EARTH SCIENCE 1130
INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY
FALL SEMESTER 2006
MWR 1:00 – 1:50 PM
T LAB 1:00 – 2:50 PM
M147
SYLLABUS
COD Natural & Applied Sciences Division
Instructor: Diana Strode
“It is not so very important for a person to learn facts. For that he
does not really need college. He can learn them from books. The
value of an education in a liberal arts college is not the learning of
facts, but the training of the mind to think something that cannot
be learned from textbooks.”
Albert Einstein, 1921
EARTH SCIENCE 1130
INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY
WELCOME!
Instructor:
Ms. Diana Strode
Phone:
Email:
Office:
Office Hours:
942-2547
strodedi@cdnet.cod.edu
M151b
Mail Box:
M163
MW
11:00 AM – 1:00PM
M
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM (IC 1R)
TR
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
F
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM; 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Text:
OCEANOGRAPHY: An Invitation to Marine Science, Tom Garrison,
5th edition
Laboratory Exercises in Oceanography, Pipkin, Gosline, Casey,
Dunn & Schellenberg, 3rd edition
Lab Manual:
Learning Objectives:
www.cod.edu/people/faculty/strodedi/index.html
Print objectives from this website; all quiz/exam questions
taken from learning objectives
Course Description:
Course Requirements:
Pre – Requisite:
A focus on the dominating influence the world ocean has
upon earth processes. Topics include ocean basin
evolution, sea water chemistry and physics,
interrelationships between oceanic and atmospheric
processes, waves, currents, tides, coastal development,
marine communities, and human impacts.
Math 0481 with grade C or better OR qualifying score on
Math Placement Exam
Lecture & Lecture Preparation:
1.
To gain the most from lectures, it is best to become familiar with the
terminology and complete the reading assignments prior to lecture. The
most successful students come to lecture with a list of terms and their
definitions, notes on concepts and basic facts taken while reading and a
list of questions or needs for clarification. Please bring your textbook to
each lecture and lab session.
2. Regular attendance and active class/lab participation is a must for success.
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Laboratory:
1.
There will be 10 lab assignments, many of which include homework/prelab preparation outside of class time and prior to the lab session and post
lab investigations.
2.
Materials that you will need at each lab include erasable pens or color
pencils, calculators and a metric ruler.
Assignments:
There will be 2 assignments. These will vary in points and will be included with the lab
grade.
Exams & Quizzes:
There will be 4 unit exams that include multiple choice, matching and diagrams/graphs
(labeling and/or interpretation). Exams will test your understanding of lecture, text and
laboratory topics as targeted in the learning objectives presented in your study guide.
Each exam includes approximately 25%- 30% of the points as lab practical.
The fourth unit exam is scheduled during finals week.
Quizzes will be given in class each week (unless an exam is scheduled).
Culmination Project:
Part I: Physical Factors Affecting Marine Environments – You will identify the
oceanographic processes you studied in each unit that impact the nature of a marine
environment and the organisms dwelling within them.
Part II: Societal Impacts to the World Ocean – Poster Presentation. You will identify the
primary pollutant sources for current events you find in the news and the oceanographic
processes that exacerbate the impacts to marine environments and organisms.
Special Needs:
I wish to fully include persons with disabilities in this course. Please notify Health and
Special Services office of your special needs. The Health and Special Services office is
located in IC 2001 and their phone number is 942-2154.
Please understand, that in all cases, I must have direction from the Health and Special
Services office in order to best accommodate your needs. Further, I would like to meet
with you to discuss how I might best assist you. I will maintain the confidentiality of the
information you share with me.
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Course Policies:
Attendance Policy: Should you need to miss class, please leave a voicemail message
and arrange for the on-time delivery of any lab/homework assignments due on the day
you are absent. You should make arrangements with a classmate to collect
handouts/notes for the session you miss.
A concern letter will be sent at midterm to all students who regularly do not attend class.
Laboratory Policy: Given the pace of this course and limited lab availability, all lab
dates are firm and make-up arrangements are not possible. In an unusual,
documented situation (i.e., documented medical situations that require hospitalization or
deaths in the immediate family), an alternative assignment may be arranged. The
alternative assignment option is provided each student only once in the term.
