Fall or Spring Semester –
Geoscience Lectures (Geol 356)
Lectures and Seminars in 100 Leonard Hall (Lecture Bowl)
Overview of Course
Course Professor - Dr. Joseph Hartman
204 Leonard Hall, joseph_hartman@und.edu, (701) 777-5055
Office and Office Hours
M-F at 9:00–10:00 a.m., and whenever
STUDENT ATTENDANCE RESPONSIBILITIES
MEETING TIMES (get pdf of this document)
Students are required to meet at class times from 12:00 to 12:50 and 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. every Friday for
- Formal instruction,
- Student presentations, or
- LEEPS or other presentations/seminars.
Students are also requested to attend presentations held at other announced/posted times for other departmental activities (e.g., LEEPS, guest seminars, student defenses, proposals). Extra credit is given for attending these additional activities.
Atypical times will be announced in class, posted, and/or e-mailed to students.
Students are required to check their e-mails daily (this is UND policy and a good idea). Students may attend a free luncheon with LEEPS presenters at 1:00 p.m.
All students are required to attend at least 75% of all in-class student presentations and Friday LEEPS seminars and must submit thoughtful evaluations (on forms to be provided).
This means students must attend three of four 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 continuously scheduled throughout the semester, no complete and stable student calendar of the semester is possible. By attending class, checking this Web site, and reading your e-mails, you will not have any worries.Geoscience Lectures (Geol 356)
COURSE DESIGN and PLACE IN THE UNIVERSE (CURRICULUM)
Basic to success in life is a person’s ability to communicate successfully with others. GGE has a series of three courses designed to allow student’s to become more effective communicators, specifically in the area of science, but also in speaking to the public. Part 1 of this series is Geol 356, Geoscience Lectures, where students are primarily graded on their evaluation of presentations given by others. The forms students fill out is intended to result in reflection about what makes for an effective presentation. Students listen to LEEPS (Leading Edge of Earth and Planetary Science), Geol 421 and Geol 422, and graduate student presentations throughout the semester. Geol 356 students also participate in group activities (e.g., Structured Controversy).
OBJECTIVES
This course is the first step toward developing/improving a student’s 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 three of four of all presentations to pass the course.
Students must attend talks in their entirety. No evaluation forms will be distributed after a talk begins.