Fall 2020 - EASC 711 G100
Directed Readings (3)
Class Number: 4849
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Sep 9 – Dec 8, 2020: TBA, TBA
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Jessica Pilarczyk
jpilarcz@sfu.ca
778-782-7288
Office: TASC1 - Room 7417
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Prerequisites:
Permission of the instructor.
Description
COURSE DETAILS:
"Reconstructing Coastal Change from Minutes to Millennia"
(Remote offering)
General:Directed readings of the scientific literature related to reconstructing coastal change over the Holocene. Students will acquire skills in paleoenvironmental reconstructions, including the development of chronologies, interpreting stratigraphic sequences, and identifying long-term patterns of frequency and magnitude (intensity) for extreme (earthquakes, tsunamis, storms) and gradual (sea level change) environmental processes.Course Organisation: One 3-hr lecture via remote instruction.
Prerequisite: Must be a current graduate student in EASC or permission from the instructor
Course topics:
1. Paleoenvironmental reconstructions
2. Coastal processes
3. Natural hazards (earthquakes, tsunamis, tropical cyclones, sea level)
5. Rates and dates
Grading
- Presentation & Assignments 60%
- Discussion & Participation 40%
NOTES:
Grades will NOT be scaled or “curved”. What you get is what you get! However, if your mark is near a grade transition (e.g., B to B+) and I find that you have made the effort (e.g., good attendance, participation, etc.) than I will take that into account when determining the final grade.
Late policy: Unless otherwise indicated, all assignments are due at the beginning of lab or lecture as designated in the assignment handout. A late penalty of 10% per day will be applied to all submissions turned in after the beginning of class. There is a maximum late penalty of 50% per assignment and no assignments will be accepted for grading after one week or after they have been returned and taken up in class (whichever comes first).
Student responsibilities: Students are expected to attend every class and to have read the assigned readings before class. Late assignments will not be accepted without prior approval from the instructor. There will be no makeup exams unless an acceptable medical certificate is presented. Students are responsible for all materials in the assigned readings and lectures. Academic dishonesty (including cheating and plagiarism) is forbidden. It will result in disciplinary action.
Acceptable medical certificates: Pharmacy prescriptions will NOT be accepted. Medical documentation must be:
- submitted on letterhead from a clinic, physician, counsellor, or other certified practitioner with signature and date and
- addressed to the course, course dates, and instructor concerned;
- and dated corresponding with the times the student was absent.
Students requiring accommodations as a result of a disability must contact the Centre for Students with Disabilities (778-782-3112 or email to csdo@sfu.ca) AND notify me within the first 2 weeks of classes.
Materials
MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:
1. Weekly readings (provided by the instructor) will be assigned each week.
2. Technology requirements for successfully completing this course: a computer or tablet with video and microphone capabilities that can support reliable high-speed internet access to Canvas and Zoom.
Graduate Studies Notes:
Important dates and deadlines for graduate students are found here: http://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/current/important_dates/guidelines.html. The deadline to drop a course with a 100% refund is the end of week 2. The deadline to drop with no notation on your transcript is the end of week 3.
Registrar Notes:
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS
SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating. Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.
Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community. Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html
TEACHING AT SFU IN FALL 2020
Teaching at SFU in fall 2020 will be conducted primarily through remote methods. There will be in-person course components in a few exceptional cases where this is fundamental to the educational goals of the course. Such course components will be clearly identified at registration, as will course components that will be “live” (synchronous) vs. at your own pace (asynchronous). Enrollment acknowledges that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes. To ensure you can access all course materials, we recommend you have access to a computer with a microphone and camera, and the internet. In some cases your instructor may use Zoom or other means requiring a camera and microphone to invigilate exams. If proctoring software will be used, this will be confirmed in the first week of class.
Students with hidden or visible disabilities who believe they may need class or exam accommodations, including in the current context of remote learning, are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112).