or add your own info below Other Required None. Materials Course Goals, Objectives/Outcomes: Goals for Earth Systems History-PHSC 205 1. To provide students with a firm background in the basic properties of the earth’s composition. 2. To provide students with the knowledge of how the earth changed over time. 3. To provide students with the knowledge of how environmental factors affect the earth. The student will be able to: 1. Explain the formation of the continents and the rock. 2. Recognize how water has affected the earth over millions of years. 3. Summarize how plants and animals evolved. 4. Describe how man has affected earth systems. Grading Tests (3) 150 pts. each 450 points Assignments (12) 10 120 points pts. each Wiki Posts (12) 5 pts. 60 points each Discussion Board 120 points Posts (12) 10 pts. each Online Quizzes (5) 20 100 points pts. each Total: 850 points Midterm and Final grades are determined using the Keystone Grading Policy. Letter grade GPA Percentage of total totals A 4.0 94-100 935-1000 A- 3.67 90-93 895-934 B+ 3.33 88-89 875-894 B 3.0 84-87 835-874 B- 2.67 80-83 795-834 C+ 2.33 77-79 765-794 C 2.0 74-76 735-764 Grading (credit) C- 1.67 71-73 705-734 Criteria D+ 1.33 66-70 655-704 D 1.0 61-65 605-654 F 0.0 0-60 0-604 Inability to submit work on time or missing a final exam does not constitute a valid reason for an grade as described in the course catalog. No “incomplete” written work will be accepted late. Please note: Any student with any kind of special need or accommodation that may impair or influence participation in the activities of this course should notify the course instructor as soon as possible. Tests will be given in the online environment. Each test will contain 40 multiple Tests choice questions. Students have 60 minutes to complete each exam. Each week students will be required to complete assigned questions from the end of each chapter. Assignments are to be submitted via online and are worth 10 Assignments points each. The assignments will be evaluated based on content and accuracy.
or add your own info below Other Required Materials None. Course Goals, Objectives/Outcomes: Goals for Earth Systems History-PHSC 205 1. To provide students with a firm background in the basic properties of the earth’s composition. 2. To provide students with the knowledge of how the earth changed over time. 3. To provide students with the knowledge of how environmental factors affect the earth. The student will be able to: 1. Explain the formation of the continents and the rock. 2. Recognize how water has affected the earth over millions of years. 3. Summarize how plants and animals evolved. 4. Describe how man has affected earth systems. Grading Tests (3) 150 pts. each 450 points Assignments (12) 10 pts. each 120 points Wiki Posts (12) 5 pts. each 60 points Discussion Board Posts (12) 10 pts. each 120 points Online Quizzes (5) 20 pts. each 100 points Total: 850 points Grading (credit) Criteria Midterm and Final grades are determined using the Keystone Grading Policy. Letter grade GPA Percentage of total totals A 4.0 94-100 935-1000 A- 3.67 90-93 895-934 B+ 3.33 88-89 875-894 B 3.0 84-87 835-874 B- 2.67 80-83 795-834 C+ 2.33 77-79 765-794 C 2.0 74-76 735-764 C- 1.67 71-73 705-734 D+ 1.33 66-70 655-704 D 1.0 61-65 605-654 F 0.0 0-60 0-604 Inability to submit work on time or missing a final exam does not constitute a valid reason for an “incomplete” grade as described in the course catalog. No written work will be accepted late. Please note: Any student with any kind of special need or accommodation that may impair or influence participation in the activities of this course should notify the course instructor as soon as possible. Tests Tests will be given in the online environment. Each test will contain 40 multiple choice questions. Students have 60 minutes to complete each exam. Assignments Each week students will be required to complete assigned questions from the end of each chapter. Assignments are to be submitted via online and are worth 10 points each. The assignments will be evaluated based on content and accuracy.
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