Exam Make-Up Policy: To ensure your success in the course, please be prepared to
take exams on the scheduled dates. Recognizing that life situations sometimes prevent
students from taking exams on a scheduled date, a make-up opportunity for a missed
exam is provided. Please note that this opportunity is available only for unusual
situations (i.e., documented medical situations/deaths in immediate family etc.). This
make-up option is available to each student only once in the term.
Please note that a make-up exam must be taken within a week of the original
exam date. Makeup opportunities will NOT be available for the fourth exam.
THE FOURTH EXAM MUST BE TAKEN ON THE DESIGNATED FINAL EXAM DATE.
NO EXCEPTIONS.
Quiz Make-UP Policy:
Because the quizzes are electronically provided in class, NO
MAKE-UP is possible for quizzes.
Culminating Project Policy: NO MAKE-UP is possible.
Withdrawal Policy: If you find you cannot meet the course commitments and wish to
withdraw, it is you may do so by the deadline for auto-withdrawal (generally 8 days
following midterm). Failure to do so will result in a failing grade. If you withdraw, a “W”
grade will be recorded for the course. This grade is not factored into your GPA.
Please understand that the purpose of a “W” is to help students juggle priorities when
life situations prevent successful completion of a course. Therefore, to comply with
COD policy, COURSE WITHDRAWALS WILL NOT BE ADMINISTERED AFTER THE
DEADLINE FOR AUTOWITHDRAWALS AS AN ALTERNATIVE FOR A “D” OR “F”
GRADE.
Course withdrawals after the auto-withdrawal deadline are given only for medical or
family emergency reasons. Medical withdrawals are obtained through registration.
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Incomplete Grades: Incomplete grades may be issued in extremely unusual
circumstances.
Grading Policy:
1.
Grades are based on the percentage of the total points you earn for labs,
assignments, exams and quizzes.
2.
Exams account for 65% of your grade. Each exam is worth 100 points.
Students performing below a C average (<70%) on the first exam are
required to conference with me.
3.
Students may earn extra credit toward a unit exam for quiz scores of 80% or
better. On average, there are two quizzes prior to each exam. For each quiz
with a score of 80% or better, 2.5 extra credit points will be added to the
subsequent unit exam. The maximum number of extra credit applied to an
exam is 5 points.
4.
Lab exercises and assignments vary in point value. Some are short and
others are more involved. These lab assignments account for 30% of your
grade.
5.
The Culmination Project accounts for 5% of your course grade.
6.
Grades are determined using the traditional 90%, 80%, 70% and 60%
performance levels. Points earned below 60% results in a failing grade.
Beginning with the first exam, each student will be provided his or her current
grade. I advise that each student proof and track their scores.
Exam Points:
Lab Points:
Project Points:
% of Total Points earned X 0.65 = Exam grade
+% of Total Points earned X 0.3 = Lab grade
+% of Total Points earned X 0.05 = Culmination Project grade
Sum of Exam, Lab & Project Grades = Course Grade
7.
You may take this course Satisfactory/Fail. Please check with your academic
advisor before you choose this option to ensure you will gain transfer credit.
If you wish to take this course S/F, you must do so by contract within the first
3 weeks of class. To obtain an “S” (satisfactory) grade, you must earn a “C”
in the course.
Academic Integrity: Plagiarism and cheating of any kind will not be tolerated.
Academic dishonesty will result in an “F” grade for the assignment. Repeated violations
will result in an “F” for the course and I will notify the appropriate disciplinary authorities.
Each student is responsible to know the Student Code of Conduct presented in the
current COD catalog.
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Course Schedule
The instructor reserves the right to modify this syllabus as necessary to accommodate class
needs such as snow days or other cancelled class time.
Topic
Unit 1: Oceanography – a Diverse Science Rich in History
A.
The World Ocean
Reading
Assignment
Date
Chapt. 1
Week 1
Chapt. 1
Appendix IX
Chapt. 1
Week 1
B.
Marine Sciences & Careers
C.
History of Marine Sciences & Current
Projects
Lab 1 – Investigation of Careers
Handout
****Meet in Library Room 3017
Lab 2 – Finding Your Way Around the World Ocean
Assignment 1 – Time Line and Acronyms
Unit 2: Origins
A.
Hypothesis on the Origin of Earth &
The Solar System
B.
Hypotheses on the Origin of the World Ocean
C.
