college website for changes).
If you are not receiving the grade you want this semester please consider alternatives
before the Drop Date!
Start the Course Here!
Blackboard Course Information
• Click on ‘Course Information’ to download a copy of this document or to view the
syllabus online.
Weekly Assignments:
• Click on the ‘Assignments’ button
• Click on the appropriate week, you should now see a list of assignments.
• Approximately each week you are expected to complete the following assignments:
o Read the textbook chapter(s), relying on the study guide
o Take a quiz by Saturday midnight
o Complete and online lab by Saturday midnight
• Click on ‘Study Guide’ each week. A study guide will be available for the weekly
reading assignment. Consult ‘About Your Study Guide’ for details.
• Click on ‘Quizzes and Exams’. A quiz over the weekly reading assignment will be
available. You have until the end of the scheduled week (Midnight Saturday) to take the
quiz. Consult ‘About Your Quizzes’ for details.
• Click on ‘GEOL 1145 Oceanography Lab’ in Blackboard for weekly lab assignments and
other lab details.
Exams:
• Exams are administered online. Click on ‘Quizzes and Exams’ and read ‘About Your
Exams’ for details.
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Optional Field Trip:
• An optional field trip to Galveston Island is scheduled for the weekend of November 1314. Click on ‘About The Field Trip’ under GEOL 1145 ‘Course Information’ for details
Email: Please use our course email for all correspondence.
My Grades: Allows students to see scores for online quiz and exam grades. Remember
points are cumulative.
Tentative Schedule (subject to change) Color Coded Exam Schedule
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Week Beginning
Monday…
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Saturday
Weekly Assignments: Every week check your assignments on
Blackboard.
August 23
(Monday)
August 30
August 28
Chapter 2
September 4
September 6
September 11
September 13
September 18
September 20
September 25
September 27
October 2
October 4
October 9
October 11
October 16
October 18
October 23
October 25
October 30
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5, Take Exam 1
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9, Take Exam 2
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
November 1
November 6
Chapter 12
November 8
November 13
Chapters 13 & 14
November 15
November 20
Chaptesr 16 & 17, Take Exam 3
November 22
November 27
Chapters 16 & 17, THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
November 29
December 4
Chapter 18
December 8
(Wednesday)
Finals End
Take Exam 4
Take Exam 1
Take Exam 2
Take Exam 3
Take Exam 4
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Disabilities/ADA
In accordance with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and
the regulations published by the United States Department of Justice 28 C.F.R. 35.107(a), Hill
College’s designated ADA coordinator, Debra Hargrove, Vice President, Human Resources and
Organizational Development, shall be responsible for coordinating the College’s efforts to
comply with and carry out its responsibilities under ADA. Students with disabilities requiring
physical, classroom, or testing accommodations should contact Salley Schmid, Director of
Counseling, at (254) 659-7651 or sschmid@hillcollege.edu
You MUST have a student email address on file with the College to access Blackboard.
STUDENT HANDBOOK http://www.hillcollege.edu/StudentServices)
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