Spring 2007 G356 Syllabus

MEETING TIMES

Class will meet from 12:00–12:50 p.m. every Friday for

- formal instruction,

- student presentations, or

- LEEPS or other presentations/seminars.

Students are also required to attend lecture presentations held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday’s (or other posted times) for other departmental (e.g., LEEPS) seminars.

Atypical times will be announced in class, posted, and/or e-mailed to students. Students have the responsibility to be aware of lecture offerings.

Students are required to check their e-mails daily (believe it or not, this is UND policy and, a good idea). Geol 356 students should assume meeting every noon on Friday. You should also assume that there will be Friday's were you will be required to meet at 3:00 p.m. (note that refreshment are served at late afternoon seminars).

All students are required to attend at least 75% of all student presentations and seminars and must submit thoughtful evaluations (on forms to be provided).

This means students must attend 3 of 4 of all presentations to pass the course.

Students must attend talks in their entirety. No evaluation forms will be distributed after a talk begins.

The dates and topics of student and department presentations/seminars will be posted on this (Hartman) Web site (Web site: www.geology.und.edu, or www.und.edu/instruct/jhartman), announced in class, and, commonly, sent to students by e-mail. Because LEEPS and student thesis seminars are always being scheduled and changed, no complete calendar of the semester will be available. By attending class, checking this Web site, and reading your e-mails, you will not have any worries.

OBJECTIVES

To develop students’ understanding and ability to organize and illustrate an informative presentation through attending departmental seminars, undergraduate research presentations, and graduate theses presentations.

GRADING Geol 356

S/U.

All course requirements must be completed to receive an S.

Students will receive a U if the minimum requirements are not met.

Geol 356 students are required to attend at least 75% of all student presentations and seminars and must submit thoughtful evaluations (on forms to be provided).

This means students must attend 3 of 4 of all presentations to pass the course.

Students must attend talks in their entirety. No evaluation forms will be distributed after a talk begins.