| Biogeochemical Systems (OCN 401) Course Outline -- Fall 2013 | |||||||||
| Lecture | |||||||||
| # | Day | Date | Topic | Chapter | Term Project | Instr | Homeworks | Away | |
| Part I: Processes and Reactions | |||||||||
| 1 | Tu | 27-Aug | Course Introduction. Discuss homework and term paper. Tree of life. Metabolic pathways. Calculation of energy yields. | 1, 2 | KCR, FS | Assign 1st mini-essay | |||
| 2 | Th | 29-Aug | Atmospheric deposition, atmospheric models | 3 | CM | ||||
| 3 | Tu | 3-Sep | Rock weathering and soil development | 4 | KCR | 1st mini-essay due | |||
| 4 | Th | 5-Sep | Photosynthesis and net primary production | 5 | CM | Return graded 1st mini-essay; Assign 2nd mini-essay | |||
| 5 | Tu | 10-Sep | Net primary production and global change | 5 | CM | ||||
| 6 | Th | 12-Sep | Nutrient cycling in land plants | 6 | FS | 2nd mini-essay due; Assign peer reviewers | |||
| 7 | Tu | 17-Sep | Discussion of Peer Reviewed mini-essays; Assign Extended Essay Topics; Review of Rubrics; Library research methods | - | KCR, FS | Peer reviews due; Discuss Peer review of 2nd mini-essay in class Assign Extended Essay Topics to students; BRIEF review of rubrics for Extended Essay | |||
| 8 | Th | 19-Sep | Nutrient cycling in land vegetation and soils | 6 | FS | ||||
| 9 | Tu | 24-Sep | Cycling and biogeochemical transformations of N, P and S | 6 | FS | 1st draft Extended Essay due; Assign peer reviewers | |||
| 10 | Th | 26-Sep | Ecosystem mass balances and models of terrestrial nutrient cycling | 6 | FS | ||||
| 11 | Tu | 1-Oct | Peer review of extended essays in class | - | Discuss Term Paper Topic mini-presentation & Outline Rubric | KCR | Discuss peer review of essay drafts in class; Draft revision plans in class | CM, FS | |
| 12 | Th | 3-Oct | Lakes, primary production, budgets and cycling | 7 | AH | CM,FS, KCR,BG | |||
| 13 | Tu | 8-Oct | Wetlands, and biogeochemical redox reactions in aquatic systems | 7 | FS | Final draft Extended Essay due | CM, KCR | ||
| 14 | Th | 10-Oct | Wetlands, and biogeochemical redox reactions in aquatic systems | 8 | *** Term Paper Topic Due *** | BG | CM, KCR | ||
| 15 | Tu | 15-Oct | MID-TERM EXAM | - | KCR | Return Graded Extended Essay | |||
| 16 | Th | 17-Oct | River transport and chemistry | 8 | ***Term Paper Topic mini-presentation *** (2 minute, 1 to 3 slide summary) | KCR | |||
| 17 | Tu | 22-Oct | Estuarine and coastal ocean environments | 8 | BG | ||||
| 18 | Th | 24-Oct | Oceanic composition, circulation | 8 | *** Outline Due; Assign Peer Reviewers *** | CM | |||
| 19 | Tu | 29-Oct | In class Peer review of Outlines | - | ***Peer reviews due; Discuss Outline Peer Reviews in class; Draft revision plans in class *** | KCR | |||
| 20 | Th | 31-Oct | Oceanic production, carbon regeneration, nutrient cycling in the ocean - Part I | 9 | KCR | ||||
| 21 | Tu | 5-Nov | Oceanic production, carbon regeneration, nutrient cycling in the ocean - Part II | 9 | *** Final Outline Due *** | KCR | |||
| 22 | Th | 7-Nov | Hydrothermal vents | 9 | BG | ||||
| 23 | Tu | 12-Nov | Oceanic sedimentary records | 9 | *** Outline Returned *** | BG | |||
| Part II: Global Cycles | |||||||||
| 24 | Th | 14-Nov | Global water cycle | 10 | CM | ||||
| 25 | Tu | 19-Nov | The Global Carbon cycle - I | 11 | *** First Draft Due *** | CM | |||
| 26 | Th | 21-Nov | The Global Carbon cycle - II | 11 | CM | ||||
| 27 | Tu | 26-Nov | The Global Phosphorus cycle | 12 | KCR | ||||
| - | Th | 28-Nov | HOLIDAY: Thanksgiving (no class) | - | - | ||||
| 28 | Tu | 3-Dec | The Global Nitrogen cycle; linkages between C, N, and P cycles | 12 | *** First Draft Returned*** | KCR | CM | ||
| 29 | Th | 5-Dec | The Global Sulfur cycle | 13 | BG | CM | |||
| CM | |||||||||
| Student Presentations | |||||||||
| 30 | Tu | 10-Dec | Student Presentations-I | (ALL) | CM | ||||
| 31 | Th | 12-Dec | Student Presentations-II, course evaluations | *** Final Draft Due *** | (ALL) | CM | |||
| Th | 19-Dec | FINAL EXAM: 11:50 to 1:50 | CM | ||||||
| Class: Tuesday & Thursday, 12:00 - 1:15 pm, MSB 307 | |||||||||
| Instructors: Kathleen Ruttenberg, Frank Sansone, Chris Measures, Brian Glazer | Office Hours: 1:30-2:30 after lectures | ||||||||
| Course Coordinator: Kathleen Ruttenberg, MSB 222, x69371, kcr@soest.hawaii.edu | |||||||||
| Teaching Assistant: N/A | |||||||||
| Required Text: Biogeochemistry: An Analysis of Global Change, (3rd Edition) by W. H. Schelsinger and Emily S. Bernhardt | |||||||||
| Final grade = Mid-term exam (25%); final exam (25%); class project (term paper, oral presentation) (30%); homework assugnments and class participation (20%) | |||||||||
| OCN 401 - STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES | |||||||||
| Upon successful completion of the course, students are expected to be able to: | |||||||||
| 1) Explain the underlying principles of biogeochemical cycling in aquatic and terrestrial systems. | |||||||||
| 2) Identify the major global pathways of bioactive elements, and the ways human activities affect these pathways. | |||||||||
| 3) Use written and oral communication to clearly explain biogeochemical phenomena and related contemporary research. | |||||||||
| 4) Achieve facility using electronic resources (e.g. on-line journals, electronic searches for science references) to develop a bibliography for a research area. | |||||||||
| Updated 9/26/2013 | |||||||||