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In Class Peer Review |
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Course Outline --
Fall 2016 |
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Updated 11/21/2016 |
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Lecture
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Term Project |
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Homeworks |
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Part I: Processes and
Reactions |
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Tu |
23-Aug |
Course Introduction. Discuss homework and term paper. Tree of life. Metabolic pathways. Calculation of energy yields. |
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Assign 1st mini-essay |
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Th |
25-Aug |
Atmospheric deposition,
atmospheric models |
3 |
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3 |
Tu |
30-Aug |
Rock weathering and soil
development |
4 |
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KCR |
1st mini-essay due |
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4 |
Th |
1-Sep |
Photosynthesis and net primary
production |
5 |
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CM |
Return graded 1st mini-essay;
Assign 2nd mini-essay |
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5 |
Tu |
6-Sep |
Net primary production and
global change |
5 |
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CM |
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6 |
Th |
8-Sep |
Nutrient cycling in land plants |
6 |
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FS |
2nd mini-essay due; Assign peer reviewers |
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7 |
Tu |
13-Sep |
Discussion of Peer Reviewed
mini-essays; Assign Extended Essay Topics; Review of Rubrics; Library
research methods |
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Review of Electronic Library
Research Methods |
BG |
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 |
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8 |
Th |
15-Sep |
Nutrient cycling in land
vegetation and soils |
6 |
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FS |
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9 |
Tu |
20-Sep |
Cycling and biogeochemical
transformations of N, P and S |
6 |
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FS |
1st draft Extended Essay due;
Assign peer reviewers |
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10 |
Th |
22-Sep |
Ecosystem mass balances and
models of terrestrial nutrient cycling |
6 |
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11 |
Tu |
27-Sep |
Peer review of extended essays in class |
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Discuss Term Paper Topic
mini-presentation
& Outline Rubric |
BG |
Discuss peer review of essay drafts in class; Draft revision plans
in class |
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12 |
Th |
29-Sep |
Wetlands, and biogeochemical
redox reactions in aquatic systems |
7 |
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BG |
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13 |
Tu |
4-Oct |
Wetlands, and biogeochemical
redox reactions in aquatic systems |
7 |
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BG |
Final draft Extended Essay due |
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14 |
Th |
6-Oct |
Lakes, primary production,
budgets and cycling |
8 |
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KCR |
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15 |
Tu |
11-Oct |
MID-TERM EXAM |
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***Term Paper Topic Due beginning of class |
BG |
Return Graded Extended Essay |
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16 |
Th |
13-Oct |
River transport and chemistry |
8 |
***Term Paper Topic
mini-presentation ***
(2 minute, 1 to 3 slide summary) |
BG |
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17 |
Tu |
18-Oct |
Estuarine and coastal ocean
environments |
8 |
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BG |
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18 |
Th |
20-Oct |
Oceanic composition, circulation |
9 |
*** Outline Due; Assign Peer
Reviewers *** |
KCR |
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19 |
Tu |
25-Oct |
Oceanic production, carbon
regeneration, nutrient cycling in the ocean - Part I |
9 |
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KCR |
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20 |
Th |
27-Oct |
Oceanic production, carbon
regeneration, nutrient cycling in the ocean - Part II |
9 |
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KCR |
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21 |
Tu |
1-Nov |
Peer Review Discussions |
9 |
***Peer reviews due; Discuss
Outline Peer Reviews in class; Draft revision plans in class *** |
BG |
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22 |
Th |
3-Nov |
Hydrothermal vents |
9 |
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BG |
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23 |
Tu |
8-Nov |
HOLIDAY - Election Day (no class) |
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Part II: Global Cycles |
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24 |
Th |
10-Nov |
Oceanic sedimentary records |
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*** Final Outline Due *** |
BG |
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15-Nov |
The Global Carbon cycle - I |
11 |
*** Outline Returned *** |
CM |
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17-Nov |
The Global Carbon cycle - II |
11 |
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25 |
Tu |
22-Nov |
The Global Phosphorus and
Nitrogen cycles |
12 |
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KCR |
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WED |
23-Nov |
No class
meeting, First Drafts due to BTG by
end of day*** |
*** First Draft Due *** |
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26 |
Th |
24-Nov |
HOLIDAY: Thanksgiving (no class) |
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27 |
Tu |
29-Nov |
Student Presentations-I |
13 |
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BG |
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Student Presentations |
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28 |
Th |
1-Dec |
Student Presentations-II |
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(ALL) |
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29 |
Tu |
6-Dec |
Student Presentations-III |
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(ALL) |
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30 |
Th |
8-Dec |
Student Presentations-IV, course evaluations |
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*** Final Draft Due *** |
(ALL) |
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12-Dec |
FINAL EXAM WEEK |
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Class: Tuesday & Thursday,
12:00 - 1:15 pm, MSB 307 |
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Instructors: Brian Glazer, Chris
Measures, Kathleen Ruttenberg, Frank Sansone |
Office Hours: 1:30-2:30 after lectures |
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Course Coordinator: Brian Glazer, MSB
226, x66658, glazer@hawaii.edu |
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Required Text: Biogeochemistry: An
Analysis of Global Change, (3rd Edition) by W. H. Schelsinger and Emily S.
Bernhardt |
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Final grade = Mid-term exam (25%); final exam (25%); class project (term paper, oral
presentation) (30%); homework assignments and class participation (20%) |
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OCN 401 - Student
Learning Outcomes: Upon successful
completion of the course, students are expected to be able to: |
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1) Explain the underlying principles of
biogeochemical cycling in aquatic and terrestrial systems. |
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2) Identify the major global pathways of
bioactive elements, and the ways human activities affect these pathways. |
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3) Use written and oral communication to
clearly explain biogeochemical phenomena and related contemporary research. |
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4) Achieve facility using electronic resources
(e.g. on-line journals, electronic searches for science references) to
develop a bibliography for a research area. |
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