Introductory Geosciences I - GEOL 1011K

Introductory Geosciences I and LAB - GEOL 1121K

Description

This is a 4 semester-credit-hour course, equivalent to an on-campus geology lecture course combined with a geology laboratory course. This course covers Earth materials and processes.

This course covers Earth materials and processes.

Students enrolling in eCore lab science courses are advised to consult with transferring institution to determine transferability of course credits.

Name	Office	Phone	Email
Robert Bergstrom	University of West Georgia	678-839-6479	rbergstr@westga.edu
Rebekah Brosky	Dalton State College		rbrosky@daltonstate.edu
Ryan Currier	University of West Georgia		rcurrier@westga.edu
Brad Deline	University of West Georgia	678-839-4061	bdeline@westga.edu
Glen Gibson	University of North Georgia		glen.gibson@ung.edu
Randa Harris	University of West Georgia	678-839-4056	rharris@westga.edu
Ann Harris	University of North Georgia	678-717-3768	ann.harris@ung.edu
Joseph Hughart	University of North Georgia		joseph.hughart@ung.edu
Aditya Kar	Fort Valley State University	478-825-6844	KarA@fvsu.edu
Adam Milewski	University of Georgia		milewski@uga.edu
Billy Morris	Georgia Highlands College	706-368-7528	bmorris@highlands.edu
Marta Patino-Douce	University of Georgia	706-542-2399	mapatino@uga.edu
Adrianna Rajkumar	University of North Georgia		adrianna.rajkumar@ung.edu
Randy Spaid	Middle Georgia State University	478-757-2699	randy.spaid@mga.edu
Karen Tefend	University of West Georgia	678-839-5493	ktefend@westga.edu

Credit Hours

Prerequisites

See your home institution's prerequisite requirement.

Free Textbook

Open educational resources (OER)

Course Equivalency

After completing this course, you will be able to:

Identify Earth materials and discuss/interpret their origin, economic uses, compositions, and interrelationships.
Use maps, photos, and diagrams to identify and interpret topographic and geologic structures and the processes which form them.
Demonstrate knowledge of Earth surface processes and their impact on mankind.
Discuss evidence of plate tectonics and the Earth's internal structure and how processes within the Earth influence Earth's major surface features and control the location of Earth's major surface features and control the location of earthquakes and volcanic activity.
Demonstrate knowledge of the perspective of geologic time as related to geologic events and processes and the formation of earth materials.

Unit 1: Introduction to Geology
Unit 2: Earth's Interior
Unit 3: Topographic Maps
Unit 4: Plate Tectonics
Unit 5: Water
Unit 6: Climate Change
Unit 7: Matter and Minerals
Unit 8: Igneous Rocks and Processes
Unit 9: Volcanoes
Unit 10: Sedimentary Rocks
Unit 11: Metamorphic Rocks
Unit 12: Crustal Deformation
Unit 13: Earthquakes
Unit 14: Physiographic Provinces

Your final grade will be based on the following breakdown. Please note that each instructor may choose to make modifications.

Attendance Verification - 1%
Safety Contract 1%
Discussions - 8%
Unit Quizzes - 25%
Labs - 35%
Midterm Exam - 15%
Final Exam - 15%

* The midterm and/or the final will be proctored.

You are required to have access to Google Earth in order to complete some of the graded activities in this course. Google Earth is a free and easy to use tool that will allow you to visualize and explore many of the geologic features discussed in GEOL 1121K. Google Earth is available for free download.

Please refer to the return policy for Lab Kits from eScience Labs

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Introductory Geosciences I and LAB - GEOL 1121K

Description

Prerequisites

Free Textbook