Fall 2020 - EASC 704 G200
Special Topics (3)
Class Number: 8945
Delivery Method: Remote
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Location: TBA
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Instructor:
Shahin Dashtgard
sdashtga@sfu.ca
1 778 782-5492
Office: TASC 1 Room 2227
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Prerequisites:
Permission of the instructor.
Description
COURSE DETAILS:
Special Topics – Introduction to Sediment Geochemistry
This course is designed as a seminar course that will introduce graduate level students to the application of geochemistry in sedimentary geology. Classes will run every two weeks, and will be done remotely. For each class, students will be asked to read and summarize 5 to 7 papers for each topic listed below, and then deliver a 20-minute presentation based on those papers. This will be followed by a discussion of the papers, and the limitations and applications of each technique.
Course topics:
1) Paleo-temperature – d18O, Mg/Ca ratios, Uk'37
2) Sediment source – d13Corg + d15N + d34S
3) Sea level – d18O and Strontium (87Sr/86Sr)
4) Organic productivity – C:N:P ratio + C:N ratios
5) Weathering – Clay minerals, 187Os/188Os
6) Dissolved oxygen – Trace Element analysis
8) Final Presentation – student choice
Grading
- Participation 25%
- Presentation 75%
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
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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).