In Class Peer Review | Course Outline -- Fall 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
Lecture # | Day | Date | Topic | Chapter | Term Project | Instr | Homeworks | Away | Other | ||||||||
Part I: Processes and Reactions | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Tu | 22-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 | CHRIS away | ||||||||||
2 | Th | 24-Aug | Atmospheric deposition, atmospheric models | 3 | CM | ||||||||||||
3 | Tu | 29-Aug | Rock weathering and soil development | 4 | KCR | 1st mini-essay due | BRIAN away | 9/7 - 9/8: UH & Tokyo Symposium | |||||||||
4 | Th | 31-Aug | Photosynthesis and net primary production | 5 | CM | Return graded 1st mini-essay; Assign 2nd mini-essay; Grading Template | 9/25 - 9/29: NSF OOI-Facilities Board | ||||||||||
5 | Tu | 5-Sep | Net primary production and global change | 5 | CM | 10/10 - 10/13: NSF IODP Axial Seamount Workshop | |||||||||||
6 | Th | 7-Sep | Nutrient cycling in land plants | 6 | FS | 2nd mini-essay due; Assign peer reviewers | KCR assign PRs | 10/22 - 10/27: Schmidt Family Foundation annual meeting | |||||||||
7 | Tu | 12-Sep | Discussion of Peer Reviewed mini-essays; Assign Extended Essay Topics; Review of Rubrics; Library research methods | - | Review of Electronic 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 | 14-Sep | Nutrient cycling in land vegetation and soils | 6 | FS | FRANK away | sometime between Sept. 22 - Oct. 11 | ||||||||||
9 | Tu | 19-Sep | Cycling and biogeochemical transformations of N, P and S | 6 | FS | 1st draft Extended Essay due; Assign peer reviewers | KCR assign PRs | ||||||||||
10 | Th | 21-Sep | Ecosystem mass balances and models of terrestrial nutrient cycling | 6 | FS | ||||||||||||
11 | Tu | 26-Sep | 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 | # Lectures | #non-lecture Classes | Total # Classes | |||||||
12 | Th | 28-Sep | Lakes, primary production, budgets and cycling | 8 | KCR | KCR | 9 | 6 | 15 | ||||||||
13 | Tu | 3-Oct | Wetlands, and biogeochemical redox reactions in aquatic systems | 7 | BG | Final draft Extended Essay due | FS | 5 | 4 | 9 | |||||||
14 | Th | 5-Oct | Wetlands, and biogeochemical redox reactions in aquatic systems | 7 | CM | 5 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||
15 | Tu | 10-Oct | MID-TERM EXAM | - | ***Term Paper Topic Due at the Beginning of Clas | KCR | Return Graded Extended Essay | BG | 7 | 3 | 10 | ||||||
16 | Th | 12-Oct | River transport and chemistry | 8 | ***Term Paper Topic mini-presentation *** (2 minute, 1 to 3 slide summary) | KCR | |||||||||||
17 | Tu | 17-Oct | Estuarine and coastal ocean environments | 8 | BG | Past Years: | |||||||||||
18 | Th | 19-Oct | Oceanic composition, circulation | 9 | *** Outline Due; Assign Peer Reviewers *** | KCR | |||||||||||
19 | Tu | 24-Oct | Oceanic production, carbon regeneration, nutrient cycling in the ocean - Part I (plus Peer Review Discussions) | 9 | ***Peer reviews due; Discuss Outline Peer Reviews in class; Draft revision plans in class *** | KCR | CM | The Global Water Cycle | |||||||||
20 | Th | 26-Oct | Oceanic production, carbon regeneration, nutrient cycling in the ocean - Part II | 9 | KCR | CM | The Global Carbon cycle - I & II | ||||||||||
21 | Tu | 31-Oct | Oceanic production, carbon regeneration, nutrient cycling in the ocean - Part III | 9 | *** Final Outline Due *** | KCR | KCR | The Global Phosphorus cycle | |||||||||
22 | Th | 2-Nov | Hydrothermal vents | 9 | BG | KCR | The Global N Cycle; C, N, P Linkages | ||||||||||
23 | Tu | 7-Nov | Oceanic sedimentary records | 9 | *** Outline Returned *** | BG | |||||||||||
Part II: Global Cycles | |||||||||||||||||
24 | Th | 9-Nov | The Global Water, Sulfur and Mercury cycles | 10, 13 | BG | ||||||||||||
25 | Tu | 14-Nov | The Global Carbon cycle - I | 11 | CM | ||||||||||||
26 | Th | 16-Nov | The Global Carbon cycle - II | 11 | CM | ||||||||||||
27 | Tu | 21-Nov | The Global Phosphorus and Nitrogen cycles | 12 | *** First Draft and Revised Outline Due *** | KCR | |||||||||||
28 | Th | 23-Nov | HOLIDAY: Thanksgiving (no class) | ||||||||||||||
29 | Tu | 28-Nov | Student Presentations-I | - | *** First Drafts Returned*** | BG | Student Talks: | ||||||||||
Student Presentations | - | # talks | min/talk | min/ discussion | Total time/student (min) | Total class time, all students | |||||||||||
30 | Th | 30-Nov | Student Presentations-II | *** Meet with Prof to Discuss Edits & Revision Plan (OUTSIDE CLASS TIME: optional)*** | (ALL) | 5 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 75 | |||||||
31 | Tu | 5-Dec | Student Presentations-III | (ALL) | 5 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 75 | ||||||||
32 | Th | 7-Dec | Student Presentations-IV, course evaluations | *** Final Draft Due *** | (ALL) | 4 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 60 | |||||||
Tu | 12-Dec | FINAL EXAM: 12:00 - 2:00 | KCR | ||||||||||||||
Class: Tuesday & Thursday, 12:00 - 1:15 pm, MSB 307 | |||||||||||||||||
Instructors: Kathleen Ruttenberg, Frank Sansone, Chris Measures, Brian Glazer | Office Hours: by appointment | ||||||||||||||||
Course Coordinator: Kathleen Ruttenberg, MSB 222, x69371, kcr@soest.hawaii.edu | |||||||||||||||||
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 assignments 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. | |||||||||||||||||