Hypotheses of the World Ocean’s Role
in the Origins of Life
Unit 3: Geologic Structures & Processes
A.
Continental Margins & Ocean Basins
B.
Bathymetry
C.
D.
Due
Due
Aug. 29
Sept. 5
Sept. 5
Sept. 7
Chapt. 2
Week 2
Chapt. 2
Chapt. 2
Week 2
Week 2
Chapt. 4
Lab Manual
Pgs. 1-5
Chapt. 3
Week 2-3
Week 3
Earth Structure & Plate Tectonics
Week 4
Lab 3 – Bathymetry of the Sea Floor
Sept. 12
Lab 4 - Sea Floor Spreading & PlateTectonics
Sept. 20*
Sediments
Chapt. 5
1.
Sediment Types & Distribution
Week 5-6
*Sept. 19 – In-Service; Lab 4 to be completed as homework due Sept. 20
Exam 1 Sept. 26
2.
Bottom Sediment Charts
Handout
3.
Sediment Accumulation Rates
Handout
Lab 5 – Sediment Distribution & Accumulation Rates
Assignment 2 – Physical Resources – More than
Chicken of the Sea!
Chapt. 13
Unit 4: Physical Properties of Sea Water
A.
Special Properties of Water
B.
C.
D.
E.
Week 2
Salinity
Density Stratification
Dissolved Gases
Light & Sound in the Ocean
Lab 6 – Temperature, Salinity & Density
Week 6
Week 6
Oct. 3
Due
Chapt. 6, pgs 137-148
Chapt. 7, pgs 163-164
Chapt. 7, pgs 165-170
Chapt. 6, pgs 148-150
Chapt. 7, pgs 171-174
Chapt. 6, pgs 151-159
Oct. 3
Week 7
Week 7
Week 7-8
Week 8
Week 8
Oct. 10
Exam 2 Oct. 17
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Unit 5: Sea & Sky – Interactions Between Atmosphere and Ocean
A.
Earth – Sun Relationships
Chapt. 8
B.
Atmospheric Heating
Chapt. 8
C.
Atmospheric Circulation
Chapt. 8
D.
Weather Patterns – Monsoon &
Chapt. 8
Tropical Cyclones
E.
Surface Currents
Chapt. 9
F.
Vertical Currents-Upwelling & Downwelling
Chapt. 9
G.
El Nino – La Nina
Chapt. 9
H.
Thermohaline Circulation
Chapt. 9
Lab 7 - Hurricanes
Lab 8 - Surface Currents & El Nino/La Nina
Unit 6: Surf & Turf – The Power of Water
A.
Waves-Physical Characteristics &
Classification
Week 8-9
Week 9
Week 9
Week 9
Week 10
Week 10
Week 11
Week 11
Oct. 24
Oct. 31
Chapt. 10,
pgs 229-234
Week 12
Chapt. 10,
pgs 234-246
Chapt. 10
Chapt. 12
Chapt. 10,
pgs 247 -253
Week 12
Exam 3 Nov. 7
B.
Wind Waves
C.
D.
E.
Waves Approaching Shore
Coastal Erosion/Deposition
Seiche & Tsunami
Week 12-13
Week 13
Week 13-15
Thanksgiving Break Nov. 22 – 26
F.
Tides
Chapt. 11
Week 14
Lab 9 – Part I : Waves at Sea
Part II: Waves Approaching Shore (bench scale wave tank) Nov. 14
Lab 10 – Tides
Nov. 21
Unit 7: Marine Communities
A.
Marine Environment Classifications
B.
Contrast: Polar & Tropical Oceans
C.
Chapt. 13 pgs 321-322 Week 15-16
Video CD;
Week 16
Chapt. 12, pgs 292-294;
Chapt. 15, pgs 358-359
Societal Impacts to Marine
Chapt. 18,
Week 16-17
Environments
pgs 450-451
Culminating Project – Part I: Physical Factors Affecting Marine
Communities
Due
Dec 4
Part II: Societal Impacts to the World Ocean
Research & Poster Presentation
Dec. 12
Exam 4 Dec. 20
1:00 – 2:50 PM in M147
Faculty Website:
www.cod.edu/people/faculty/strodedi/index.htm
OR
www.cod.edu
then click Academics, click Faculty Directory, click Searchable Directory and search for Strode
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