Labs meet in Marine Science Building room 203
Weekly Labs and TAs
Day | Start Time | Section | TA | TA Email |
Monday |
1:30 PM |
001 | Evan Lechner |
elechner@hawaii.edu |
Tuesday |
9:00 AM |
002 |
Eleanor Bates |
esbates@hawaii.edu |
Tuesday |
1:30 PM |
003 |
Emily Young |
elyoung@hawaii.edu |
Thursday |
9:00 AM |
006 |
Alice Vislova |
avislova@hawaii.edu |
Thursday |
1:30 PM |
004 |
Kyle Conner |
kconner7@hawaii.edu |
GRADING:
Grading consists of
approximately the following point distributions.
|
70 |
Lab reports (10 points each) |
140 |
Paper Topic |
5 |
Rough Draft of Paper |
10 |
Final Draft of Paper |
15 |
Presentation (5-7 minutes) |
20 |
Participation |
10 |
Total |
270 |
The actual number of points will vary depending on holidays.
ATTENDANCE:
Attendance to all lab
sessions is mandatory. Missing a lab will result in a 0 score for
that week’s quiz and worksheet. Under certain circumstances (like if
you are sick and can provide a doctor's note) a
student may be permitted to go to another section’s lab to make
up an absence. This requires prior approval from the other section's
TA before attending his/her lab section. Under extenuating and
legitimate circumstances, an absence can also be made up with a 5 page
paper on that week's lab topic, which must be turned at the next lab
meeting. This must be organized with your lab TA. Missing more than 1
lab is
grounds for an automatic F.
QUIZZES:
Quizzes on each week's reading are
completed on Laulima and are available from the end of the previous
week's lab until the start of the next lab.
Readings:
Before attending class you
are expected to have read that week's assigned reading. Readings will
be posted under the lab schedule link on the main page.
PRE-LAB INTRODUCTION:
At the beginning
of each lab, after the quiz, there will be a 10-15 minute PowerPoint
presentation, introducing that day’s lab. The information
covered in these presentations will also supplement the OCN 201 class
lecture.
LAB WORKSHEETS:
Each week’s lab
will have an assigned reading and worksheet. Lab worksheets are worth
10 points each. Your lowest worksheet score for the semester will be
dropped; however a missed lab worksheet cannot be dropped.
The worksheet will be completed each week in lab & submitted at
that time. No late labs will be accepted and failure to hand in a lab
on time will result in a grade of zero ' 0 ' for that lab. No
exceptions or make-ups will be given. While working in groups is
encouraged in each lab, each student is required to fill out his/her
individual lab worksheet. Copying another student’s worksheet
or any other form of cheating will not be tolerated! Students caught
cheating will receive a 0 score for that lab and may be asked to
leave the lab class.
FIELD TRIPS:
*There will be no field trips during the Fall 2020 Semester*
You are required to go
on one field trip for the lab course. This field trip requirement is
worth 20 points. Please be aware the lecture course has its own field
trip requirement. You cannot use the lab field trip for your lecture
requirement. If you are enrolled in both the lab and lecture, two
different field trips must be attended. There are 10 available field
trip options. You must sign up for one. Sign ups will be done in your
lab section and are first come first serve. It is your responsibility
to make at least one of the available options. Because these field
trips have limited space and
are very time-consuming to coordinate (paperwork, transportation
etc.), if you sign up and fail to show up a penalty deduction of 10
points will be taken off of your total potential field trip points
(20).
TERM PAPER:
A term paper, including
a topic submission (5 points), a rough draft submission (10 points),
and a final draft (15 points), is required for the lab. This
scientific paper will cover a topic in Oceanography, and the topics
will be determined by each TA in coordination with their students so
that each student has their own unique topic.
The final draft will be worth 15 points and will be due during the
last week of lab. Your TA will outline the specifics of the paper in
class.
Term Paper and Presentation Information
Term Paper Slideshow (resources)
PRESENTATION:
During the last week
of lab you will also be required to give a 5-7 minute presentation of
your term paper. You are expected to have a slide presentation,
created using PowerPoint, Keynote, etc. You are advised not to simply
read off of your term paper with no visual aids because this will
result in a very poor grade. Remember you are presenting to a crowd
of your peers so have fun and relax!
PARTICIPATION:
Each TA will use
his/her discretion to determine participation points for each
student. Students who participate in discussions and help the TA make
each lab a fun learning experience will receive full credit for
participation.
Last modified: January 2020
Department of
Oceanography