Course Assignments and Tests Three lecture quizzes Each lecture quiz will include multiple choice, short answer, draw/label picture and essay questions. The topics covered by lecture quizzes are listed below in tentative course schedule. Study guide will be provided one week before each lecture quiz. Final exam None Labs and lab exam This course includes seven labs. Labs will consist of in-class exercises and short fieldtrips. There is no lab book, labs will be handed in class or posted on CourseLink. Lab exam at the end of the semester will include practical questions from all labs. Study guide will be provided one week before lab exam. All-day fieldtrip There will be one all-day fieldtrip on Saturday, November 11. Transportation for all fieldtrips mandatory will be provided (university van or school bus). All fieldtrips will take place of weather regardless conditions. Movie quizzes Each movie will be accompanied by a short quiz (available on CourseLink or handed in class). Due dates for at-home movie quizzes are TBA. In-class movie quizes are due at the end of the class. Mark allocations and learning outcomes Due Dates Contribution to Final Learning Outcomes Assignment or Test Mark (%) Assessed Lecture quizzes 1and 2 Oct 6 and Nov 13 40% total 1-5 Lecture quiz 3 Dec 1 10% 1-5 Labs See schedule below 25% 2, 3, 4 Lab Exam Nov 20 10% 2, 3 All-day fieldtrip report Nov 24 10% 2, 4 Movie quizzes TBA 5% 1-5 Tentative course schedule Monday Lecture Wednesday Lecture Friday Lecture Lab Week 1 Sedimentary (Sept 3-8) environments, sedimentology, stratigraphy (Ch. 1) Week 2 Classification of Classification of Sources of None (Sept 11-15) sediments and sediments and sediment sedimentary rocks sedimentary rocks (Ch. 6) (Ch. 2, 3) (Ch. 2, 3) Week 3 Sediment transport Sediment transport Glacial Lab 1. Clastic (Sept 18-22) and sedimentary and sedimentary environments sedimentary rocks, structures (Ch. 4) structures (Ch. 4) (Ch. 7) rock textures
Course Assignments and Tests Three lecture quizzes Each lecture quiz will include multiple choice, short answer, draw/label picture and essay questions. The topics covered by lecture quizzes are listed below in tentative course schedule. Study guide will be provided one week before each lecture quiz. Final exam None Labs and lab exam This course includes seven labs. Labs will consist of in-class exercises and short fieldtrips. There is no lab book, labs will be handed in class or posted on CourseLink. Lab exam at the end of the semester will include practical questions from all labs. Study guide will be provided one week before lab exam. All-day fieldtrip There will be one all-day mandatory fieldtrip on Saturday, November 11. Transportation for all fieldtrips will be provided (university van or school bus). All fieldtrips will take place regardless of weather conditions. Movie quizzes Each movie will be accompanied by a short quiz (available on CourseLink or handed in class). Due dates for at-home movie quizzes are TBA. In-class movie quizes are due at the end of the class. Mark allocations and learning outcomes Assignment or Test Due Dates Contribution to Final Mark (%) Learning Outcomes Assessed Lecture quizzes 1and 2 Oct 6 and Nov 13 40% total 1-5 Lecture quiz 3 Dec 1 10% 1-5 Labs See schedule below 25% 2, 3, 4 Lab Exam Nov 20 10% 2, 3 All-day fieldtrip report Nov 24 10% 2, 4 Movie quizzes TBA 5% 1-5 Tentative course schedule Monday Lecture Wednesday Lecture Friday Lecture Lab Week 1 (Sept 3-8) Sedimentary environments, sedimentology, stratigraphy (Ch. 1) Week 2 (Sept 11-15) Classification of sediments and sedimentary rocks (Ch. 2, 3) Classification of sediments and sedimentary rocks (Ch. 2, 3) Sources of sediment (Ch. 6) None Week 3 (Sept 18-22) Sediment transport and sedimentary structures (Ch. 4) Sediment transport and sedimentary structures (Ch. 4) Glacial environments (Ch. 7) Lab 1. Clastic sedimentary rocks, rock textures
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