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Geology 10 website :  Spring 2010

Welcome students, prospective students, and guests. Spring 2010 students: Your Syllabus will be added soon. (Text book will be the same, CD/resource GEODe is required for Spring 2010)

This is your class website, here you will find information to help you get started as well as information for contacting your instructor.  It also contains your class syllabus.  You will find all the links here that you may need throughout the course.  Students will be automatically signed up at the Moodle site in January.  The Moodle site is where you will receive your assignments, turn in your work, and take your tests.  You can look around at Moodle as a guest.  I am your instructor,  Jaime Marso, and I welcome your questions and comments.   Students with disabilities, including learning disabilities, please contact me regarding any special needs.

How do I get started?   Purchase your text book and review your syllabus for assignments.  Follow the directions at Moodle and on your class syllabus AND attend the MANDATORY orientation online. 

How to Get Logged into Moodle:

• To access courses on the Moodle website, you must already be enrolled in the course through the Peralta District PASSPORT System at http://passport.peralta.edu. Then you go to:http://www.eperalta.org/spring2010/ .  Log in and your classes should appear under "My Courses".  This course is called: GEOL-10-A1-23166-Marso
• To login to the Moodle website, please use this information:
  • Username = your PASSPORT Username
  • Password = your Student ID # - this is an 8-digit number you can find on your fee payment receipt or by clicking on Demographic Data in your PASSPORT Student Center.
• For example, a student named Homer Simpson with a student id# of 12345678 will login using:
  • Example Username: hosi5678
  • Example Password: 12345678

How do I get out of this class? It is the students responsibility to drop classes.  Check the current Academic Calendar for drop dates.  Contact the instructor via email to see if you have already been dropped.

Email Your Instructor   Go to Moodle 2010 students Spring 2010 Academic Calendar

Geology 10 Online  #23166

Welcome to Geology 10 Email your instructor if you have questions

Geology 10, Spring 2010 College of Alameda Online Section #23166: This is an online course that will require a mandatory on campus final exam AND a mandatory orientation online: January 25th at 8pm.  http://gomyclass.com/orientation.html Content: Geology means "the study of Earth." Two broad areas of the science of geology are (1) physical geology, which examines the materials composing Earth and the processes that operate beneath and upon its surface; and (2) historical geology, which seeks to understand the origin of Earth and its development through time. This course covers both areas. First day of class: is January 21, 2010, Mandatory orientation is: Monday,January 25, 2010 8pm Online Orientation Field trips: TBA - Mandatory field trips 10% of your grade Final Exam Spring Semester For #23166: TBA Your instructor is J. Marso, Co-instructor: Peter Olds

 

Geology 10 Textbook

Essentials of Geology, Tenth Edition by Frederick K. Lutgens; Edward J. Tarbuck CD/GEODe is required and comes with the book. Publisher: Prentice Hall Copyright Year: 2009 Publishing Date: 2007/12/30 Print ISBN-10: 0-13-600376-1 Print ISBN-13: 978-0-13-600376-2 eText ISBN-10: 0-13-603940-5 eText ISBN-13: 978-0-13-603940-2  E-textbook: For this class you can use either the e-textbook or the standard hard cover book from the book store.  The e-textbook costs $46.70 for a 180 day subscription.  Note: you will need to purchase the CD/GEODe that does not come with the etext version. GEODe is required for this class. http://www.coursesmart.com/9780136039402 Where can I buy my books? Two additional books required *Wait to be sure these 2 books will be required for 2010

This course will require:

Advanced reading and comprehension skills.

The ability to work independently

A computer with internet access

Email address

Strong organizational skills

Participation in the E-learning platform "Moodle" (Login: http://www.eperalta.org/spring2010/login/index.php)

On Campus final exam

On Line Mandatory Orientation Meeting

Field Trips:

This course will not require:

Regular attendance in class on campus

Advanced computer skills

A hard copy of the text book (You can instead use the online textbook which is available as an option to the standard textbook.)

A term paper

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