GG106 : Humans and the Environment
Fall 2013
Monday-Wednesday-Friday
12:30 – 1:20 pm POST 708
Instructor: Henrieta Dulaiova
Office:
POST 707
e-mail: hdulaiov@hawaii.edu
Phone:
808-956-0720
Office
Hours: always available after class and by appointment
You can
also communicate with the instructor and the class via Laulima
Text: Introduction to
Environmental Geology – Fourth edition or newer by Edward A. Keller
All class
material is available through Laulima under GG106
Student learning
objectives
At the end
of the class you should:
understand the basic concepts of physical and environmental geology;
be a more
informed citizen concerning natural hazards and the geologic environment;
have critical thinking about sustainability, the use of natural resources
and environmental pollution.
The class
will consist of lectures, readings, worksheets and videos.
Grades will
be based on completion of worksheets (8 best grades out of 10 worksheets, 15
%), two exams during the semester (25% each) and the final exam (35%). If a
student must miss an exam because of illness, family crisis, etc she/he must inform the instructor by phone or e-mail as
soon as possible and then provide documentation.
We will
have a fieldtrip, date and location TBD.
|
Week # |
Week of |
Topic |
Chapter |
|
1 |
8/26 |
Introduction, Philosophy and Concepts |
1 |
|
2 |
9/2 |
Labor Day Holiday – No Class |
|
|
|
9/4 |
EarthÕs Internal
Structure and Plate Tectonics |
2 |
|
3 |
9/9 |
Atoms, molecules, minerals; Ecology and Geology |
3, 4 |
|
4 |
9/16 |
Introduction to Natural Hazards |
5 |
|
5 |
9/23 |
Earthquakes and Related Phenomena |
6 |
|
6 |
9/30 |
Volcanic Activity |
7 |
|
|
10/4 |
Exam 1 |
|
|
7 |
10/7 |
Rivers and Flooding |
8 |
|
8 |
10/14 |
Coastal Processes |
10 |
|
9 |
10/21 |
Movie week – popcorn provided |
|
|
10 |
10/28 |
Water Resources |
12 |
|
11 |
11/4 |
Water Pollution |
13 |
|
|
11/8 |
Exam 2 |
|
|
12 |
11/11 |
VeteranÕs Day – No Class |
|
|
|
11/13 |
Mineral &
Energy Resources |
14, 15 |
|
13 |
11/18 |
Energy Resources |
15 |
|
14 |
11/25 |
Thanksgiving – No Class |
|
|
|
11/29 |
Waste Management, Pollution |
17, 18 |
|
15 |
12/2 |
Global Climate Change |
19 |
|
16 |
12/9 |
No classes all week – fieldtrip, date TBD |
|
Disability
Access:
If you have
a disability and related access needs the Department will make every effort to
assist and support you. For confidential services students are encouraged
to contact the Office for Students with Disabilities (known as ŌKokuaĶ) located on the ground floor (Room 013) of the Queen
Lili'uokalani Center for Student. The instructor has
worked with Kokua program several times in the past
years.
Services:
KOKUA Program
2600 Campus Road
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
Office hours 7:45 AM – 4:30 PM
Voice: 956-7511
Email: kokua@hawaii.edu
URL: www.hawaii.edu/kokua