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Administrative Master Syllabus
Administrative Master Syllabus
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Purpose: It is the intention of this Administrative Master Syllabus to provide a general description of the course, outline the
required elements of the course and to lay the foundation for course assessment for the improvement of student learning, as
specified by the faculty of Wharton County Junior College, regardless of who teaches the course, the timeframe by which it
is instructed, or the instructional method by which the course is delivered. It is not intended to restrict the manner by which
an individual faculty member teaches the course but to be an administrative tool to aid in the improvement of instruction.
Course Title:
Course Prefix & Number:
Division & Department:
Course Type
Academic General Education Course (from ACGM, but not WCJC Core)
Academic WCJC Core Course
WECM Course
This course is a Special Topics or Unique Needs Course.
Semester Credit Hours (SCH): Lecture Hours: Lab/Other Hours _____:_____:_____
Equated Pay Hours:_____
Catalog Course Description:
Pre-Requisites:
Co-Requisites:
Signature Date
Prepared by:
Department Head:
Division Chair:
Dean/VPI:
Approved by CIR:
List Lab/
Other Hours
Lab Hours
Clinical Hours
Practicum Hours
Other (List)
Historical Geology Laboratory
GEOL 1104
Life & Physical Science: Geology
✔
1
0
1.2
This laboratory-based course accompanies GEOL 1304, Historical
Geography. Laboratory activities will introduce methods used by
scientists to interpret the history of life and major events in the
physical development of Earth from rocks and fossils.
2
Credit for or concurrent enrollment in GEOL1304
Danny Glenn
Digitally signed by Danny Glenn
DN: cn=Danny Glenn, o=Geology Dept. Head, ou=WCJC, email=dannyg@wcjc.edu, c=US
Date: 2016.09.28 10:54:46 -05'00'
9/28/2016
Danny Glenn
Digitally signed by Danny Glenn
DN: cn=Danny Glenn, o=Geology Dept. Head,
ou=WCJC, email=dannyg@wcjc.edu, c=US
Date: 2016.09.28 10:54:59 -05'00'
9/28/2016
Kevin Dees
Digitally signed by Kevin Dees
DN: cn=Kevin Dees, o=Wharton County Junior College,
ou=Division Chair, email=kevind@wcjc.edu, c=US
Date: 2016.10.03 14:34:28 -05'00'
10/3/2016
Leigh Ann Collins
Digitally signed by Leigh Ann Collins
DN: cn=Leigh Ann Collins, o=Wharton County Junior College,
ou=Vice President of Instruction, email=lacollins@wcjc.edu, c=US
Date: 2016.11.22 18:08:43 -06'00'
11-22-16
Tracy Emmons
Digitally signed by Tracy Emmons
DN: cn=Tracy Emmons, o=WCJC, ou=Instructional
Assessment, email=emmonst@wcjc.edu, c=US
Date: 2017.03.03 09:35:18 -06'00'
10/20/16
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I. Topical Outline: Each offering of this course must include the following topics (be sure to include
information regarding lab, practicum, clinical, or other non-lecture instruction).
1. The Sedimentary Environment
2. Geochronology Part I: Relative Dating of Strata
3. Geochronology Part II: Absolute or Radiometric Dating of Strata
4. Fossils, Taxonomy, and the Species Concept
5. The Sponges: Early Multi-celled Animals
6. The Corals and their Relatives
7. The Bryozoans: “Lacy Animals”
8. The Brachiopods: Bivalved Lophophorates
9. The Bivalves: Clams, Oysters, and Relatives
10. The Gastropods: Snails, Slugs, and Relatives
11. The Cephalopods: Chambered Nautilus, Ammonites, and Relatives
12. The Arthropods: Sea Scorpions, Trilobites, Insects, and Relatives
13. The Echinoderms: Spiny-skinned Animals
14. Microfossils: Tiny Members of the Fossil Record
15. Paleobotany: Plants and Plant-like Organisms
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II. Course Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes: Upon successful
completion of this course, students will:
Methods of Assessment:
1. Classify and interpret depositional
environments using sedimentary rocks and
fossils.
2. Taxonomically classify samples of
geologically important fossil groups and
use them to interpret the age of rocks on
the Geologic Time Scale.
3. Apply relative and numerical age-dating
techniques to construct geologic histories
including the correlation of stratigraphic
sections.
4. Reconstruct past continental
configurations.
5. Integrate multiple types of data to
interpret Earth history.
1. Quizzes and Lab Practicals
2. Quizzes and Lab Practicals
3. Quizzes and Lab Practicals
4. Quizzes and Lab Practicals
5. Quizzes and Lab Practicals
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III. Required text(s), optional text(s) and/or materials to be supplied by the student:
IV. Suggested course maximum: ________
V. List
any specific or physical requirements beyond a typical classroom required to teach
the course.
VI. Co
urse Requirements/Grading System—Descri
be any course specific requirements such as
research papers or reading assignments and the generalized grading format for the course.
VII. Curriculum Checklist
Acad
emic General Education Course (from ACGM-but not in WCJC core)
• No additional documentation needed.
Academic WCJC Core Course. Attach the Core Curriculum Review Forms.
Critical Thinking
Communication
Empirical & Quantitative Skills
Teamwork
Social Responsibility
Pers
onal Responsibility
WECM Course
• If needed, revise the Program SCANS Matrix and Competencies Checklist.
Historical Geology: A Paleontological Approach- Laboratory Exercises by Danny Glenn, revised edition,
2013, Kendall/Hunt Publishers.
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A lab room will be needed that has a computer with projector, high speed internet
connection and the computer must have multimedia functions for DVDs, etc. This
room or (nearby storeroom) must be stocked with sufficient specimens of
minerals, rocks, fossils, and geologic/topographic maps and map interpretation
equipment (i.e. compasses, compass roses, straight edges, protractors, etc.
A. Examinations will follow a pre-set semester lab schedule
7 Scheduled Lab Quizzes with the average of the top 5 quizzes equaling 20%
Geological Concepts Practical (Chapters 1 - 4) 20%
Fossil Practical #1 (Chapters 5 – 11) 20%
Fossil Practical #2 (Chapters 12 - 15) 20%
Lab Notebook completed by student during the course of the semester 20%
TOTAL 100%
Grade Scale (from
which no instructor may
deviate)
90 – 100 = A
80 - 89 = B
70 - 79 = C
60 - 69 = D
Below 60 = F
✔
✔
✔
✔
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Core Curriculum Review Forms for GEOL 1103 Physical Geology Lab are attached to the GEOL
1303 AMS
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