As for most professors, I have taught several different
courses at different times; below is a summary with some links and other info
if you're interested.
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Course
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What is It
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Notes
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| An introductory course into the main elements of geology | Taught by most of or faculty on a rotating basis. | |
| An introductory course (for 2nd year students) in the basic principles of structural geology | I developed and taught this course for 5 years, but recently it is being taught by our new Strucutural Geology faculty member - Laurent Godin. | |
| A first field geology course, which introduces students to the basic principles of collecting geologic data in the field. | I developed and have taught this course for 5 years, but it was taught by Robbie Dunlop in 2001 (my sabbatical year). | |
| An intermediated field school course, involving 10 days of geologic mapping and other feild methods. | I developed and taught this course for 4 years, but it has more recently been taught by sessional or other instructors. | |
| A comprehensive treatment of the Plate Tectonics paradigm, and related topics in the development of the earth (and terrestrial planets of our Solar System) | I developed and have taught this course for 4 years, but it was taught by a sessional instructor (Kevin Gillam) in 2001 (my sabbatical year). | |
| A final field school, which entails a 18-22 day examination of classic geologic features. This in the first 3 years has comprises various combinations of features of the U.S. west (California, Nevada, Arizonia, Utah mostly) | I developed and have taught this course for its first 3 offerings, but with co-instructors James MacEacheran and Dan Marshall in 2000. | |
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EASC 618: Tectonics of Sedimentary Basins |
A seminar/reading course on the tectonic controls of all aspects of basin formation and evolution. Usually tailored somewhat to the specific interests of the graduate students involved. | This is my main graduate level course |
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EASC 702: Special Topics in Earth Sciences |
Our catch-all course for any topics not covered by our specific graduate level courses. | This course is used frequently due to our small number of scheduled graduate courses. Generally when I have given it, it comprises detailed readings and term papers on 2 or more specific topics relevnant to the graduate students education. |